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22nd Annual Adelante Mujer Conference, March 7, 2015

No one is better than you, but you are no better than anyone else until you do something to prove it.

Adelante Mujer . . .

…….. because you are the past because you are the today, and because you are the future.

……. because you are the creator of our communities

……. Adelante, because your love and care is the strength of our l ives.

……. because by being present today with your sisters, mothers, grandmothers, we create unity among ourselves

……. because today is a good day, everyday is a good day

……. because no matter how confused or puzzled you are, you wil l never be lost.

……. because the l itt le girl inside of you wants to experience, develop, and create

……. because unity, strength and power is for the betterment of our community

……. because Today you wil l blossom and soon achieve all your goals

……. because you are the woman of the day – Everyday!

22nd Annual Adelante Mujer Conference, March 7, 2015

Real riches are the riches possessed inside.

Adelante Mujer . . .

MISSION STATEMENT The Adelante Mujer Steering Committee promotes Latinas' rights to determine their own destiny through personal, cultural, academic and professional development.

PURPOSE

• Encourage Latinas to continue their education.

• Encourage Latinas to pursue non-traditional

career paths.

• Establish a network of Latina professionals who can provide support and encouragement.

• Expose Latinas to successful role models in a wide variety of occupations.

• Raise self-esteem and empower all

participants in making positive decisions toward economic self-sufficiency.

• Celebrate and embrace the Latina culture.

GOAL

• Learn about career opportunities from professional Latinas in law, business, media, engineering, and other fields.

• Enjoy inspiring speakers.

• Form personal contacts with successful

professional Latinas who might help shape your future.

• Receive career, scholarship, and educational

information

Trust your hopes, not your fears.

ADELANTE MUJER CONFERENCESTEERING COMMITTEE

Aida Barraza Jarrett, Conference Co-Chair Estephany Conlon, Conference Co-ChairSweetwater Union High School District-Hilltop Middle School Sweetwater Union High School District-Eastlake Middle School

Johana Bielma – Sweetwater Union High School District – San Ysidro High School

Jessica Cabrera – Otay Ranch High School

Maggie Cazares Padilla - Sweetwater Union High School District – Chula Vista High School

Veronica Cording – Otay Ranch High School

Aimee Cuellar-Martinez – Sweetwater High School

Carmen Emery – Chula Vista Elementary School District – Valley Vista Elementary

Mabelle Hernández Glithero – Sweetwater Union High School District – Special Services

Alejandra Inzunza – Sweetwater Union High School District – Montgomery Middle School

Paula Madrigal-Chinolla – Sweetwater High School

Ana Monge – Otay Ranch High School

Maribel Padilla Gavin – Sweetwater Union High School District – Sweetwater High School

Monica Raczkowski – Mar Vista High School

Jacqueline Reynoso – National City Chamber of Commerce

Angelina Santana – Sweetwater Union High School District – San Ysidro High School

Eleina Vallejo – Sweetwater Union High School District – Sweetwater High School

Liz Vazquez – National Elementary School District Board Member

Esther Wise – Sweetwater Union High School District – Otay Ranch High School

Volunteers

Marivel Arroyo – Sweetwater Union High School District – Eastlake High School

Melissa Hernández - Sweetwater Union High School District – San Ysidro High School

Araceli Loya - Sweetwater Union High School District - Olympian High School

Anna Pedroza – Sweetwater Union High School District – Rancho Del Rey Middle School

Pilar Vargas – Sweetwater Union High School District – Rancho Del Rey Middle School

Chance makes brothers and sisters; hearts make friends.

Adelante Mujer . . .

A Message from theAdelante Mujer ConferenceSteering Committee . . . . .

Welcome to our twenty-second Annual Adelante Mujer Conference. We applaud your decision to spend your Saturday with us and hope that you take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. We, together with many Latinas from the community, have volunteered our time and energy to create this conference for you.

We have given generously of our time because we firmly believe that young women are the key to a brighter tomorrow for our communities. Our goal is to inspire you to aim high because we are convinced that you are capable of accomplishing great things.

We hope that today will excite and empower you to begin to explore careers for yourself, to realize that the future is full of possibilities. Finally, we challenge you to begin to discover and develop your true potential. Adelante Mujer!

