LULAC OHIO 2013 Conference

7/30/2019 LULAC OHIO 2013 Conference

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UniversityofCincinna0

TangemanUniversityCenter

SaturdayMay11,213

8:amto2:3pm

213LULACOhio

Conven0on

Current Issues Facing the La1no Community


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May11,2013

OnbehalfoftheLeagueofUnitedLa9nAmericanCi9zens(LULAC)Ohio,Iwanttowelcomeyoutothe2013

LULACOhioStateConven9on.AsthepremierHispanicconference,theLULACOhioStateConven9ondraws

manypar9cipantseachyearincludingthetopleadersfromgovernment,business,andtheLa9nocommunity.

TheLULACConven9onisanexci9ng,historymakingconven9on,becauseitconvenesthestateandcouncil

execu9veboardsaswellasallcouncilmembersoftheLULACchapterstodiscussissues,setpolicies,andelect

theorganiza9onsstateleaders.Forthisreason,theLULACConven9onmakesnewsandiscoveredbystateandlocalmedia.Itistheonlyconven9oninwhichpar9cipantsrepresen9ngHispaniccommuni9esfrom

acrossthecountrydeterminetheposi9onsandstrategiesofastateLa9noorganiza9on.

TheLULACConven9onisalsowellaPendedbymajorcorpora9onswhorecognizetheimportanceofreaching

outtostateLa9noleadersandinfluen9alcommunitymembersdirectly.Thereareopportuni9estosponsor

workshopsandevents,andtoshowcaseproductsdirectedtotheHispanic/La9nocommunity.Inaddi9on,all

proceedssupportthededicatedworkofLULACOhiotoimprovethequalityoflifeforHispanicAmericans.

TheLULACConven9onhostsandencouragestheBreakoutSessions,anintensiveandstructuredcon9nued

educa9onanddevelopmentprogramforgovernmentandpublicsectoremployees.Inpartnershipwiththe

accreditedstateandlocalagencies,theworkshopsandplenarysessionsthatenablegovernmentemployees

andotheremployeestoenhancetheirleadershipskillsanddeveloptheCon9nuedEduca9onUnits(CEUs)

requiredassustainedandcon9nuouseduca9onoftheirrespec9vefields.

Foundedin12,theLeagueofUnitedLa9nAmericanCi9zensisthena9onsoldestandlargestHispanic

organiza9on.Withthousandsofmembersorganizedintomorethan00LULACCouncilsinvirtuallyevery

stateofthena9onandinuertoRico,LULAChastremendousoutreachintotheLa9nocommunity.Witharich

historyofadvocacyincivilrights,educa9on,economicdevelopment,immigra9onandequalopportunity,

LULACisuniquelyposi9onedtoleadtheHispaniccommunityintothenextmillennium.

Iinviteyoutointeractwiththeothermembersandcommunityleadersinthesessionsseekingtoimprovethe

livesofLa9nosinOhio.

Sincerely,

LourdesRibera

OhioStateDirector

LeagueofUnitedLa9nAmericanCi9zens

2013

Ohio State Convention

Message from the State Director

LourdesRibera


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Current Issues Facing the Latino Community

Convention Schedule

8:8:55am Registra0on(TUC,Level3Atrium)

9:9:25am Welcome&OpeningRemarks(Level3StudyLounge)

9:31:2amSession1(ConcurrentSessions)

*Health(Rm425):Effects of Food Deserts on La1no Neighborhoods

ReneeMahaffeyHarris

*Educa9on(Rm400A):Ge8ng La1nos to College

MarioRodriguez

*Immigra9on(Rm400B): Q&A with Immigra1on Aorneys

MarilynZayasDavis InnaSimakovsky *SocialServices(Rm400C):Cultural Competency

JillGorley

1:21:3amBreak

1:311:2amSession2(ConcurrentSessions)

*Health(Rm425):Affordable Care Act

NitaCarter

*Educa9on(Rm400A):DREAM Act/DACA

NickTorres

*Immigra9on(Rm400B):Immigrant Friendly Ci1es

RichardHerman

*SocialServices(Rm400C):Domes1c Violence in the La1no Community

JulieMarzec

11:211:3amBreak

11:312:2pmSession3(ConcurrentSessions)

