2015 Ricardo Salinas Scholars
The Ricardo Salinas Foundation Scholarship Fund aims to increase the participation of Latinos in the Aspen Institute’s public events, policy roundtables, leadership seminars and other convenings. It will expand the horizons and impact of the recipients, and will also enrich the experience for all participants and programs at the Aspen Institute, who will benefit from Salinas Scholars’ ideas and perspectives.
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Berto Aguayo2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarBerto Aguayo (Chicago, Illinois) was born to parents who emigrated from Mexico; his story begins in the southside of Chicago.View Profile -
Jarrad Aguirre2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJarrad Aguirre (Stanford, California) is a MD/MBA Candidate at Stanford University. This summer, he is working at the Gates Foundation, focusing on innovation and Medicaid.View Profile -
Jennifer Aguirre2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJennifer Aguirre (Houston, Texas), Fellow, Cisneros Center for New Americans, received her Masters in Urban Education at The Johns Hopkins University and is a Teach For America alum.View Profile -
Maritza Arroyo2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMaritza Arroyo (Queens, New York, is Executive Director for Zone 126, a nonprofit organization in Astoria/Long Island City, Queens, New York.View Profile -
Oscar Artiga2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarOscar Artiga (Mexico) is the Program Manager for TechnoServe’s regional Entrepreneurship Program, which includes business plan competitions spanning Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Burkina Faso.View Profile -
Oscar Bedolla2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarOscar Bedolla (New York City) is a Vice President in KPMG’s Corporate Finance practice based in New York City.View Profile -
Adrian Carrasquillo2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAdrian Carrasquillo (New York, New York) is the editor of Latino coverage and a political reporter at BuzzFeed News, the social news and entertainment company.View Profile -
J. Cecilia Cárdenas-Navia2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJ. Cecilia Cárdenas-Navia (New Haven, Connecticut) is a PhD candidate in the History of Science and Medicine at Yale University. She earned a BA in the History of Science and…View Profile
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Esther J. Cepeda2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarEsther J. Cepeda (Chicago, Illinois) is an opinion journalist and an expert on U.S. Hispanic/Latino issues. Esther is best known as a columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group, which…View Profile -
Odalys Díaz Piñeiro, PhD2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarOdalys Díaz Piñeiro, PhD (New York City) currently serves as assistant to the president and director of special projects at Eugenio María de Hostos Community College.View Profile
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Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarSarahi Espinoza Salamanca (Palo Alto, California), CEO and Founder Dreamers Roadmap, is a full time student at Cañada College in Redwood City, California studying political science and communications.View Profile -
Alexia Fernández Campbell2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAlexia Fernández Campbell (Washington, DC) writes about immigration and demographics for National Journal's Next America project.View Profile
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Leticia Ferreira2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarLeticia Ferreira (Brazil) is the founder of FiBRA SOCIAL (www.fibrasocial.com.br) – a Brazilian consultant firm focused on helping social investors to design and implement highly-leveraged philanthropic strategies - after working…View Profile -
Camilo Andres FerroRicardo Salinas ScholarCamilo Andres Ferro (Chicago, Illinois) is Managing Partner, Renew Packaging and Toss Group and has over 10 years in business development, supply chain, product innovation, strategy and marketing implementation.View Profile -
Rebecca Fierro2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarRebecca Fierro, Student, El Paso Community College (Attended Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Inaugural Summit)View Profile
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Miguel Figueroa2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMiguel Figueroa (Chicago, Illinois), for Communications & Society, works at the Center for the Future of Libraries at the American Library Association.View Profile -
Eddie Garcia2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarEddie Garcia is a third-year J.D. candidate at The George Washington University Law School.View Profile -
John Garcia2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJohn Garcia (New York City) has been a Professional storyteller, journalist and news manager for print, magazine, broadcast and new media for 20 years.View Profile
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Rodrigo Garcia2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarRodrigo Garcia (Chicago, Illinois) serves as Board Chairman for Student Veterans of America (SVA), an international not-for-profit organization headquartered in Washington D.C. that provides advocacy and leadership services to over…View Profile
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Mary Ann Gomez2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMary Ann Gomez (Washington, DC), for Aspen Seminar, joined the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) as its Executive Director in 2011.View Profile -
Ana Paula González2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAna Paula González (Mexico) is the Business Strategy Director at New Ventures, where she leads sourcing for the investment fund and acceleration programs, oversees acceleration and investment portfolio technical assistance…View Profile
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Gloria González2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarGloria González (Washington, DC) is a public health advisor and the Latino health policy lead for the Division of Policy and Data in the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at…View Profile -
Viviana Green2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarViviana Green (Washington, DC) leads the Affiliate Member Services (AMS) arm of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United…View Profile -
Pilar Guzman-Zavala2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarPilar Guzman (Miami, Flordia) has been President of Half Moon Empanadas since 2009.View Profile -
Francisco Heredia2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarFrancisco Heredia (Phoenix, Arizona) serves as National Field Director for Mi Familia Vota, a national Latino serving organization that seeks to increase the civic engagement among Latinos and allies.View Profile -
Cristina Jiménez2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarCristina Jiménez (New York City) is co-founder and Managing Director of the United We Dream Network.View Profile -
Daniel Izzo2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarDaniel Izzo (Brazil) is the Executive Director and Co-Founder at Vox Capital, an impact investing organization focused on high potential startups and early stage businesses serving the Brazilian low income…View Profile -
Brandon Juarez2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarBrandon Juarez, Student, George Mason University (Attended Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Inaugural Summit)View Profile
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Sindy Marisol Benavides2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarSindy Marisol Benavides (Washington, DC) currently serves as the National Director for Civic Engagement and Mobilization for the League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest civil rights Hispanic organization…View Profile -