SCHEDULETIME EVENT LOCATION

7:45 – 8:15 REGISTRATIONPAN DULCE AND BEVERAGES PAVILI0N

7:45 – 8:15 BAILE FOLKLORICO DE TEYACAPAN CULTURAL MARIACHI LOS POTRILLOS ARTS CENTEROTAY RANCH HIGH SCHOOL

8:30 – 9:15 OPENING SESSION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and NATIONAL ANTHEM by Perla Graskamp, Otay Ranch High SchoolINTRODUCTIONS by Aida Barraza Jarrett & Estephany Conlon

WELCOME By Anna Pedroza, Principal Rancho Del Rey Middle School

INTRODUCTION OF THE ADELANTE MUJER AND DR. MAIDA TORRES-STANOVIK SCHOLARSHIP by Maggie Cazares Padilla & Eleina Vallejo

INTRODUCTION OF THE LATINA OF THE YEARBy Aida Barraza Jarrett & Estephany Conlon

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW by Aida Barraza Jarrett & Estephany Conlon

9:30 – 10:15 WORKSHOPS – SESSION I SEE WORKSHOPMATRIX FOR

10:25 – 11:10 WORKSHOPS – SESSION II ROOM NUMBERS

11:20 – 12:05 WORKSHOPS – SESSION III

12:05 – 12:50 LUNCHPAVILION

Music by Day and Night Entertainment

12:50 – 1:05 CLOSING REMARKS by CULTURAL Aida Barraza Jarrett & Estephany Conlon ARTS CENTER

We are not put on this earth to see through each other, but to see each other through.

AcknowledgmentsThe Adelante Mujer Conference Steering Committee acknowledges and expresses special thanks to all volunteers and sponsors who gave so generously of their time and contributions. We salute your dedication and commitment.

Career Technical Education/ROP, Sweetwater Union High School District

Compact for Success – Sweetwater Union High School Districts

Chula Vista Elementary School District

Chula Vista High School – Student Volunteers

Day and Night Entertainment

Direct Shot Photography

Eastlake High School – Student Volunteers

Gloria’s Bakery

National School District

Otay Ranch Baile Folklorico de Teyacapan

Otay Ranch Mariachi Los Potrillos

Personal Touch Dining

Rancho Del Rey Middle School

Rancho Del Rey Middle School Custodial Staff

Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill

San Ysidro School District

Seacoast Commerce

South Bay Community Services

South Bay Union School District

Student Support Services, Sweetwater Union High School District

Super Cocina

SUHSD contributing ASBs

Sweetwater High School – Student Volunteers

Sweetwater Union High School District

Wells Fargo Bank

YMCA

No.$ Title$ Room$

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Achieving)Your)College)Dreams)Through))Compact)for)Success)Nancy&Nieto,&Counselor,&SUHSD&Compact&for&Success)

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Breast)Health)Raquel&Sandoval,&Community&Health&Promoter&Scripps&Mercy&&Shirley&Pacheco,&Retired&Federal&Officer,&Cancer&Survivor& 170" *" *" *"

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Chicana)Chisme:)The)Ins)&)Outs)of)Navigating)College)Culture)Cecily&Cortez,&Hermanitas&Coordinator&MANA&de&San&Diego&Rocio&Leon,&Special&Projects&Coordinator&Planned&Parenthood&of&the&Pacific&Southwest&San&Diego&State&University& 401" *" *" *"

4"Date)Rape)Prevention)Layla&Inés&Davis,&Licensed&Social&Worker& 402"

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5"Empowering)Yourself…Create)The)Right)Mindset))Debbe&Simmons,&Business&Owner,&Bicycle&Warehouse& 403" *"

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6"En)Contacto)Con)Los)Chargers)Nancy&Castro,&Entravision&Communications& 404"

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Es)Difícil)Ser)Mujer&Isela&Castañeda&&&Patricia&Lomeli,&Promotoras&Chula&Vista&Community&Collaborative& 405" *ESP" *ESP" *ESP"

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GIRL)POWER:)BUILDING)A)BETTER)YOU!)Mary&Grace&Sadile,&MPH,&CHES,&Community&Health&Promotion&Specialist&II,&County&of&San&Diego&Health&and&Human&Services&Agency,&Public&Health&Services,&Maternal,&Child&and&Family&Health&Services& 406" *"

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9"Giving)Back)to)Your)Community)–)Business)Relations)Jacqueline&Reynoso,&National&City&Chamber& 407" *" *" *"

10"

"Healthy)Choices)and)You")Topics)include)STD's,)Abstinence)&)Related)Sexual)Health)Issues))*)May)not)be)appropriate)for)elementaryWaged)students.)Yesenia&Madrigal,&Health&Educator&Family&Health&Centers&of&San&Diego&Teen&Health&Center& 408"