*Health(Rm425):Diabetes Preven1on for La1nos

KianaTrabue

*Educa9on(Rm400A): La1no College Student Reten1on

Dr.AnthonyCruz

*Immigra9on(Rm400B):Civil Rights & Human Trafficking

Kennetharker RobertWarfel

*SocialServices(Rm400C):Queer iden1ty in the La1no Community RubenCas9llaHerrera

12:22:3pmLuncheonProgram(Level3StudyLounge)

2:34:3pmLULACOhioStateAssembly&Elec0ons(Rm425)


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TheMissionoftheLeagueofUnitedLa9nAmericanCi9zensisto

advancetheeconomiccondi9on,educa9onalaPainment,poli9cal

influence,housing,healthandcivilrightsofthehispanicpopula9onoftheUnitedStates.

formoreinforma9on,pleasevisit:

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www.lulacohio.com

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Health Sessions:All sessions will take place in Room 425

Session1:EffectsofFoodDesertsonLa0noNeighborhoods:ReneeMahaffeyHarris

OverviewofSocialDeterminantsofHealth

OverviewofHealthDispari9esVs.HealthEquity

OverviewandLocalresultsHazloBienCampanaDoRightCampaignEatRight,MoveRight,Live

Right

OverviewCincinna9/OhioObesityDataandDiseasesImpactedbyObesity

FoodDesertsDataDietRelatedDeaths

FoodDesertsCincinna9ReportandStrategies

Session2:AffordableCareAct:NitaCarterThiscourseisdesignedtoprovidepar9cipantswithanunderstandingoftheAffordableCareAct(ACA)andits

provisionsaimedatdecreasinghealthdispari9es.

ThecoursewillincludeapowerpointontheAffordableCareActandkeyprovisionslikeMedicaidExpansion,

theMarketlace, Open Enrollment and ExchangeNavigatorsand describewhat ishappeningnow inOhio

withrespecttoimplemen9ngthesekeyprovisions.

ar9cipants will learn how the current and proposed ACApolicies will impact La9no Communi9es. The

presenta9on will describethebarriersto accessandu9liza9onofhealthservices for La9nocommuni9esin

OhioanddiscusshowtheAffordableCareActcanaddressthesebarriers.

Session3:DiabetesPreven0oninLa0nos:KianaTrabueAlmost26millionAmericanshavediabetes,butthatsjustthe9poftheiceberg.About7millionadultsinthe

UnitedStateshaveprediabetes.eoplewithprediabetesarelikelytodeveloptype2diabeteswithin10years,

unless theytakestepsto prevent or delay the disease.Diabetesis a leading causeof heart disease,stroke,

blindness,kidneydiseaseandnervedisease.

Nearly12% of Hispanicshave diabetes,compared to 7.1% of nonHispanic whites. This presenta9on will

discusstheprevalenceofdiabetesintheHispanic communityandwillgiveinforma9onabout riskfactorsand

waystopreventordelaytheonsetoftype2diabetes.

Lifestylechangessuchasea9nghealthier,increasingphysicalac9vityandlosingamodestamountofweight

canpreventordelaydevelopmentoftype2diabetesinthoseathighriskforthedisease.TheYMCAsDiabetes

reven9onrogramcanhelpthoseatriskofdevelopingtype2diabetesadoptandmaintainthesehealthy

habitstoreducetheirriskfordevelopingthediseaseandensurethattheycanlivelifetoitsfullest.

Thiswillbeapowerpointpresenta9onfollowedbyQ&A.SupporttheLULACCincinna9YouthCouncil!!

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Education Sessions:All sessions will take place in Room 400A

Session1:GeZngLa0noStudentstoCollege:MarioRodriguezAccordingtotheU.S.CensusBureautheLa9nopublicschoolpopula9onnearlydoubledbetween187and

2007,increasingfrom11to21percentofallU.S.students.AcrosstheUnitedStates,educatorsareasking

whattheycandotomeetLa9noseduca9onneedssincetheyaretheleasteducatedofallmajorethnic

groups.