Araceli Martinez Ortega2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAraceli Martinez Ortega (Los Angeles, California) is a reporter for La Opinion currently assigned to cover City Hall, Government and Community. Between 2006 - 2013, Araceli Martínez Ortega was Sacramento…View Profile -
Tanya Menendez2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarTanya Menendez (New York City) is Co-Founder and CMO of Maker’s Row. Maker’s Row is a Brooklyn-based online marketplace for American manufacturers with network of over 6,500 manufacturers and 75,000…View Profile -
Nathalie Molina Niño2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarNathalie Molina Niño (Los Angeles, California) (@nathaliemolina) is the “fuel core of a network that makes it easy for her to tap the resources to get stuff done, and done…View Profile -
Zorayda Moreira-Smith2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarZorayda Moreira-Smith (Washington, DC) was born in Estelí, Nicaragua and raised in South Carolina. Moreira-Smith received her law degree from Rutgers University School of Law-Camden in 2008.View Profile
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Olivia Nava2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarOlivia Nava (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and San Francisco, California) is co-founder and CEO of Juabar, a social enterprise that creates electricity businesses powered by solar.View Profile -
Tamaryn Nelson2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarTamaryn Nelson (New York, New York) researches global regulation and stakeholder engagement of multinational corporations with John Ruggie, former UN Special Representative on ‘business and human rights’ at the Harvard…View Profile -
Lisette Nieves2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarLisette Nieves is currently the President of the Fund for the City of New York (FCNY), an institution charged with developing and helping to implement innovations in policy, programs, practices…View Profile -
Richard Noriega2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarBrig. Gen. Richard Noriega (Houston, Texas) is President and Chief Executive Officer of AVANCE, a national two-generation nonprofit dedicated to parental involvement and child development.View Profile
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Ivan Nuñez Rodriguez2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarIvan Nunez Rodriguez (Washington, DC) has over a decade of finance experience, which began at the investment banks such as Salomon Brothers and Morgan Stanley, as well as Spain’s International…View Profile -
Dan Pabon2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarDan Pabon (Denver, Colorado) was elected to his third term in the Colorado State House representing the community he grew up in, Northwest Denver in 2014.View Profile
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Daisy Palacios2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarDaisy Palacios (Los Angeles, California) is an Assistant Producer for Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal.View Profile -
Daniela Paoli2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarDaniela Paoli (Washington, DC) has over 8 years of professional experience on project management, with a strong focus on public governance, transparency and efficiency in Latin America.View Profile
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Gloria Perez2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarGloria Perez (Minneapolis, Minnesota) President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jeremiah Program.View Profile -
Jacob Perry2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJacob Perry (Fayetteville, Arkansas), Fellow, Cisneros Center for New Americans, is a recent graduate of the Clinton School of Public Service where he got his Masters in public service.View Profile -
Maure Pessanha2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMaure Pessanha (Brazil) is the Executive Director of ARTEMISIA and has served the organization since 2007.View Profile
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Giselle Quezadag2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarGiselle Quezadag, Student, George Mason University (Attended Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Inaugural Summit)View Profile
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Leslie Ramirez2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarLeslie Ramirez, Student, University of Texas at El Paso (Attended Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Inaugural Summit)View Profile
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Sebastian Rea2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarSebastian Rea (New York City) is an established, young Latino filmmaker currently working on two projects in the field of healthcare: a feature narrative film regarding increased nanobot technology and…View Profile
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Maria Recio2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMaria Recio (Washington, DC) is an Arts & Culture National Correspondent.View Profile -
Jessica Reeves2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJessica Reeves (Austin, Texas) is VP of Marketing and Partnerships at Voto Latino.View Profile -
Alberto Riaño2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAlberto Riaño (Colombia) joined Inversor as Executive Director on 2009, after being part of the structuring team of the Fund.View Profile
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Monica Ruiz2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMonica Ruiz (Medford, Massachusetts) was born in Quito, Ecuador and immigrated to the United States at the age of six.View Profile
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Mercedes Salazar2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMercedes Salazar (Colombia) the story began at her seven years when Mercedes told her mother: "When I grow up I want to be jeweler."View Profile -
Erika L. Sánchez2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarErika L. Sánchez (Chicago, Illinois) is a poet, journalist, and consultant living in Chicago.View Profile -
Rubi Sanchez2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarRubi Sanchez (San Francisco, California) is Co-founder of Wearless Tech, Inc. she has led the development of smart medical devices that detect vitals from video streams.View Profile
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Nancy Santiago Negrón2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarNancy Santiago Negrón (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) has joined Philadelphia-based Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) the organization announced today.View Profile -
Renata Truzzi2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarRenata Truzzi (Brazil) is the Country Director for the Brazil office and is responsible for managing the NESsT portfolio of social enterprises and further developing NESsT activities in Brazil.View Profile -
Alexa Ura2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAlexa Ura (Austin, Texas) covers politics and demographics for The Texas Tribune, where she started as an intern in 2013.View Profile -
Jhessyka Vargas2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJhessyka Vargas, Student, George Mason University (Attended Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Inaugural Summit)View Profile
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Julian Vargas2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJulian Vargas (Bolivia) was born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia.View Profile -
Alejandro Villanueva2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAlejandro Villanueva (Mexico City, Mexico) is the Director of POSiBLE, a Mexican program to inspire and support entrepreneurs creating companies to solve complex social and environmental issues.View Profile -
Joel Villegas2015 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJoel Villegas (Chicago, Illinois) is the CEO and Co-founder of the National Hispanic Life Sciences Society, the leading professional membership organization for Hispanics in the biotechnology, medical device, and pharmaceutical…View Profile
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