Remarks from Community Leaders & Dignitaries- The following College/University and community leaders took a minute to welcome our students and speak to them about leadership.
- Dr. Amit Singh, President, Edmonds College
- Dr. Paul Pitre, Chancellor, Washington State University Everett
- Dr. Christopher Villa, President, Skagit Valley College
- Carolyn Brennan, Executive Director, Office of Connected Learning, UW
- Christine Frizzell, Mayor, Lynnwood
Panel of Elected Officials- The following Elected Officials were in attendance and answering questions that we prepared about their own leadership journeys, why it is important that their community is represented in government, and the issues affecting Latinos today.
- Danny Herrera, Councilmember, Yakima
- Elpidia Saavedra, Mayor, Toppenish
- Jimmy Matta, Councilmember, Burien
- Jorge Galvan, Deputy Mayor, Sunnyside
- Lili Navarrete, Councilmember, Spokane
History & Contributions of Latinos in WA State- Dr. Sally Guzman, Family & Community Engagement Coordinator, Edmonds School District, led this discussion. She shared with the students about all of the contributions that Latinos had in Washington State that we don't learn about in school and many of us did not know.
To meet the students and hear what the panelists had to say, watch the recording that is linked below!
