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28th Annual Latina Leadership Network - CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
Thursday, March 26
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
LLN Executive Board Meeting
Registration Desk Open
Welcome Reception, Networking, and
Music by Xavier Montes
Friday, March 27
6:30 a.m. – 7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
A Walk on the Promenade
Breakfast
Registration Desk Open
Gener al Session 1, Chancell or’s Welc ome &
Introduction of the LLN Board and
Conference Committee
Welcome by VCCCD Chancellor:
Dr. Jamillah Moore
Welcome by County Board of Supervisors:
Kathy Long
Keynote Speaker:
Maricela Morales
Concurrent Interest Sessions (A1-A6)
Networking, Visiting Vendors
Lunch, General Session 2
A Tribute to Michele Serros
Student Scholarship Awards
2015-2016 LLN Executive Board Election
Intro to structure and regional meetings
Concurrent Interest Sessions (B1-B6)
Concurrent Interest Sessions (C1-C6)
Return to Hotel
Dinner, General Session 3
Guest Speaker, Election Speeches
Dance with Music by INSTONE
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE CONTINUED
Saturday, March 28
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Continental Breakfast
Networking, Visiting Vendors
Region Meetings
General Session 4 – Latinas Pursuing Equity
Lunch, General Session 5
Employee Awards, Regional Awards
Introduction of 1516 LLN Executive Board
Closing Remarks
*2015-2016 LLN Executive Board Post Conference Meeting
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Session A1
CONCURRENT INTEREST SESSIONS (A)
MCE, Room 122
10:15AM - 11:30AM
I Have a Student Who…
FACULTY, STAFF
This workshop is designed to give an overview of Emotional Intelligence (EI), EI + Diversity, and develop ways to foster high EQ (Emotional
Quotient) in your classroom, on campus & in life to enhance learning. We will engage the concepts of EI+D within the context of fostering academic
excellence, emotional self-control, & healthy interpersonal relationships where “excellence is viewed as an intentional commitment to high levels
of achievement, work quality, and personal well-being—it is self-defined and self-directed.” Situations to be discussed will include: How to foster
comfort and caring within the classroom to enhance learning, addressing hate speech or personal attacks, re-centering a classroom, reaching out
when someone or a group has been marginalized because of a difficult topic or conversation. So come prepared with examples of what’s worked
and situations for which you would like to develop some techniques.
Presenter: Dr. Jackie Reza, Director of Professional Development, De Anza College
Session A2
MCE, Room 123
10:15AM – 11:30AM
Leadership: What Love Has To Do With It?
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS
This workshop will explore leadership and how it connects with love. Great leadership has a lot to do with love. This workshop will be both
interactive and informative, including theory and information about leadership and love. It will also examine the caring and the passionate drive
that binds teams together to accomplish goals. By the end of the workshop participants will be able to articulate what is means to lead with love.
Presenter: Eva Amezola, Director, Norco College/Upward Bound
Session A3
MCE, Room 124
10:15AM – 11:30AM
STEM Opportunities for Females
STUDENTS
STEM is a high paying career and yet we are still lacking females within the industries. This workshop will highlight the need for females in STEM,
the resources that females can use within Higher Education and the partnerships that can support them. The workshop will discuss STEM
opportunities and also include an all-female student panel.
Presenters: Yessica Ortiz Noriega, MESA Director, Ventura College
Aracely Flores, STEM Outreach Coordinator, California State University, Channel Islands
Session A4
MCE, Room 125
10:15AM – 11:30AM
Fostering Student Success through Student Equity
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS
This workshop will focus on the importance servicing Foster Youth students in the California Community Colleges. If you're looking to learn more
about youth in foster care and how establishing a program at your campus can make a difference with no funding or limited funds. You will learn
about laws that have passed over the past few years that have helped increase the awareness and support for Foster Youth students. Also, find out
how Fullerton College is using California Student Equity Funds to better improve success and retention rates for this important student population.
Presenters: Dolores Cornejo, Student Services Specialist & Foster Youth Liaison, Fullerton College
Session A5
MCE, Room 129
10:15AM – 11:30AM
Balancing Life as a Student Leader
STUDENTS
The main theme is facing the daily struggles of being a student while being involved. Some of the main topics to be discussed are: time
management, prioritizing, dealing with failure, professional vs personal and pushing your boundaries.