Since200,theYMCABlackAchieversprogrambecametheYMCABlackandLa9noAchieversprogram.

ThismovehelpedexpandingtheYMCAeduca9onalservicestotheLa9nocommunityintheGreaterCincinna9

andNorthernKentuckyarea.Overthepastfouryears,theYMCABlackandLa9noAchievers,hashelped

overahundredLa9nostudentsprovidingthemwithcollegereadiness,tutoring/mentoring,andleadership

developmentprogramssotheycansucceedintheiracademicandprofessionaljourney.

Session2:DACA:NickTorresSinceJune15,2012,thousandsofimmigrantyouthacrossthecountryhaveappliedforDACA.Thispresenta9on

willexploretheimpactsoftheprocesstodate,highligh9ngbothsuccessesandchallengesfacedbythe

communityduringitsimplementa9on.Apar9cularfocuswillbeplacedondiscussingtheimplica9onsforstate

andlocalpolicyandhowtheyinteractwiththenewfederalprogram.

Session3:La0noCollegeStudentReten0on:Dr.AnthonyCruzOnly51%ofLa9nostudentswhostartcollegecompleteabachelorsdegreeinsixyears.Demographictrendssuggestlow

La9nogradua9onrateswillhaveanincreasinglynega9veeffectonna9onaleduca9onalaPainment.Itisnotlikelythat

theUnitedStatescanachieveresidentObamasgoalofreturningtheUnitedStatestoitshistoricalposi9onasthena9on

withthelargestconcentra9onofadultswithhighereduca9onintheworldwithoutincreasingLa9nogradua9onrates.

Thispresenta9onwilladdresstheLa9nocollegestudentreten9onissuebyprovidingatheore9calbackground,a

perspec9veontheLa9nocollegestudentaPainmentdata,andseveralrecommenda9onstoincreaseLa9nocollege

studentreten9onandsuccess.

Didyouknow?

LULACprovidesover$2,000,000incollegescholarshipsannually

LULACinpartnershipwithAT&Toperates57educa9ontechnologycentersna9onwide

Ohiohas5ofthesetechnologycenters

LULACoperates16LULACNa9onalEduca9onServiceCenters(LNESC)na9onwide

Approximately10%ofallhispanicsaPendingcollegehaveorarereceivingsomeformof

assistancefromLULAC


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Immigration Sessions:All sessions will take place in Room 400B

Session1:Q&AwithImmigra0onA`orneys:I.Simakovsky&M.ayasDavis

Session2:ImmigrantFriendlyCi0es:RichardHermanThisworkshopwillaPempttoanswerthesetwoques9ons:Whatisanimmigrantfriendlycity?andwhyisit

important?

Thereisincreasingdiscussion,bothinOhioandaroundthecountry,ontheneedforlocalpoliciesthatwelcome

immigrants,helpmakethemfeelsafeandintegraltoourcommunity,connectthemtoresources,andraiseawarenessinthemainstreampopula9onontheeconomicbenefitsofbecominggloballydiverse.

Butnotmuchisknownonwhatanimmigrantfriendlycityis,orhowtobecomeone.

Inotherwords,whatcanwedonowtobeamoreinclusivecommunity?

Everysectorofacity,whetheritsgovernment,business,labor,educa9on,philanthropy,religion,andthearts,has

aroletoplaceinins9tu9ngimmigrantfriendlypolicieswithintheirownsphereofinfluence.Beingcuriousabout

differentculturesandunderstandingtheuniquebarriersthatimmigrantfacearehalfthebaPle.

Immigra9onreforminoneformoranotherislikelytohappenin2013.Isyourcityreadytowelcomeourundocumentedfamilieswhohavelivedinfearforsolong?Isyourcityreadyto

leveragethepowerofimmigrantentrepreneurshipandjobcrea9on?

Isyourcityreadytoglobalandgrow?

Session3:CivilRights&HumanTrafficking:KennethParker&RobertWarfelThepresenta9ontoLULACwillprovideanoverviewoftheFederalBureauofInves9ga9onCivilRightsprogramand

insightintocoordina9onwiththelocalUSAPorneysofficeandtheDepartmentofJus9ce.Thepresenta9onwillalso

provideanoverviewofthecurrentaspectsofHumanTraffickingintheTristateareaandthewaysinwhichtheFBIand

theUSAPorneysofficeworktogethertodismantlehumantraffickingcases.Thepresenta9onwillbeinpowerpoint

form.

