Latino Leadership Initiative

Graduation 2019

Leaders of Change for Today and Tomorrow Líderes de Cambio para Hoy y Mañana

Latino Leadership Initiative

June 1, 2019 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Edmonds Community College Gateway Hall #352 6600 196th St SW

Lynnwood WA 98036

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Special Thanks to Our LLI Partners:

Edmonds Community College Dr. Amit B. Singh – President

Betty Koteles – Program Manager, Diversity Student Center

Everett Community College Dr. David N. Beyer – President

Skagit Valley College Dr. Thomas A. Keegan – President

Dr. Laura Cailloux – Vice President, Whidbey Island Campus

Leadership Skagit Kate Bennett – Executive Director, Leadership Skagit

Dr. Brian Brady – Biology Faculty Science Department Chair, Skagit Valley College

Veronica D. Lopez – Team Leader Skagit Kati Ortiz –Team Leader Skagit

WSU Extension, Latino Community Studies Dr. José L. García-Pabón, Associate Professor and Specialist

Latino Community Studies & Outreach and Assistant Director, Community and Economic

Development Unit, Washington State University Extension

Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County (EDASC)

Dr. Diana Morelli – Director, Latino Business Retention and Expansion Program

Las Américas Business Center Perla Reyes - Director

Welcome & Introduction Master of Ceremonies: Karla Rios – LLI Alumni

Opening Remarks Dr. Amit B. Singh, President of Edmonds Community College

Keynote Speaker Dr. André Denis Wright, Dean of the College of Agriculture,

Human and Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University

Introduced by Dr. José L. García-Pabón, Associate Professor and Specialist

Latino Community Studies and Outreach and Assistant Director, Community and Economic Development Unit,

Washington State University Extension

Video Presentation Rosario Reyes, Founder & CEO – Latino Educational Training

Institute Video produced by Ken Klima

Student Testimonials Edmonds Community College Everett Community College

Skagit Valley College

Internships- WSU Internship Project announcement

Community Service Highlights and Student Recognition Beatriz Koteles,

Leadership Skagit & Rosario Reyes

Certificates of Achievement Dignitaries & Counselors

Closing Remarks Kate Bennett, Executive Director, Leadership Skagit

Reception

LLI Mentor: Beatriz Koteles

College Participants:

Blanca Sanchez-Collin, Elvin Geovanny Ferrera, Francisco Salazar, Ivan Garcia, Jash Singh, Juan Carlos Martinez, Katerinne Vides, Maria Griselda Veloz, Osbaldo Perez

About the program:

We named our Program: CASA LATINX. CASA stands for: Centro de Apoyo Social y Académico ( Social and Academic Support Center ). We want to create a safe space inside the College where we can offer integrated services to Latino students to help them achieve academic success. We also want to create partnerships with High Schools in order to help younger students.

Edmonds Community College

The LLI Graduating Class of 2019 Is dedicated to Ken Klima

LETI and its partners would like to express our gratitude to Ken Klima, for memorializing the LLI journey for the last seven years by producing a yearly video and his assistance in many other LETI programs.

We will always cherish the memories

LLI Mentor: Rosario Reyes

College Participants: José Gonzalez, Kenneth Orozco

About the program:

The Spark Tutoring group had four members who on March 1st, 2019 contacted Mariner High School for tutoring. On March 12, one member dropped the program and the group was reduced to three. On March 26th the Mariner‘s coordinator, Miss Wallis, cancelled the project due to her busy schedule.

On March 27, the group was referred to North Middle School. They agreed for the LLI students to start tutoring, but regrettably, José could not tutor at the Everett school, because he was from a different district, and only 17yrs old. On Mar 28 one more member quit the program and North Middle School cancelled the partnership with LLI because they needed at least 3 tutors.

In a search of an opportunity to tutor, José and Kenneth had to go their own way. José Gonzalez approached Wendy Messarina from the Marysville administrative office, who referred him to Cedarcrest Middle School in Marysville. Kenneth Orozco, with the help of Rene Acevedo (prior LLI student) and Family Support Specialist, agreed to have Kenneth come to Hawthorne Elementary School in North Everett.

José provided tutoring and mentoring to over 80 students; in different classes such as math, PE, and ISS (in school suspension) to help with homework and to try to help resolve issues that took the student to suspension.

Kenneth provided support for a community event for parents, in which students were part of a talent show. His work was to help with the stage design & set up, supervising students while waiting for their turn to present in order to not disrupt ongoing performers. Other assignments were to delivered food bags to classrooms for financially troubled students and families.

LLI Mentor: Leadership Skagit

College Participants: Elder Rodriguez, Esmeralda Hernandez Perez, Kali Mari Ortiz, Abigail Rubio-Garza, Agustin G Morales, Angel Lopez, Antonio Aguilar, Christina Anne Soltero, Luis Figueroa-Gomez, Nicole Ulerio

About the program:

Group #1: The program included classroom visits that were conducted 4-days per week in April and early May. Mentors interacted with high school students sharing their stories and resources of college access and responded to questions and concerns. Also there was a SVC campus tour which allowed high school students to experience the variety of educational programs, co-curricular activities and campus housing.

Group #2: Gain awareness of the needs and issues facing the youth in Mount Baker Middle school by meeting with school staff. Planned two student engagement days held during the lunch period. Prepared activities that would promote social-emotional wellness.

Visited Mount Baker Middle school and met with school staff to gain awareness of the needs and issues Latino students face. Had a one-on-one conversation to encourage student participation in activities focused on positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishments. Handed out SVC brochures and community youth resource information and writing journals, healthy snacks and stress management toys. Reported finding to school staff.

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