Presenters: Lucia Marquez, ASVC President, Ventura College
Ilse Maymes, Student Trustee, Ventura County Community College District
Session A6
MCE, Room 130
10:15AM – 11:30AM
Challenges and Victories that Latinas in Leadership Roles Encounter
FACULTY, STAFF
Learn about the findings of a qualitative study that explores the paths to leadership of six successful mid-management Latinas in California
Community Colleges. Interviews revealed a conscious transformative learning process that helped each overcome barriers, become an effective
leader, find her voice, and navigate the cultural switch from work to home while holding a bicultural identity.
Teatro Campesino will be used to depict the obstacles and victories that Latinas in leadership roles must endure. Through acting, the stories of the
study will be reenacted where the audience will feel the pressures to "fit in" and "not to question authority" when in positions of leadership. A
brief history of Teatro Campesino will be explored and the importance of this art to express social and political issues of today.
Presenters: Dr. Ana M. Gómez de Torres, Associate Professor, Allan Hancock College
Yvonne Teniente-Cuello, Counseling Department Chair, Allan Hancock College
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Session B1
CONCURRENT INTEREST SESSIONS (B)
MCE, Room 122
2:00PM – 3:15PM
Cultural Resilience: Assessing the Brilliance in your Student
FACULTY, STAFF
The reality we face is that we must redefine educational excellence where every student, regardless of starting point, is engaged and expected to
thrive in a culture of academic success. What if we had a strength-based approach and had the key to translate those strengths into success in the
classroom and workplace? This workshop explores how to critically shift our perceptions in a culturally competent manner around skills that are
needed for students to be successful in the 21st Century.
Presenters: Maria Raquel Gramajo, Program Director, E3: Education, Excellence, Equity
Cecilia Aguilar, Teacher Leader Development, Teach for America
Session B2
MCE, Room 123
2:00PM – 3:15PM
Being a Change Agent for Equity in Graduate Education
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS
The Latina population in the United States will increase from 16.4% in 2013 to 25.7% in 2050 (Jackson, 2013). Improving the lives of Latina women
is possible through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and proposed policies such as immigration reform. How might education play an important and
additional role in improving the lives of Latina women and their families? Join this interactive session where you will learn the characteristics and
qualities of being a change agent and the benefits of earning a graduate degree in order to ensure equal opportunities for Latinas in the
educational system.
Presenters: Yesi King, Doctoral Student, Fielding Graduate University
Odemaris Valdivia, Doctoral Student, Fielding Graduate University
Session B3
MCE, Room 124
2:00PM – 3:15PM
STEM Opportunities for Females
STUDENTS
STEM is a high paying career and yet we are still lacking females within the industries. This workshop will highlight the need for females in STEM,
the resources that females can use within Higher Education and the partnerships that can support them. The workshop will discuss STEM
opportunities and also include an all-female student panel.
Presenters: Yessica Ortiz Noriega, MESA Director, Ventura College
Aracely Flores, STEM Outreach Coordinator, California State University, Channel Islands
Session B4
MCE, Room 125
2:00PM – 3:15PM
Balancing Life as a Student Leader
STUDENTS
The main theme is facing the daily struggles of being a student while being involved. Some of the main topics to be discussed are: time
management, prioritizing, dealing with failure, professional vs personal and pushing your boundaries.
Presenters: Lucia Marquez, ASVC President, Ventura College
Ilse Maymes, Student Trustee, Ventura County Community College District
Session B5
MCE, Room 129
2:00PM – 3:15PM
Fostering Student Success through Student Equity
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS
This workshop will focus on the importance servicing Foster Youth students in the California Community Colleges. If you're looking to learn more
about youth in foster care and how establishing a program at your campus can make a difference with no funding or limited funds. You will learn
about laws that have passed over the past few years that have helped increase the awareness and support for Foster Youth students. Also, find out
how Fullerton College is using California Student Equity Funds to better improve success and retention rates for this important student population.
Presenters: Dolores Cornejo, Stu. Services Specialist & Foster Youth Liaison, Fullerton College
Session B6
MCE, Room 130
2:00PM – 3:15PM
Leadership: What Love Has To Do With It?
