2017 Ricardo Salinas Scholars
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Dante Alvarado-Leon2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarDante Alvarado-Leon (California) I strongly believe that education is our compass to make history and leave a legacy beyond the classroom.View Profile -
Marcela Alvarez2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMarcela Alvarez (San Diego, CA) received her B.S. in Management Science at University of California San Diego, graduating with Summa Cum Laude Latin honors and as the economics department’s top student.View Profile
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Lenin Ballesteros2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarLenin Ballesteros, a fourth-year student of economics and public service at UC San Diego. I strongly believe that we must be the change that we hope to see in the…View Profile
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Monica Ballesteros Arias2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMonica Ballesteros is a recent graduate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.View Profile -
Sheyla Asencios2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarSheyla Asencios serves as the Director of Public Affairs for the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce. She is a first-generation Peruvian-American with over 14…View Profile -
Carlos Diaz Barriga2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarCarlos Diaz Barriga (Washington, DC) will receive his Masters in International Media at American University (AU) and is a graduate fellow at AU's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies.View Profile -
Hailey Becker2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarHailey Becker received two B.A.’s in International Studies and Political Science along with a minor in Latin American Studies from the University of Florida (UF).View Profile -
Felipe Botero2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarIn 2014, Felipe retired from MetLife as VP of Technology and Operations, after a 30 year career encompassing many diverse assignments throughout the company and the globe.View Profile -
Valeria Andrea Buelna Sainz2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarValeria Andrea Buelna Sainz (San Diego, CA) is an Internationalist with experience in diplomacy and political analysis, who has specialized in Border Issues for the past 2 years.View Profile
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Emmanuel Caudillo2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarEmmanuel Caudillo is a senior advisor to the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.View Profile -
Juan Colon2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJuan Colon is originally from Hartford, CT and currently resides in Manchester, CT.View Profile -
Cheye-Ann Corona2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarCheye-Ann Corona is a Senior Policy Associate at the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) based in Washington, D.C., where she works to advance CRL's policy goals through federal advocacy.View Profile -
Jose E. Corona2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJose E. Corona is the Director of Equity and Strategic Partnerships under Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf.View Profile -
José Israel Cruz2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJosé Israel Cruz (Washington, DC) is a Class of 2019 Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar at American University majoring in Chemistry minoring in Sustainability. He hails from Bayamón, Puerto Rico. J.I.…View Profile
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Andrew Danik2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAndrew Danik is a Media Strategist at the Texas Office of the Attorney General.View Profile
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Milagros de Souza2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMilagros de Souza (Washington, DC) is a senior at Eastern Senior High School, where she is working towards her IB diploma.View Profile
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Victoria DeSimone2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarVictoria DeSimone is the Special Assistant to the Executive Director and Program Manager for the Diversity in National Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.View Profile
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Eddy Encinales2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarEddy Encinales (Washington, DC) is Opportunity Nation’s Special Projects Assistant. Eddy works closely to support the executive director in her daily operations on a variety of projects that involve all…View Profile -
Judge Claudia Escobar2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJudge Claudia Escobar (Washington, DC) is a former magistrate of the Court of Appeals of Guatemala and a respected legal scholar.View Profile -
Felipe Estefan2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarFelipe Estefan (Washington DC) structures and manages investments in Latin America as part of Omidyar Network’s Governance & Citizen Engagement initiative.View Profile
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Jessie Zelayandia Estrella2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJessie Zelayandia Estrella (East Los Angeles, CA) is a 21-year-old community artist from East Los Angeles, California.View Profile
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Hugo Flores2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarHugo Flores (Mexico) is Associate Physician in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Co-Founder and CEO of Compañeros…View Profile
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Jorge Fontanez2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarConsultant to for-profit and nonprofit social enterprises developing next level growth strategies. I advise small businesses and startups with a focus on brand and marketing strategyView Profile -
Crisol Galindo2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarCrisol Galindo (Denver, CO) the only person in her family that is a U.S. citizen.View Profile -
Lenina Garcia2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMy name is Lenina Garcia. I was born in Honduras but I was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. IView Profile
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Isabel Geisler2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarIsabel Geisler (College Park, Maryaland) is a Global Studies major, focusing on Development Health & the Environment, Geographic Information Sciences Certificate, and a Spanish minor at the University of Maryland…View Profile
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Eddie Gonzalez2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarEddie Gonzalez (Washington, DC) is the founder of Fulcrum Scientific, a firm to brand and promote scientists as subject matter experts and promote that expertise to societyView Profile
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Jessica de Jesus2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJessica de Jesus (Albany, New York) has over 20 years of experience working in the nonprofit arena with a strong commitment to serving economically disadvantaged individuals through the promotion of…View Profile
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Israel Juarez2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarIsrael Juarez (Denver, Colorado) better known as I$REAL, is a true poet dedicated to change in the community through his influential music, positive lyrics, and creative mindset.View Profile
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Linda Lopez2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarDr. Linda Lopez (Los Angeles, California) was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the new Chief of the Office of Immigrant Affairs in September of 2013.View Profile
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Gabriella Luna2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarGabriella Luna is an undergraduate student at the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science, majoring in Systems Engineering.View Profile -
Brenda Luna Macedo2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarA native Californian, Brenda grew up in the heart of the Silicon Valley.View Profile -
Jorge Madrid2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJorge Madrid, (Los Angeles, California) is a Manager at California Clean Energy, where he focuses on building innovative new partnerships for EDF’s California climate and energy work and manages statewide…View Profile
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Hector M. Mendoza2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarHector M. Mendoza is a national youth leader that resides in Oakland, California. His parents first came to the United States looking for a better life.View Profile -
Felix Moran2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarFelix Moran (Phoenix, AZ) is a YouthBuild alumnus who graduated 3 years ago.View Profile -
Dr. Henrietta Muñoz2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarDr. Henrietta Muñoz (San Antonio, Texas) is the United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County‘s Eastside Promise Neighborhood Director, a $23.7M dollar grant over 5 years by the Department…View Profile -
Nathalie Molina Niño2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarNathalie Molina Niño (New York, New York) is entirely focused on outcomes. She is committed to delivering returns to investors while making a catalytic impact on women in the world.View Profile -
Mara Perez2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarMara Perez has been working in collaboration with non-profit and business leaders for 20 years.View Profile -
Estefanía Pérez-Luna2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarEstefanía Pérez-Luna is an emerging bilingual health professional with a dedication towards marginalized communities of color.View Profile -
Adrianna Quintero2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAdrianna Quintero (Washington, DC) is the Director of Partner Engagement for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Executive Director of Voces Verdes.View Profile
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Joseph Sanchez2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarJoseph Sanchez (Grand Junction, Colorado) is the Library Director for Mesa County Libraries. Sanchez was an academic librarian for 7 years prior to his current position.View Profile
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Shantel Santana2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarShantel Santana (Gainesville, Florida) is a sophomore at Santa Fe College where she is earning a B.A. in International Relations and minoring in Linguistics.View Profile -
Alex Serna2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAlex Serna (San Juan Capistrano, California) is a Program Director for Breakthrough San Juan Capistrano, a nonprofit with the dual mission to support highly motivated, but underserved students.View Profile
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Peter Valente2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarPeter Valente is a project assistant at East-West Center.View Profile
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Angel Valladares2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarAngel Valladares (Washington, DC) is a Manager in the Evidence Translation & Implementation Practice at Avalere Health in Washington, DC.View Profile
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Sophia Celeste Vos2017 Ricardo Salinas ScholarSophia Celeste Vos (Washington, DC) is a sophomore at American University in the School of International Service, with a minor in Entrepreneurship.View Profile
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