Exito Training
October 16, 2024
Growing up in Texas with a family that whipped up delicious foods like chili using the stone molcajete, Vanessa Estrada knows the value of food in the Latino culture. And she knows that food needs to be tasty and nutritious. She wanted to bring that knowledge to others, so she became a registered […]
October 16, 2024
Valerie Quinones-Avita learned a passion for Puerto Rican salsa music and dance from her late father, and she keeps his memory alive by incorporating that passion in her research. She has a strong desire to improve health services and health systems. Quinones-Avita, who has an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering and experience with […]
October 16, 2024
Growing up partaking in conversations and gossip that brewed when her mom served up café con leche for guest in their home in Titusville, Fla., Mitzy Gonzalez learned how to truly appreciate people’s stories and communicate through love. Now she’s making a career of improving people’s lives. Encouraged by her parents’ love and […]
October 16, 2024
With a father who was a Chicano civil rights activist, it’s natural that Colorado native Ramirez and her family grew up with a strong sense of equal rights, equity, and justice. From a young age, Ramirez was taught the values of servitude, leadership and completing tasks. She went on to develop a passion […]
October 16, 2024
Growing up in California, Maritza Pulido had a strong-willed father who would object to her being placed into English-as-a-second-language classes just because of her last name. Now she is an advocate for those who are mislabeled due to their last name and race. Pulido, who developed a compassion for Latinos through her studies […]
October 16, 2024
With constant support from her Puerto Rican, police-officer father, Kaylee Rivera had the determination and ambition to succeed in her educational and career goals. Rivera, who earned a bachelor’s degree in health science from California State University, Long Beach, and is pursuing a master’s degree in public health, has work experience in nutrition, obesity […]
October 16, 2024
When they moved from Mexico, to Fresno, Calif., in 1997, Jose Arrezola’s parents couldn’t read or write, but they strongly encouraged him to become educated. Arrazola joined a college assistant migrant program. There he worked with a mentor who provided additional support, encouragement, and opportunity, and eventually he became his family’s first-ever college […]
October 16, 2024
Born in Worcester, Mass., to parents from Puerto Rico, Jacquelyn Toledo and her family have experienced their share of struggles and adversity over the years. Toledo first had to learn English. Then Toledo helped her parents and family navigate the health system, which made her resilient and gave her animo (hope) for better […]
October 16, 2024
Griselda Rubio is the definition of healthy: A vegetarian who is physically fit and taught yoga and kick-boxing. Rubio, born and raised in Laredo, Texas, has applied this passion for a healthy lifestyle and a love of learning to a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science from Texas A&M University, a master’s degree in health […]
October 16, 2024
Born to Pakistanian parents in San Diego, Hena Din cites her dual Muslim and American heritages as what drives her emotions, spirituality, and her passion for learning. Din has always enjoyed being in school and conducting research. This led to her earning a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in public […]