Iowa Latino Professional Development Institute 

The Latino Professional Development Institute is part of the 16th Annual “Strengthening and Valuing Latino/a Communities in Iowa” conference to be held October 3, 2014 in Iowa City, Iowa. The Institute supports Latino and Non-Latino professionals working with Latino youth, families and communities in Iowa.

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Professional Development Institute Schedule

8:30        Registration

9:00        Opening Ceremony –

Keynote -- Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch is a renowned, charismatic, passionate and influential speaker with a mission to empower the next generation of leaders. Throughout her career, Consuelo has shared her personal knowledge on becoming an effective leader in today’s global marketplace with hundreds of schools, colleges, universities, corporations, and government institutions both in the U.S. and abroad. Born and raised along the border in a small barrio in Laredo, Texas, Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch is all too familiar with the challenges of poverty, discrimination and illiteracy. Although she grew up without material wealth, Consuelo was taught by her immigrant parents that she was rich in culture, tradition, values and faith.

10:45   The State of Latino Youth in Iowa by John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, MSW, State Youth Development and 4-H Leader/Director, Iowa State Extension and Outreach

 11:45     Visioning/Networking Lunch (North and South Room)

• Latino Youth History Competition

• 4-H Youth Development Staff Conniving
  

1:00        Community Expert Panels (2 sessions)

Featured Speakers:

• Pascual Marquez, US Department of Justice
• Isbelia Arzola, State of Iowa Department of Education
• Cristina Simon, Rockwell Collins
• John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, 4-H Youth Development
• Len Sandler, University of Iowa College of Law
• Elizabeth Macias, Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
• Dawn Martinez Oropeza, Al Éxito
• Christina Fernandez-Morrow, Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines
• Lee Vasquez, Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Himar Hernández, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
• Leslie Wright, United Way
• Barbara Baquero, University of Iowa College of Public Health
• Emigdio Lopez-Sanders, Iowa Civil Rights Commission
• Marcela Hermosillo, Des Moines Community College
• Sonia Reyes-Snyder, Proteus
• Joan Jaimes, PhD Candidate, ISU
• Erica Johnson, Iowa ACLU
• Katryn Duarte, Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline
• Monica Vallejo, Young Parents Network

And many more …….

2:30        Discussion, Deliberation and Creating of a Common Agenda -- Closing Ceremony (Ball Room)

• Small interdisciplinary groups working in the same room towards creating a common Latino Agenda

4:15        Closing Ceremony and Next Steps