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 was present but Mel Cossette spoke on his behalf, Principal Investigator and Executive Director National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education, Edmonds College
- Dr. Jack Kahn, President, Shoreline College
- Dr. Christopher Villa, President, Skagit Valley College
- Dr. Kristin Esterberg, Chancellor, University of Washington Bothell
- Alex Tadio, Director of Admissions, Washington State University Everett
- Cassie Franklin, Mayor, Everett
- George Hurst, Mayor, Lynnwood
Remarks from LETI Board Members- The following board members took a minute to welcome our students and speak to them about leadership.
- Mel Cossette
- Janette Garcia
- Giselle Zapata-García
- Christina Tovar-Hamernik
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.
- Alex Andrade, Councilmember, Burien
- Jorge L. Barón, Councilmember, King County
- Luis Burbano, Councilmember, Everett
- Mayra Navarro Gomez, Councilmember, Wenatchee
History & Contributions of Latinos in WA State- Carlos Gil, Emeritus Professor, led this discussion. He 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 review the presentation, click here! And to review the recommended book list, click here!
To meet the students and hear what the panelists had to say, watch the recording that is linked below!
