Exito Training
October 16, 2024
From her supportive abuela to her two-hour-long big family dinners, Arielle Guzman feels a strong connection to her Mexican heritage. So she knows very well that Latinos face big health obstacles. This experience, and her own father’s struggle with multiple myeloma, inspired her to pursue a career as a culturally competent healthcare professional […]
October 16, 2024
Araceli Guzman wants to make a difference for the Latino community. The California native is off to a good start. Guzman recently became her family’s first college graduate after earning a bachelor’s degree in public health promotion at California State University of Northridge. Now she is working on a master’s degree in […]
October 16, 2024
Optimism has always kept Annie Guardado moving forward. She kept her optimism even seeing her parents and family struggle as U.S. immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua. And Guardado continues to display optimism as she works as a research assistant in population health at UT Southwestern Medical Center, after earning her master’s degree in public health […]
October 16, 2024
Fueled by the efforts of her mother who worked hard to provide for her kids, Angie, this Puerto Rican native graduated high school early and struck out on her own, moving to Washington, DC, after college and then working on federal health disparities projects. Her proactive nature has stoked her interest in non-communicable diseases, psychosocial […]
October 16, 2024
After losing loved ones to diabetes and cancer Angelina decided she wanted to find a cure. Her research interests lie in studying the cellular mechanisms of diseases and translating this into drug discovery. Persistence, hard work and education are just some of the values she learned from her father Miguel and her cute bag from […]
October 16, 2024
When she needed more money to support her own private-school education, Angelika Gutierrez became the youngest teller at a New Jersey bank at age 16. That’s how hard Gutierrez will work to achieve her goals. Now, buoyed by her resilient upbringing by her abuelita (grandmother), the Ecuadorian-Puerto Rican went on to become a […]
October 16, 2024
Angela Gutierrez learned from her father to turn every barrier into an opportunity, and to acquire knowledge to improve her native community in Baldwin Park, Calif. Inspired by his words—“If we do not have the knowledge, how can we change?”—Gutierrez earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and public health policy from the University of […]
October 16, 2024
Encouraged by his great-grandfather’s spurs and his father’s ever-present support, this person is driven to make a difference in helping Latinos live healthier lives. He is his family’s first college and grad school student, and he works as a research assistant while he studies health promotion. He’s open to new topics and challenges because he […]
October 16, 2024
It’s not always easy to stay calm, cool and collected under stress or facing adversity. However, Andrea is ready for anything that comes her way thanks to her mother, who stayed positive and encouraged her to continue her education despite battling cancer. As the first person in her immediate and extended family to attend […]
October 16, 2024
Andrea Cruz, raised in Los Angeles but now living in a Midwest U.S. city where she only knows a few Latinos, keeps a rosary to remind her of her culture and her family. Now she’s doing an excellent job representing Latinos by studying the sciences and actively learning how to apply that knowledge to public […]