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2016 LATINO CULTURE THROUGH THE LENS IMAGE BY: JOEL SALCIDO RUIZ FOTOS NO. 9 PROGRAM Master of Ceremonies TiWanna A. Kenney ASTOUNDING AUCTIONS 6:00 pm Registration & Cocktails Silent Auction Begins 6:30 pm Welcome | Bienvenidos Laura Hernández & Ana Ruelas FOTOS DE MI ALMA CHAIRS 7:00 pm Laura Donnelly CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, LATINITAS Sara Martínez LATINITAS ALUMNI PRESENTATION 7:30 pm Live Auction Begins 8:00 pm Patricia Vonne SPECIAL GUEST 8:30 pm Raffle Draw GUESTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN WHO WE ARE Latinitas, an Austin-based non-profit organization, is dedicated to empowering Latina youth using media and technology, providing direct digital media and technology training and esteem-boosting services to nearly 3,500 girls and teens across Texas annually, 2,500 in Central and 1,000 more in West Texas. Latinitas envisions a future in which all Latinitas are strong and confident in their image. Founded in 2002, by Alicia Rascón and Laura Donnelly, then journalism students at UT-Austin, fed up with the misrepresentation of Latinas in media, Latinitas has served over 20,000 girls and teens through after school clubs, weekend workshops, camps and conferences at 112 Austin schools, libraries and community centers generating content for Latinitas Magazine, still the first and only magazine made for and by young Latinas. Latinitas puts girls of all races at the helm of media production, but not just magazine publishing; they learn the latest Web 2.0 platforms design websites, produce video, record audio, blog, do photography, develop video games and apps and, recently—code. HOW LATINITAS IS WORKING Latinitas first official program evaluation last year revealed some amazing, first of its kind of outcomes about Latina girls’ success and culture-based programming. The outcomes were inspiring, to say the least. Normally, Latina girls have a higher high school dropout rate than girls in other racial or ethnic groups, 30 percent compared with 12.9 percent for Blacks and 8.2 percent for Whites, and are the least likely to earn a college degree. Ninety-three percent of Latinitas program alumni reported graduating high school within four years. Owing to the relatively young age of the participants, (our first program class are juniors in college right now) 81 percent reported their occupation as a college student. The impact of Latinitas is immense. LATINITAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Latinitas, Inc. JENNA RODRÍGUEZ, BOARD CHAIR Austin Headquarters JOSEFINA RAQUEL ACEVES-CLAV 4926 E. Cesar Chavez MARITZA LÓPEZ Austin. TX 78702 JC OTERO 512.900.0304 [email protected] LIZA RODRÍGUEZ CHRISTINA SALAS Latinitas, Inc. BERNADETTE SEGURA El Paso Headquarters KAREN SILES 215 N. Mesa El Paso, TX 79901 ANGELA SUSTAITA 915.219.8554 or 282.5639 SANDIE TAYLOR [email protected] FOUNDERS LAURA DONNELLY www.laslatinitas.com ALICIA RASCÓN 3 JOEL SALCIDO RUIZ HONORED PHOTOGRAPHER Salcido is an accomplished photographer whose career in photography began as an intern for the El Paso Times in 1979. As a staff photographer for the newspaper he documented the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico, covered the 1985 Mexico earthquake and traveled extensively in Latin America for USA Today. He received multiple awards, amongst them several for his coverage of life in Cuba and inhalant abuse on the U.S.-Mexican border. In 1991 Salcido left the El Paso Times to pursue commercial and editorial photography. Eight years later he moved his family to Spain for a year to work on his fine art photography. Always in quest of new visual frontiers, whether they be out in the highlands of any earthly corner of the planet or the mere comforts of a studio, he enjoys people a lot, especially their tales of conquest and defeat. Salcido says that once, at the top of a meseta in northern Spain, he witnessed an 82-year- old shepherd convince two enraged men that their fight was not worthy of true gentlemen. “Ole” to that! PATRICIA VONNE SPECIAL GUEST Enchanting, thoughtful and a media tech producer in many ways, Patricia Vonne is a 360 degree artist: musician, illustrator, producer, animator and actor. For the past two years, Vonne has been named Austin Music Award’s Best Female Vocalist. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Vonne, born Patricia Rodriguez, moved to New York City in 1990-2001 to pursue artistic ambitions . She worked extensively in Europe and America and was featured in national/international commercials, and film work. She formed her own musical band, which performed on the New York circuit from 1998-2001. She then relocated to her native Texas where she currently tours extensively in the U.S., Mexico and Europe. She toured as a member of Tito & Tarantula, the band featured in the film From Dusk Till Dawn in 2002. Her song, “Traeme Paz”, was featured in the film Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Her song “Mudpies and Gasoline” is featured in the Quentin Tarantino presented film Hell Ride. She is the sister of Angela Lanza, Marcel Rodríguez and Robert Rodríguez. 