Exito Training
October 16, 2024
Even more impressive than the beautiful clothing and festive music from her native Guatamala, Mariana Arevalo already has a strong resume of work on research projects to improve the delivery of services to disadvantaged people. Arevalo, who is currently studying for a master’s degree and has been working in cancer research at the Moffitt Cancer […]
October 16, 2024
Only a few years since immigrated from Tijuana with her brother after her mother passed from breast cancer, Maria Rocio Torres wants to help people fight cancer. Torres witnessed her mother and family suffered a lack of healthcare. Vowing to help make sure that no other families had to miss cancer screenings and other care, […]
October 16, 2024
When Maria Rincon moved with her family from Venezuela to the U.S., she owned one book. When Rincon started school here, many expected nothing from her. Little did they know that Rincon had the resilience to overcome the traumatic experience of acculturation, and she has surpassed expectations and excelled in academia. […]
October 16, 2024
After seeing how media can help improve Latinas’ health behavior during a practicum along the Texas-Mexico Border, Maria Priscilla Brietzke believes that small changes have big power to help the disadvantaged. Brietzke, who currently is a research assisting at the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston School of Nursing, is focusing on making both small […]
October 16, 2024
Proudly waving her native country’s flag for “Dios, Patria, y Libertad,” (God, motherland, and freedom) Maria Alvarez, draws inspiration from her Dominican heritage and perseverant family to help people live healthier lives. Alvarez learned hard-working ways from her truck-driving father and education-seeking mother. When her family struggled with asthma and lung cancer, she stepped […]
October 16, 2024
With a mother and father who are both martial artists who actually first met at a tournament, it isn’t surprising that Margarita Chavez is an accomplished martial artist herself and has trained more than 400 adults and children at her family’s martial arts studio in Albuquerque, N.M. But earning a 6th-degree black belt in karate […]
October 16, 2024
Luis Baez learned about true compassion from his Puerto Rican grandfather, who fought for Latino social justice all the way to the White House. He also got interested in science and math at an early age. So it’s no surprise that Baez, a native of Glendale, Wisc., is putting both his childhood interests […]
October 16, 2024
Raised by a strong, single mom, Lucero Silva is a first-generation Mexican-American student who is dedicated to pushing for better health for Latinas. Silva, a candidate in the public health program that focuses on community health education at California State University, Long Beach, has already begun investigating why women fare worse for so many health […]
October 16, 2024
Lizette Rangel, who grew up in a low-income Latino community, had two life choices. The easy choice: A life of gangs, early pregnancy, poverty and a daily struggle to live. The hard choice: A life of difficult study and education. Fortunately, Rangel chose the hard path, embraced a “nerd” attitude and devoted herself to studying […]
October 16, 2024
Lizette Álvarez was born in the United States but raised in Mexico. This experience helped Álvarez develop a sense of love, respect and commitment to her culture and community—so much so that, when she moved back to the United States, she sought a career in global and cultural issues. She went on to earn a […]