Did you know?

4% of Ohios total population is derived of immigrants/foreign-born

56.2% of Ohios immigrants/foreign-born entered the U.S. before 2000 Only 20.6% of Ohios immigrants/foreign-born come from Latin America (11.8% come from Africa, 38.3%come from Asia, 25.2 come from Europe and the rest from other countries)

In Ohio 50.7% of immigrants were women and 49.3% were men in 2011 In 2011 there were 147,544 U.S. citizen children in Ohio with at least one immigrant/foreign-born parent In 2011 there were 33,148 undocumented children in Ohio living in families with immigrant/foreign-born

parents


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Social Services Sessions:All sessions will take place in Room 400C

Session1:CulturalCompetency:JillGorleyCulturallyCompetentCareandcommunityservicedeliverywilladdressthedeliveryofculturallycompetent

servicesandhowtheprovisionoftheseservicescanimprovehealthandwellbeingbyincreasingadherenceto

treatmentandunderstandingbetweencareprofessionals,caregivers,communityclientsandpa9ents.

ar9cipantswillbeabletodefine

Culturalandlinguis9ccompetence

HealthDispari9es

CulturalBeliefs

ar9cipantswilllearntheimpactofimportantculturalbeliefswithindiversecommuni9esinrela9onto

deliveringhealthcareandcommunityservices.

Session2:Domes0cViolenceintheLa0noCommunity:JulieMarzecIntheUnitedStates,oneinfourwomenwillbecomeavic9mofdomes9cviolenceinherlife9me.Although

domes9cviolencedefiesallcultural,religious,ethnic,andsocioeconomicbarriers,immigrantsurvivorsface

specificchallengestoobtaininghelpandprotec9on.Thispresenta9onwillfocusoneachbarrierfacing

immigrantsurvivorsandhowserviceproviderscanprovideculturallycompetentservices.

Domes9cviolenceisequallyprevalentintheHispaniccommunityasitisinanyotherracialor

ethnicgroup.CommonbarriersfacingHispanicvic9msincludelimitedEnglishproficiency;threatof

deporta9on;andlackofknowledgeoftheirrightsorthelegalsystem.Wewilldiscusshowserviceproviders

canlowerthesebarriersandthevariousservicesavailabletodocumentedandundocumentedsurvivorsof

domes9cviolenceincludingcourtadvocacy,UVisasandVAWA,shelters,andworkingwithinterpreters.Session3:Queeriden0tyintheLa0nocommunityandtheTransi0ontoIntersec0onalityinour

FightforJus0ce:RubenCas0llaHerrera

AstheLa9nocommunitygrowsandgainspowerinOhioandinAmerica,it's9metolistentoandincludetheLa9no

LGBTQvoice.La9noshavealwayshadastrongbasein"familia"andthisfamiliaalsoincludesthosewhoiden9fyasgay,

lesbian,bi,transorqueer.Thisworkshopwillexamineandlookat:

*LGBTIden9tyntheLa9nocommunity

*TheLa9no/Queermovementinthefightforimmigrantrights.

*Issuesinthecommunity:discrimina9on,bullying,familyunity,marriage

*ersonalstories

*WaystomoveforwardtogetherinculturallysolidaritytomakethefightforLa9nojus9cestronger.

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2013 LULAC OHIO CONVENTION PRESENTERS

KianaTrabueistheHealthyLivingDirectorfortheYMCAofGreaterCincinna9andistheleaderfor

healthpolicyandprogramini9a9ves.Kianaoverseesabroadscopeofservicesincluding

CommunityTransforma9onGrant,lifestylecoachingandoutcomemeasuresforhealthseekers,

employeewellnessini9a9veswithcommunitypartnersandotherhealthpolicyandenvironmentalchangecollabora9onsthatincreasehealthyea9ngandphysicalac9vity.AspartofthisroleKiana

coordinatestheYMCAsDiabetesreven9onrogram,alifestylebalanceprogramthatteaches

healthyhabitstoadultsatriskofdevelopingtype2diabetes.Inaddi9ontoherroleasDiabetes

reven9onrogramCoordinatorKianaleadsDiscoverHealth,aninnova9veandengaginghealth

educa9onprogramforK8thgradestudents.

