A daughter of Mexican immigrants, born and raised in California, Julia’s love of dentistry began at age of 12, when her father’s Union job provided dental benefits, and she was finally able to get dental care for the first time. Julia has a BA in Psychology from Stanford University and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from … Continued

Melissa Serrano is a faculty member of Child Development Family Studies at City College of San Francisco & Administrative Support/Recruiter Felton Institute Child Youth and Families Division. She is a homegrown product of San Francisco’s public school district where she educated her own children with much better results, which she credits to being an active … Continued

Dr. Sandra Milan is a Vice President of Project Team Leadership, Molecular Oncology at Genentech’s Research and Early Development.  She is responsible for leading a group of Project Team Leaders responsible for the product development vision, strategy and execution of programs that have the potential to transform the treatment of cancer.  Dr. Milan  is responsible … Continued

Leticia Márquez-Magaña, PhD is a Professor of Biology and the Elder Director of the Health Equity Research Laboratory at San Francisco State University. Born in Sacramento, California she is the first-born daughter of Mexican immigrants and began her education in the U.S. speaking only Spanish. Professor Márquez-Magaña attended Stanford University as the first member of … Continued

Ortensia is a nationally recognized leader in creating coalitions, collaboratives and partnerships, which have resulted in innovative initiatives that have empowered and ensured participation for low-income communities. She has been working in the Non-Profit sector for over forty-one years in executive management positions serving as a change agent for disenfranchised communities. She received two Bachelor … Continued

Carolina Echeverria is a partnerships and communication executive with experience in public relations and social impact. Her expertise includes designing and leading visibility initiatives, cultivating strategic alliances that strengthen all associates, and engaging audiences. She holds an M.A. in Humanistic Philosophy from Universidad Iberoamericana, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Marketing from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico … Continued

Felicia Medina is a civil rights and employment law litigator focused on individual and class action employment discrimination, equal pay, sexual harassment and wage and hour cases.  She has settled numerous gender and race equal pay class actions, obtained public apologies from institutions forced to remediate anti-Black cultures, and has set precedents in state and … Continued

Ludmyrna is currently the Chief Financial Officer for the Sonoma County Library, serving approximately 300 employees and 500,000 residents in accessing information and services.  With over 20 years of serving in financial and public administration leadership positions in federal and local governments such as, the County of Alameda, City and County of San Francisco, City … Continued

Olga Talamante is Executive Director Emerita of the Chicana Latina Foundation (CLF). She became the first Executive Director of CLF in January 2003 serving in that position until March of 2018. CLF’s mission is the Empowerment of Chicanas/Latinas through their Personal, Educational, and Professional Advancement. In her position she oversaw the granting of thousands of … Continued

Lupe has a Masters from the University of California, Berkeley in Social Work; Certificate of Fundraising from University of San Francisco, and is a PhD candidate working on the role of Chicanas/Latinas in the Nonprofit Sector: A Case Study of the Bay Area. As an instructor at UCB her teaching areas include: Community and Leadership … Continued