Our Speakers
TH
Thomas Hillard
Senior Fellow for Economic Oppourtunity
the Center for an Urban Future
NH
Nicole Hollingsworth
Assistant Vice President
Community & Population Health, Montefiore Health System
RB
Rodneyse Bichotte
Assembly member
New York State Assembly
GR
Gustavo Rivera
NYS Senator
NYS Senate
MA
Miguel Alonzo
Chair for Department of History and Political Science
Nassau Community College
NR
Nancy R. Hernandez
NYS Deputy Comptroller for Diversity Programs
NYS Deputy Comptroller for Diversity Programs
FV
Fabian Vega
Dean School for Liberal Arts & Sciences
Hudson Valley Community College
WB
Walter Barrientos
Lead Organizer
Make the Road NY
RR
Rebecca Rodriguez
EOS Strategy
EOS Strategy
LE
Laura Esquivel
Director of National Advocacy
Hispanic Federation
EH
Esmeralda Hoscoy
Regional Supervisor
Catholic Charities
JR
Julio Rodriguez
Criminal Court Judge
Criminal Court Judge
SR
Sarah Rogerson
Associate Professor of Law
Albany Law School
QA
Quenia Abreu
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Women Chamber of Commerce
EG
Erik Gonzalez
Brooklyn District Attorney
Brooklyn District Attorney
DL
Donna Linderman
Dean for Student Success Initiatives
CUNY
NC
Natacha Carbajal
Assistant Secretary
NYS Labor & Workforce
SC
Steve Cruz
Senior Program Manager
Partners in Educatin
ZR
Zenaida Rodriguez
Assistant Director for Diversity and Civil Rights,
MTA
KV
Karol V. Mason
President
John Jay College
RR
Ricardo Rivera
Somos Community Care
Somos Community Care
Nancy Hernandez
Deputy Comptroller for the Division of Diversity Management
NYS Office of the State Comptroller
JM
Jirandy Martinez
Co Executive Director
Community Resource Center
WA
Wilma Alvarado-Little
Director
NYS Office of Minority Health
DC
Darcel Clark
Bronx District Attorney
Bronx District Attorney
KS
Kathryn S.Wylde
President/CEO
Partnership for New York City
PW
Prof.Jeff Wice
Rockefeller Institute of Government
Rockefeller Institute of Government
MA
Murad Awawdeh
Director of Political Engagement
NY Immigration Coalition
RA
Ricardo Azziz
Chief Officer of Academic Health & Hospital Affairs
SUNY
MK
Melinda Katz
NYC Charter School Center
BF
Beth Frankel
Statewide Director
AARP
AM
Angela Manso
Deputy Director Policy and Legislative Affairs
NALEO
MF
Mo Farrell
Policy Strategist
Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice
PR
Paul Reyes
Partnership Coordinator
NY Regional Office of US Census
CR
Charles Ruffing
Director
NYS Pollution Prevention Institute
RB
Ray Borrero
Vice President
Teamsters Local 813
Angela Fernandez Esq.
Executive Director and Supervising Attorney
Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights
DR
Desiree Ramos Reiner
Chief External Affairs Officer
Red Cross of Greater NY
JF
Jill Furillo
Executive Director
NYSNA
JH
Jonathan Hernandez
Financial Advisor
Northwestern Mutual
CB
Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick
Former Judge
NY Court of Appeals
JS
Judith Sheridan-Gonzalez
President
NY Nurses Association
KJ
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
Assembly member
NYS Assembly
DI
Dan Irizarry
Chairman
Capital District Latinos
GA
Guadalupe Ambrosio
NYS Youth Leadership Council
NYS Youth Leadership Council
ED
Evelyn DeJesus
Vice President for Education
UFT
JB
Jeff Behler
NYS Regional Director
US Census
HT
Harya Tarekegn
Senior Counsel on Policy and Advocacy
Civilian Complaint Review Board
LZ
Lourdes Zapata
Chief Diversity Officer
New York State
MM
Mike McGuire
Director
Mason Tenders District Council PAC,
AR
Angy Rivera
NYS Leadership Council
NYS Leadership Council
LM
Latrice M. Walker
Assembly member
NYS Assembly
MS
Master Sgt. Bennett
NY National Guard
Department of Homeland & Emergency Services
CN
Caroline Nagy
Deputy Director for Policy and Research
Center for NYC Neighborhoods
LA
Linda Armyn
SVP of Corporate Affairs
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
MN
Michelle Nugabauer
Cypress Hills Local Development Corp.
Cypress Hills Local Development Corp.
CD
Carmen Diaz-Malvido
Executive Director
ASPIRA
RF
Roberto Frugone
Northeast Regional Director
NALEO
HA
Henry A. Garrido
Executive Director
DC37
AI
Angelica Infante
Deputy Commissioner
NYS Education Department
EF
Eddie Fergus
Ph.D
Ph.D
JW
Jaime Williams
Assembly member
NYS Assembly
JK
Joseph Kelleher
Divine Defender Ministries
NY Chaplain Task Force- Greater Capital Region
ER
Eugenio Russi
ACACIA
ACACIA
RR
Raul Russi
Chief Executive Officer
ACACIA
JY
Jo-Ann Yo
Executive Director
Asian American Federation
ML
Melanie LaValle
Benefit Kitchen
Benefit Kitchen
WG
Wendy Garcia
Chief Diversity Officer
NYS Comptroller's Office
SR
Steven Romalewski
Director
Mapping Services at the Center for Urban Research
MK
Maria Kercado
Vice President
1199
MG
Mark Gonzalez
Executive Director
Operation of Exodus
EL
Evelyn Laporte
Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge
Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge
EM
Elizabeth Misa
Deputy Director
NYS Medicaid
JO
Jessica Orozco
Assistant Vice President for Policy
Hispanic Federation
CR
Carlos R. Mercader
Executive Director
Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administraion
DN
Diana Noriega
Chief Program Officer
the Commitee for Hispanic Children for Families
LP
Liliana Polo
Executive Director
Opportunity for a Better Tomorrow
JR
Jaime R. Williams
Assembly member
NYS Assembly
NI
Natasha Isma
Grievance Representative
DC 37
RK
Ron Kim
Assembly member
NYS Assembly
ML
Mark Lowery
Climate Policy Analyst
Office of Climate Change, DEC
AT
Al Taylor
Assembly member
New York State Assembly
BB
Barbara Bowen
President of Professional Staff Congress
CUNY
AS
Anjana Samant
Assistant Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General
BP
Bianka Perez
Civil Court Judge
Civil Court Judge
KD
Karla Digirolamo
est
NYS Community Action Association