LULAC Virtual Summit 2021

Summit Speakers

Featured Speakers

Cid Wilson, HACR President & Chief Executive Officer

Cid Wilson

Hispanic Association of Corporate Responsibility

U.S. Senator Cory Booker

Sen. Cory Booker

United States Senator from New Jersey

Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP

Derrick Johnson

President & CEO, NAACP

Domingo Garcia - Summit 2021

Domingo Garcia

LULAC National President

Sindy Benavides

Sindy Benavides

LULAC National CEO

Secretary Xavier Becerra, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Secretary Xavier Becerra

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Secretary Carlos Del Toro, U.S. Department of the Navy

Secretary Carlos Del Toro

U.S. Department of the Navy

Dolores Huerta, Dolores Huerta Foundation

Dolores Huerta

Dolores Huerta Foundation

Dr. Robert D. Bullard, “Father of Environmental Justice” Texas Southern University

Dr. Robert D. Bullard

“Father of Environmental Justice” , Texas Southern University

Maria Cardona, Principal, Dewey Square Group Latinovations Founder and CNN & CNN En Español Political Commentator

Maria Cardona

Principal, Dewey Square Group Latinovations Founder and CNN & CNN En Español Political Commentator

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

President Belen Robles

President Belen Robles

45th LULAC President

President Hector Flores

President Hector Flores

47th LULAC President

President Rosa Rosales

Rosa Rosales

48th LULAC President

Speakers, Panelists and Moderators

Sandra Caraveo, National Programs Manager, LULAC

Sandra Caraveo

National Programs Manager, LULAC

Celeste Carrasco Director of Public Affairs, AT&T

Celeste Carrasco

Director of Public Affairs, AT&T

Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General , Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Kristen Clarke

Assistant Attorney General , Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Gladys I. Cruz, Ph.D., District Superintendent, Questar III

Gladys I. Cruz, Ph.D.

District Superintendent, Questar III

Alan Curtis, President & CEO, The Eisenhower Foundation

Alan Curtis

President & CEO, The Eisenhower Foundation

Steven M. Freeman, Anti-Defamation League

Steven M. Freeman

Anti-Defamation League

Irasema Garza, Policy Consultant

Irasema Garza

Policy Consultant

Susan Gonzales, CEO, AIandYou

Susan Gonzales

CEO, AIandYou

Emilia Gutierrez, Politics and Government Outreach Manager, Facebook

Emilia Gutierrez

Politics and Government Outreach Manager, Facebook

April Hernandez Castillo, Actress

April Hernandez Castillo

Actress

Danitza James, M.S.W., Subcommittee Member, National Military & Veterans Legislative Affairs

Danitza James, M.S.W.

Subcommittee Member, National Military & Veterans Legislative Affairs

Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus, Mi Familia Vota

Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus

Mi Familia Vota

Xochitl Leon, Senior Vice President, Head of Talent Acquisition National Partnerships & Programs, Wells Fargo

Xochitl Leon

Senior Vice President, Head of Talent Acquisition National Partnerships & Programs, Wells Fargo

Carlos Luna, Chairman, LULAC National Subcommittee on Deported Veterans

Carlos Luna

Chairman, LULAC National Subcommittee on Deported Veterans

Mark Magana, Founding President & CEO, GreenLatinos

Mark Magana,

Founding President & CEO, GreenLatinos

Reggie McCrimmon, Sr. Public Policy Associate, Twitter

Reggie McCrimmon

Sr. Public Policy Associate, Twitter

Leila McDowell, Eisenhower Foundation

Leila McDowell

Eisenhower Foundation

Carolina Yvette Mejia, Sr. Diabetes Care Specialist, Novo Nordisk

Carolina Yvette Mejia

Sr. Diabetes Care Specialist, Novo Nordisk

Terry Ao Minnis, Senior Director of Census and Voting Programs, Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Terry Ao Minnis

Senior Director of Census and Voting Programs, Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Theresa Montano, Professor, California State University Northridge

Theresa Montano

California State University Northridge

Leonard Morales, Attorney-at-Law

Leonard Morales

Attorney-at-Law

Bill Moreno, Director for Policy & Legislation, LULAC

Bill Moreno

Director for Policy & Legislation, LULAC

Grace Plowman, Tobacco-Free Kids Ambassador, Tobacco-Free Kids

Grace Plowman

Tobacco-Free Kids Ambassador, Tobacco-Free Kids

Carlos Quezada Ruiz, MD, Senior Medical Director, Clinical Science Product Development, Genentech

Carlos Quezada Ruiz, MD

Senior Medical Director, Clinical Science Product Development, Genentech

Portia Reddick White, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Tobacco-Free Kids

Portia Reddick White

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Tobacco-Free Kids

Alejandro Roark, Executive Director of the Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership

Alejandro Roark

Executive Director, HTTP

Claudia Rodas, Director, Southern Region, Tobacco-Free Kids

Claudia Rodas

Director, Southern Region, Tobacco-Free Kids

Queta Rodriguez, Regional Director, FourBlock

Queta Rodriguez

Regional Director, FourBlock

Crystal Romero, LULAC Chair, National Subcommittee on Military and Veterans’ Legislative Affairs

Crystal Romero

LULAC Chair, National Subcommittee on Military and Veterans’ Legislative Affairs

Daiquiri Ryan, Strategic Legal Advisor and Policy Counsel, National Hispanic Media Coalition

Daiquiri Ryan

Strategic Legal Advisor and Policy Counsel, National Hispanic Media Coalition

Sandra Sertel, North America Lead of LinkedIn’s Hispanic ERG

Sandra Sertel

North America Lead of LinkedIn’s Hispanic ERG

Esther Sosa, Project Manager, Environmental Defense Fund

Esther Sosa

Project Manager, Environmental Defense Fund

Patrice A. Sulton, Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University School of Law

Patrice A. Sulton

Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University School of Law

Gustavo Torrez, Director, Youth Advocacy, Tobacco-Free Kids

Gustavo Torrez

Director, Youth Advocacy, Tobacco-Free Kids

Alisa Valentin, PhD Special Advisor, Office of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, FCC

Alisa Valentin, Ph.D.

Special Advisor, Office of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks from the Federal Communications Commission

Angela Valenzuela, Professor, University of Texas

Angela Valenzuela

The University of Texas at Austin