KianaR.Trabue,MPH

HealthyLivingDirector

YMCAOFGREATERCINCINNATI

NitaCarter(Octavia),LSW

UHCANOhio

HealthEquityDirector

NitaisaLicensedSocialWorkerandhasextensiveexperienceinadvocacytrainingandhealthpolicy.

NitaestablishedandchairstheUHCANOhioHealthEquityCommiPee.riortobeinghiredby

UHCANOhioNitaprovidedtrainingandtechnicalassistancetoprogramsacrossthecountryonengagingcommuni9esofcolorindomes9cviolenceadvocacyandestablishedtheWomenofColor

Network.Nitahasassistedmanynonprofitsindevelopingstrategiesforeduca9ngandengaging

communi9esofcoloraroundissueslikedomes9cviolence,sexualassaultandnowhealthcare

reform.NitagainedmuchofherexperienceworkingfortheNa9onalResourceCenteronDomes9c

ViolenceandasaconsultantwithgroupsliketheIns9tuteforCommunityeaceandtheAfrican

AmericanCommuni9esforOp9mumHealth.

ReneeMahaffeyHarris,B.S.

Execu0veDirector

CenterforClosingtheHealthGap

MarioAlbertoRodriguezisaYMCAprofessionalwhomainjobinthecommunityhasbeentosupportandeducateHispanicfamiliesandstudentstoaPendtoins9tu9onsofhigher

educa9on.InhissecondyearasaYMCAAchieverssitedirectoratWithrowHighSchool,

Mariohashelpedoverahundredimmigrantstudentstoreceivethenecessarytoolsand

mo9va9ontoadapttothiscountryandaPendtocollegea{ergradua9on.MarioRodriguez

SiteDirector

YMCAAchievers


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NickTorres

DeputyDirector,OhioVoice

CoAdministrator,DREAMAc0vistOhio

NickTorresisDeputyDirectoratOhioVoice,anorganiza9ondedicatedtoincreasingcivic

par9cipa9onamongOhiosmostunderrepresentedcommuni9es.Healsodirectsanew

programtherecalledtheLa9noolicyAc9onNetwork.Nickhasexperienceorganizingboth

locallyandna9onallyonavarietyofissuebasedandelectoralcampaigns,includingeffortsfor

comprehensiveimmigra9onreformandtheDREAMAct.Hehasservedasacoordinatorandfacilitatoratseveraltrainingsforundocumentedstudentsaroundthecountry,teachingthe

basicsofcommunityorganizingandpublicadvocacy.Healsoservesontheboardofdirectors

oftheCenterforNewCommunity,ana9onalnonprofitwhichstrivestofostercommunity,

jus9ce,andequality,par9cularlybycounteringtheworkofwhitena9onalistandan9

immigranthategroups.

AnthonyCruz,Ph.D.

SinclairCollege

Dr.CruzhasaBachelorofArtsinoli9calSciencefromFloridaInterna9onalUniversity,aMasterin

ublicAdministra9onfromFloridaStateUniversity,andaDoctorateinEduca9onfromFlorida

Interna9onalUniversity.Duringhisseventeenyearsofhighereduca9onleadershipexperience,Dr.

Cruzhasusedhisexper9setoprovideguidanceprimarilyintheareasofenrollmentmanagement,

studentsupportservicesandreten9on.riortojoiningSinclairCommunityCollege,Dr.Cruzworked

atseveralcollegesanduniversi9esasastudentaffairsadministratorincludingCincinna9State

TechnicalandCommunityCollege,BrowardCollegeandFloridaInterna9onalUniversity.Dr.Cruzisa

na9veofChicago,IllinoisandthesonofCubanimmigrantswhocametotheUnitedStatesintheearly

160s.Dr.CruzgrewupinMiami,Floridaandwasfortunatetoliveinamul9cultural/mul9lingual

environmentthatexemplifiesthebestthatdiversityhastooffer.WhilelivinginMiami,he

volunteeredasamentorandservedonavarietyofcommunitybasedcommiPeestoincreasethe

collegeawarenessofMiamiinnercityyouth.AsanOhioresident,hehasworkedcollabora9velywith

communitypartnerstobuildpathwaysforstudentstosucceedinacommunitycollegese|ng.

