*** LAS COMADRES SPEAK ***
Las Comadres Para Las Americas is launching a Speaker Series on Wednesday, January 27, at 7pm EST (4pm PT; 5pm MT; 6pm CTS) via zoom.
The inaugural speaker is Comadre Sylvia Acevedo. Corporate Board Director, C-Suite Executive, Community Leader, Author, Rocket Scientist, and Comadre.
TOPIC: NEW YEAR, NEW OUTLOOK FOR LATINAS IN AMERICA
Sylvia Acevedo is a devout believer in the power of transformation to change and improve lives, communities, organizations – and the world. She is a recognized leader whose innovation and growth strategies have been hallmarks of her career. Author of PATH TO THE STARS: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist, which details Sylvia’s personal journey from the dirt streets of Las Cruses, New Mexico to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the top executive tiers of Apple, Dell, IBM, Qualcomm and other U.S. technology leaders. Most recently, Sylvia served as CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA. She was also Chair of President Obama’s White House initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanics in early childhood leadership, and driver of the Administration’s Early Childhood Dual Language Education Policy. Sylvia is a national speaker on cybersecurity, workforce and leadership.
Zoom link will be emailed to Las Comadres. Watch your inbox.
For more information on the Las Comadres Speaker Series, visit http://lascomadres.com/lco/speaker-series.
*** This event is for Comadres and special guests. ***
