Introduction & Welcome
Assistant Director of Multicultural Initiatives and Events
Office of Student Success and Diversity
De'Janae Tookes M.Ed
Development and Communications Director ¡HICA!
SILVIA ESPINOSA LAXSON, MPA
sespinosa@hicaalabama.org
Healthy Communities
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Success Story: Frank Puga
University of Alabama
Moderator: Mercedes M. Morales-Alemán, Ph.D.,
mmmoralesaleman@ua.edu
Vice-Chair for Global and Rural Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Isabel Scarinci
iscarinci@uabmc.edu
Operations Director, Community of Hope Health Clinic
Maria Fernanda Vidal
maria@communityofhopeclinic.com
Jefferson County Department of Health
Adriana C Valenzuela
Adriana.Valenzuela@jcdh.org
UAB/All of Us
Cathy CArtagena
ccartagena@uabmc.edu
Thriving Economies
Camino Loan Fund
Success Story: Johanna Alvarez
jalvarez@hicaalabama.org
Federal Bureau of Investigation
moderator: Toni Herrera Bast
mmmoralesaleman@ua.edu
Leida Javier
drljavier@comcast.net
Community Economic Development Program Manager
Gloria Glassco
gglassco@hicaalabama.org
National Partnerships Director, Mission Economic Development Agency
Juan Diego Castro
jdcastro@medasf.org
Outreach and Marketing Specialist - U.S. Small Business Administration
Megyn Rodriguez
Megyn.Rodriguez@sba.gov
Lunch and Fireside chat
Keynote Speaker - Daniel Alarcón
Daniel Alarcón
Carlos Alemán
aleman@hicaalabama.org
Data Over Dessert
A Cafe y Pastelitos Session
Dr. Nyesha Black
Karla Gomez
kgomez@hicaalabama.org
Education and Workforce
Coordinator of ESL & World Languages, Birmingham City Schools
SUccess Story: Nancy Blanco
nblanco@bhm.k12.al.us
Hoover City Schools
moderator: Ki Shin
kshin@hoover.k12.al.us
EL Regional Specialist Alabama State Department of Education
Mayte Cotton
mcotton@alsde.edu
Alabama Community College System
Neil Scott
neil.scott@accs.edu
Birmingham City Schools
Alexander Bautista
rbautistaguzman@bhm.k12.al.us
Student, Spain Park High School
Dayanara Olalde Reyes
Civic Engagement and Philanthropy
Voces Inmigrantes Alabama
Success Story: Natividad González
vocesinmigrantesal@gmail.com
Southern Poverty Law Center
Sucess story and panelist: Stephanie M. Alvarez-Jones
Alabama Forward
moderator: Gabriel Caban Cubero
gabri@alforward.org
Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, ACIJ
Alison Hamilton
allison@acij.net
Vice President, Women’s Foundation of Alabama