InnaSimakovsky,Esq.

Immigra0onA`orney

MarilynayasDavis,Esq.

Immigra0onA`orney


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RichardHermanisanOhioimmigra9onlawyer,authorandna9onalspeakeroncrea9ngimmigrant

friendlycompaniesandci9es.AsthefounderofTheHermanLegalGroup,Richardhasdedicatedhis

lifetochangingtheconversa9ononimmigra9on.Hehashelpedshapethena9onalmovementto

revitalizeAmericaseconomythroughfederalandlocalpolicieswhichwelcomeimmigrantsand

leveragethetalentstheybringtothiscountry.Richardisthecoauthoroftheacclaimedbook,"Immigrant,Inc.WhyImmigrantEntrepreneursAreDrivingtheNewEconomy"(JohnWiley&Sons,

200)apowerfulinterweavingofsuccessstoriesandresearchwhichwillforeverchangethewayyou

lookatimmigrantsandAmerica.RichardistheresidentoftheHermanLegalGroup,ana9onwide

immigra9onandbusinesslawfirmbasedinOhio,servingaglobalclienteleinover10languages.

RIchardHerman,Esq.

Immigra0onA`orney

Immigrant,Inc.

KennethL.Parker

Chief,CriminalDivision

OfficeoftheUnitedStatesA`orney

SouthernDistrictofOhio

KennethL.arkerisanAssistantUnitedStatesAPorneywiththeOfficeoftheUnitedStates

APorneyfortheSouthernDistrictofOhio,servingasChiefoftheCriminalDivision.Inthat

capacity,hesupervisestheassistantU.S.aPorneyswhoprosecutecasessuchascomplex

financialcrimes,iden9tythe{,humantrafficking,immigra9on,childpornographyand

obscenity,taxviola9ons,violence,andorganizedcrimeandnarco9cs.In2011,arker

servedastheChiefoftheOrganizedCrimeDrugEnforcementTaskForce.Aformerjudicial

clerkfortheHonorableS.ArthurSpiegel(SouthernDistrictofOhio)andanexternfor

severalUnitedStatesDistrictCourtJudges,hewasalsoanAdjunctrofessoratthe

UniversityofCincinna9CollegeofLaw.arkerisagraduateofTuskegeeUniversityandthe

IndianaUniversitySchoolofLaw.

RobertWarfelisagraduateofButlerUniversity,andOhioNorthernUniversitycollegeof

law.riortojoiningtheFBIhewaslicensedasanaPorneyinOhioandprac9cedin

Cincinna9.UponenteringservicewiththeFBIin17,hewasassignedtotheChicagoDivisioninves9ga9ngawidevarietyofviola9onsincludingWhiteCollarCrimes,ublic

Corrup9on,andCounterterrorism.HewaspromotedtoSupervisorySpecialAgentin2006

andbecameacoordinatorfortheChicagoJointTerrorismTaskForce(JTTF).Hewas

transferredtotheOpera9onalResponseSec9onoftheFBILaboratoryinlate2008wherehe

servedintheHazardousMaterialsandWeaponsofMassDestruc9onprograms.Uponhis

arrivalinCincinna9in2011,hehasbeenassignedtotheCriminalBranchwherehecurrently

servesastheComplexFinancialCrimescoordinatorinves9ga9ngfraud,ublicCorrup9on,

CivilRightsviola9ons,HealthCareFraud,An9trust,andmanagingmul9pleprograms.