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS
This workshop will explore leadership and how it connects with love. Great leadership has a lot to do with love. This workshop will be both
interactive and informative, including theory and information about leadership and love. It will also examine the caring and the passionate drive
that binds teams together to accomplish goals. By the end of the workshop participants will be able to articulate what is means to lead with love.
Presenter: Eva Amezola, Director, Norco College/Upward Bound
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Session C1
CONCURRENT INTEREST SESSIONS (C)
MCE, Room 122
3:30PM – 4:45PM
Being a Change Agent for Equity in Graduate Education
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS
The Latina population in the United States will increase from 16.4% in 2013 to 25.7% in 2050 (Jackson, 2013). Improving the lives of Latina women
is possible through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and proposed policies such as immigration reform. How might education play an important and
additional role in improving the lives of Latina women and their families? Join this interactive session where you will learn the characteristics and
qualities of being a change agent and the benefits of earning a graduate degree in order to ensure equal opportunities for Latinas in the
educational system.
Presenters: Yesi King, Doctoral Student, Fielding Graduate University
Odemaris Valdivia, Doctoral Student, Fielding Graduate University
Session C2
MCE, Room 123
3:30PM – 4:45PM
Balancing Life as a Student Leader
STUDENTS
The main theme is facing the daily struggles of being a student while being involved. Some of the main topics to be discussed are: time
management, prioritizing, dealing with failure, professional vs personal and pushing your boundaries.
Presenters: Lucia Marquez, ASVC President, Ventura College
Ilse Maymes, Student Trustee, Ventura County Community College District
Session C3
MCE, Room 124
3:30PM – 4:45PM
Improve Communication Skills & Become a More Effective Leader
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS
We are all leaders in one way or another, at home, at school, at work, and in the community. In this workshop you will learn how to communicate
effectively and to become more aware of the needs of others and to have better relationships with the people you interact with. Understanding
your Jungian Type and the Jungian Types of others, will help you learn more about yourself and cope with the style of others to improve your
communication.
Communication is a critical process. Therefore, in this workshop we will be discussing Jungian Types (Carl Jung), Emotional Intelligence (Daniel
Goleman), Non-Violent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg), and Four Parts of Speech (Bill Torbert), all to help communicate more effectively and
become a more competent leader.
Presenters: Dr. Ana M. Gómez de Torres, Associate Professor, Allan Hancock College
Session C4
MCE, Room 125
3:30PM – 4:45PM
Stanford University, Physician Assistant Program
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS
Ever wonder what other career opportunities exist in healthcare? This workshop will introduce you to a career as a physician assistant. Come learn
more about the Stanford Program, and about who these health professionals are, what they do, and what it takes to enter their field!
Presenters: Fred M. Tovar, Director of Student Affairs, Stanford University School of Medicine
Heather Hirsh, Ventura/LA Regional Coordinator, Stanford University School of Medicine
Lilliana Camacho, Incoming Stanford PA Student, Stanford University School of Medicine
Session C5
MCE, Room 129
3:30PM – 4:45PM
Leadership in the Private and Public Sector
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS
Presenter will discuss different leadership styles and will work with participants to identify various forms of tapping into our own power under
different realms of leaders within the public and private sector.
Presenters: Gabriela Rodriguez, Former Executive Director, Future Leaders of America
Session C6
MCE, Room 130
3:30PM – 4:45PM
I Have a Student Who…
FACULTY, STAFF
This interactive workshop is designed to give an overview of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and develop ways to foster EI in the classroom to enhance
learning, in meetings and on campus in general. A meta-analysis of 300 research studies by Durlak, J.A. & Weissberg, R. P. (2005, August), shows
that regardless of discipline fostering emotional intelligence (EI) in our students increases their ability to learn. Further studies have found that
applying EI across an organization’s infrastructure fosters an increase feeling of community and well-being which increases retention and success of
our students. How emotionally intelligent the faculty member is maters and how faculty create emotionally intelligent classrooms fosters a higher
EI in our students thereby increasing their ability to learn. Vignettes will be reviewed and discussed.
Presenter: Dr. Jackie Reza, Director of Professional Development, De Anza College