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Internet)and)Social)Media)W)Protect)Yourself)from)Cyberbullying)Mariann&Sanchez,&Office&Manager&of&Student&Affairs&University&of&San&Diego& 501" *ESP" *" *"

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Into)and)Out)of)Trouble)What)to)Expect)in)Middle)&)High)School)Cecilia&Estevez,&Teacher/Theater&Director,&Tierra&Caliente&Academy&of&Arts& 502"

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Latinas)in)College)Janelle&Guzman,&Liberal&Studies&Major&California&State&University,&Long&Beach& 503" *" *" *"

14"

Love)Writing)Letters?)How)About)Your)Own)Book?)Sonia&Gutierrez,&Author&Palomar&College& 504" *" *" *"

15"

Mental)Makeover:)Understanding)How)Your)Thoughts)Control)Your)Emotions)Terane&Sondoozi,&Doctor,&Scripps&Health& 505" *" *" *"

16"Nursing:)The)Joy)and)Adventure)of)Nursing)as)a)Career)Roxanne&Michaud,&Nurse& 506" *"

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Sweetwater&Union&High&School&District,&Hilltop&Middle&School& "*

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Public)Relations)Firm)–))From)Being)an)Immigrant)to)Being)the)Owner)of)a)Company)Susana&Villegas,&Owner,&SVPR&Communications& 507"

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Salud)del)Seno)–)Me)Cuido)Porque)Me)Quiero!)LilianVillareal,&Promotora&Chula&Vista&Community&Collaborative& 508"

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Shoot)for)the)Moon)and)Mars!)Maria&Catalina,&Chief&Executive&Director&Buzz&Aldrin&Innovation&Institute& 701"

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Social)Media)and)Video)Production)Careers)Barbara&Medina,&Media&Specialist&Public&Affairs&Office&for&the&San&Diego&County&District&Attorney& 702" *" *" *"ESP"

21"Something)to)Strive)For)Krystle&Lejano,&MA,&Marriage&and&Family&Counseling) 703" *" *""

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22"Teen)Pregnancy:)Instructions)Not)Included)Alicia&Garcia,&San&Ysidro&Health&Center& 704" *" *"ESP" *"

23"

Tus)Sueños)Seran)Realidad)Maria&Rhi,&Orthodontist&Hispanic&Dental&Association& 705" *"ESP" *"ESP" *"

24"

University)of)California)San)Diego)(UCSD)))FaithWBased)Wellness)Program)Marianna&Yael&Gonzalez&Chavez,&Community&Health&Specialist&& 706" *" *" *"ESP"

25"

Want)to)Become)a)Millionaire?))You)can!)Adriana&&&Miralia&Pacheco,&Financial&Advisors&VOYA&Financial& 707" *" *" *ESP"

26"What)is)a)Healthy)Relationship?)Linda&Carrillo,&San&Ysidro&Health&Center& 708" *" *ESP" *""

27"

Women)in)Engineering)Delta&Esparza,&Software&Engineer&&Northrup&Grumman&Corporation& 802"

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Women)in)Law)Enforcement)Natalie&Caceres&&Chula&Vista&Police&Department& 803" *" *" *"

29"

Women)in)Law:)What)it)Takes)to)be)a)Public)Defender)Leticia&Quintero&Hernandez,&Deputy&Public&Defender&II&County&of&San&Diego&

804"" *" *" *ESP"

30"Women)in)the)FBI)Yolanda&Loya,&Federal&Bureau&of&Investigation& CAC"

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31"

You)Have)What)it)Takes)to)be)a)Lawyer)Kelley&Brown&Lindstrom,&Attorney&Lindstrom&Healthcare&Advocacy&Inc.& 806" *" *" *"

32"

You)Have)What)it)Takes)to)be)a)Lawyer:)Information)on)Brown)University;)Applying)&)Becoming)a)Successful)Attorney)Angela&SantaMaria,&Attorney&Brown&University&& 807" *" *" *"

*Esp indica sesiones en Español.

For Your Information/Para Su Información • Guests, please go to room 902 if you need child care./Invitadas, por favor dirijanse al salon 902 si necesitan

servicios de guarderia. • Lunch tickets will be distributed at the conclusion of session III after submitting your completed evaluation./

Boletos de almuerzo serán distribuidos durante la conclusión de la sesión III, despues de entregar su evaluación complete.

• The 400 and 800 building restrooms are available for your convenience./Los baños de los edificios 400 y 800 están disponibles para su conveniencia.

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