RobertWarfel

FBI,ComplexCrimesCoordinator

JillGorley,LSW

Mul0culturalOutreachProgramCoordinator

AlzheimersAssocia0onofGreaterCincinna0
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Juliehasdedicatedher9meandenergytoempoweringwomenandadvoca9ngon

behalfofmarginalizedindividualsinCincinna9andabroad.InCincinna9,Juliehas

workedwithorganiza9onssuchasUCHospitalWomensCenter,WIC,SuCasaHispanic

Center,andSantaMariaCommunityServices.Julieiscurrentlytheprogram

coordinatorfortheAllianceforImmigrantWomenwheresheworkstoeducatethecommunityonthevariousbarriersfacingimmigrantsurvivorsofdomes9cviolence.

JulieisalsoanadvocateattheYWCABaPeredWomensShelterofCincinna9.Juliehas

extensiveexperienceresearchinggenderviolenceandworkingwithsurvivorsof

domes9cviolenceinLa9nAmerica.Shehasworkedwithvariousgovernmentaland

nonprofitorganiza9onsinEcuador,promo9ngdomes9cviolenceawarenessandthe

empowermentofEcuadorianwomenandyouth.JuliegraduatedSuma Cum Laude

fromtheUniversityofCincinna9inJune2012withaBachelorsofArtsinInterna9onal

Affairswithconcentra9onsinInterna9onalHumanRightsandLa9nAmericanStudies,

aswellasaminorinSpanishLanguage.

JulieMarzec

ProgramCoordinator

AllianceforImmigrantWomen

RubenCas0llaHerrera

CommunityOrganizer

2013 LULAC OHIO CONVENTION KEYNOTE SPEAKER

AformerCongressmanfromSouthwesternOhiowhoservedasU.S.

TradeRepresenta9ve,reducingbarrierstoU.S.exports,andasDirector

oftheOfficeofManagementandBudget,whereheproposeda

balancedbudgetandfoughtearmarks,Robortmanwaselectedtothe

UnitedStatesSenatein2010.Robisfigh9ngforprogrowth,projobs

policiesthatwillhelpgetOhioandourna9onbackontrack.Heisa

memberoftheFinanceCommiPee,CommiPeeOnHomelandSecurity

AndGovernmentalAffairs,EnergyAndNaturalResourcesCommiPee,

andCommiPeeOnTheBudget.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman, (R) Ohio


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CurrentIssuesFacingtheLa9noCommunity

Luncheonrogram

12:2pm BuffetLunch

12:45pm LuncheonProgramBegins

Master of Ceremonies Darryl Morrin (LULAC Wisconsin)

PresidentsMessage

Margaret Moran LULAC Na1onal President

KeynoteSpeaker

U.S. Senator Rob Portman, (R) Ohio

LULACOhioAwards ManoftheYear

Tony Or1z Dayton

WomanoftheYear

Nora Zavala Cincinna1

Lair MarinMarcum Columbus

CounciloftheYear

Columbus

RosaCaskeyAward

Irene Encarncion Cincinna1


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August

203

UniversityofCincinna0CenterforCommunityEngagement

FederalWorkStudyProgram

FederalWorkStudyStudentsfromUCcanworkfornonprofitorganiza9onsinavarietyofcapaci9es.Nonprofits set the salary and

pay only 25%.TheFWSprogrampaystheremainingbalance.

providesundergraduateandgraduatestudentsanopportunitytoworkpart9metohelppayforthecostoftheireduca9on.

isavailableforstudentsthathavefinancialneed

supportsnonprofitorganiza9onsbymanda9ngthataminimumof7%ofthetotalalloca9onbespentonjobopportuni9es

inthenonprofitsector

ThefederallysupportedCommunityWorkStudyProgramatUCisadministeredbytheFinancialAidOfficeinpartnershipwiththe

CenterforCommunityEngagement,andallowsstudentstoundertakepublicserviceworkinthecommunity.Thegoalofthis

programistoprovidestudentswithameaningfulserviceandlearningexperiencerelevanttotheirinterestswhilesuppor9ngand

enhancingtheworkofnonprofitorganiza9ons.Thisprogramisavailableduringtheacademicyearaswellasduringthesummer.

Ifyouareinterestedintakingpartinthisprogram,pleasevisit:hPp://www.uc.edu/cce/partnerships/work_study.html


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Thankyoutoallofour2013

LULACOhioConven9onSponsors!


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