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Higher Education Event, Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable Series:

What is Hispanic Heritage Month? And What Does it Mean for Equity, Justice, Opportunity, and Culture? Join the conversation September 20, 4:00 ET

Register here, details and bios below
Dr. Ryan Ross; Student Affairs Equity and Inclusion for CCCS, CEO Urban Leadership Foundation of CO leads the discussion with guests:
Mariana Del Hierro; Executive Director Re:Vision
Crestina Martinez; Long Term Recovery & Major Initiatives Director Adams County Government
Rachel Garcia; CEO Colectiva 
Dr. Roberto Montoya; Chief Educational Equity Officer Colorado Department of Higher Education


Bios: Dr. Ryan Ross, Associate Vice Chancellor Student Affairs, Equity, & Inclusion Colorado Community College System. An educator, speaker, and actualization coach, Dr. Ross is committed to access, equity, and the development of leaders. After fourteen years of educational work, Ross transitioned from executive leadership at the Community College of Denver to become Regional Manager for Mobilization for the American Petroleum Institute. There, he is focused on STEM awareness in students and building workforce opportunities in the energy industry for women, minorities, and veterans.

Mariana Del Hierro, Executive Director, Re:Vision. Mariana works with people in economically marginalized neighborhoods to develop resident leaders, cultivate community food systems, and create an economy owned and led by the community. Before Re:Vision, she worked for a decade in the public health field developing strategies and partnerships to advance health and racial equity in Phoenix and Denver with the City of Phoenix, UCDenver, CDPHE, and Denver Health. Mariana began her career as an immigrant rights community organizer and organizes strategies for community resilience in all her roles.

Dr. Roberto Montoya, Chief Educational Equity Officer Colorado Department of Higher Education. Dr. Montoya promotes a vision of an inclusive Colorado higher education community that is deliberately erasing persistent equity gaps in educational attainment across all demographics. Roberto has worked at all levels of the educational system, including the University of Colorado Denver, where he was an instructor and researcher focused on educational equity and justice in public schools and higher ed. Recently, he worked at Race Forward as regional manager for the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, where he guided mayors, city managers, city councils, and appointed officials in establishing policies focused on equity

Crestina Martinez, Long Term Recovery & Major Initiatives Director Adams County Government. As director, Ms. Martinez’s focus is to help Adams County remain in the top five counties nationally in job growth, emphasizing the county’s long-term recovery. Crestina recently served as chief of staff to Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera and as a member of Gov. Jared Polis’ senior staff. Her experience serving in multiple roles throughout state agencies, including as a regional manager in the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, provided her with extensive experience in community development and recovery efforts.

Rachel Garcia Chief Executive Officer, Colectiva. Rachel is a founding member of Colectiva, a collective of creatives that curate culturally inspired experiences that elevate and promote Latino Creatives via culture, art and cuisine. Their mission is to reclaim Latino culture and to ensure creatives are compensated fairly. She is also a founding member and curator of Calaveras en mi Ciudad, a mobile calaveras exhibit celebrating the traditions of dia de los muertos. Rachel currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Artisti-co, Vice Chair of the Mexican Cultural Center, is a Member of the Board of Directors for Latinas First Foundation.

You can find past events on our website: Higher Education, K-12 Education, STEM, Health
The Stars Come out in Atlanta: Join College Presidents, Business and Tech Leaders, Killer Mike, and Students at GlobalMindED Resolve to Solve Special Satellite Event, Georgia Institute of Technology
Friday November 4th

We hope that you can join GlobalMindED in Atlanta for our Satellite Event (see the flyer below). However, if you are unable to participate in person you can join the livestream provided by WABE, the Atlanta PBS affiliate, with this link: wabe.org/globalminded

Partial list of speakers includes:
Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover; President, Tennessee State University
Dr. David Thomas; President, Morehouse College
Dr. M. Brian Blake, President, Georgia State University
Michael Render, (aka “Killer Mike”); rapper, activist, host, PBS’s “Love & Respect with Killer Mike”
Petal Walker, JD; Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche
Guy Primus; CEO, Valence Community, Founding Member, BONDS Network
Dr. Sybrina Atwaters; Director, OMED, Georgia Institute of Technology
James Rhee, JD; Founder/CEO, red helicopter
Maximillian L. Hamilton; Founder and CEO, Rogue Media Group
Ken Epps; serial entrepreneur, GlobalMindED Executive Leadership Council

Schedule:
8:00am-9:00am: Continental Breakfast and Networking
9:00am-3:00pm: Program; 3 Plenaries, 3 Breakout sessions, lunch is included
3:00pm-4:00pm: Networking Reception with refreshments
Each college can send a minimum of two people, one academic leader or cabinet member, and a maximum of eight delegates per college.
SAVE the DATE 2023: June 7 Inclusive Leader Awards Dinner
First Gen Leadership Program
June 8, 9 GlobalMindED Conference
2023 Denver, Colorado
June 2022 Conference Summary in Photos and Videos
We had an inspiring conference in June after two years of virtual gatherings due to COVID. If you missed that, you can still be a part of the experience through the photos from the 2022 GlobalMindED conference, as well as seeing the complete program for connections and inspiration.



Video remarks:
Honoring the 2022 Inclusive Leader Award Winners. Please see their stories:
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