4 ALFREDO GIRALDO Alfredo Giraldo started taking photographs in the 90s with a 1970s Pentax camera with a broken photometer. His main interest today is using photography to “discover” photographers off the grid around the world. He studied industrial engineering in Lima, Peru and got a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies from The University of Texas at Austin. Currently, he works for the U.S. Embassy in Peru in the area of culture, education and communications projects. ANNEKE PATERSON Anneke Paterson is a native to Austin, Texas. She is currently studying journalism at Austin Community College. She photographs elements in her life that she feels most connected to, be it horses, social issues, or the experiences of a 21 year old in the booming city that is Austin. Anneke is a contributing photographer to National Geographic Books and The New York Times Sunday Edition. She works as both a freelance photographer, often on assignment for the Texas Tribune as well as for hire for portrait sessions. She also works as a horseback riding instructor in Bee Cave, Texas, teaching youth horsemanship skills. She has had multiple images published on National Geographic’s website, as well as in newspapers throughout the state of Texas. Anneke has volunteered in Mexico and Guatemala with medical nonprofit groups such as Austin Smiles Foundation and Dell Children’s Surgical Global Outreach. ARTURO ALMEIDA Arturo Almeida was born in 1962, and is from Brownsville, Texas. At a young age, he moved to Corpus Christi where he later became an artist and independent curator. In 2003, Almeida joined the University of Texas at San Antonio as curator of the UTSA Art Collection under President Ricardo Romo. He studied composition and nature, reminiscent of the work of Edward Weston. 5 DANIELLE VILLASANA Danielle Villasana is a documentary photographer whose personal projects focus on women, identity, human rights and health. She is currently a member of the Emerging Talent Roster at Getty Images Reportage. Before attending college, Danielle traveled through more than 30 countries in Europe and West Africa, photographing along the way. After meeting a photojournalist in Ghana, she realized that photography combined with discovery, cross-cultural communication and a desire to spread awareness about global issues equates to journalism. DIANA JAUREGUI Diana Jauregui is the executive Assistant to Consul General, at Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, TX. Prior to that position she was a freelance graphic designer and photographer for 11 years. ED LEHMANN Ed Lehmann has been an Austin resident for over 30 years. Though born in Santiago,Chile, he has called Texas home for most of his life. Ed is a working local photographer, but also spends much of his spare time capturing scenes around Austin while out on bicycle. Favorite subjects are the multi-cultural characters visible all over town, and the changing landscape as Austin progresses from a small town to a sprawling metropolis. FAUSTINUS DERAET Faustinus Deraet is an Austin based photographer, born in Antwerp, Belgium, and grew up in Mexico City. Faustinus’ work has been shown in Hungary, Mexico City, and several U.S. cities. Faustinus’ work has been shown in Hungary, Mexico City, and several U.S. cities. He has been published nationally in Shots and Light Leaks, locally in Austin Magazine, Tribeza, NSIDE, and was named one of the Top 10 Artists to Watch For in 2004 by the Austin Chronicle. 6 FLORIA GONZÁLEZ Floria obtained her bachelors degree in photography from the Escuela Activa de Fotografía de Coyoacán. Her work has been displayed in Italy, Mexico City, New York, and Bolivia. Floria recently showed her sometimes haunting and ethereal photography at Espacio Arterial the renowned nuevo art space in the Condesa neighborhood in Mexico City. GIL GARCÍA Gil is a digital film-making instructor at Austin High School, he is also the creative director to the student produced television program called KAHS News. García has built a nationally recognized program and was hired by the PBS News Hour to re-write their video production curriculum and produce video lessons for their Student Reporting Labs Project, a nationally recognized journalism education program which he also piloted at Austin High. GABRIEL PÉREZ Gabriel is a multimedia producer specializing in photo and video. Raised bilingual and bicultural, his passion lies in documentary storytelling on issues of cultural identity, diasporas, and migration. But you can also nd him covering breaking news and doing commercial work. Clients/publications include The New York Times, Time, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian Institution, Nike, PBS, The Texas Tribune, and NPR a liates KUT News and KUTX Music. GILBERTO VILLASEÑOR JR. Gilberto “Gibby“ Villaseñor Jr. is a director and editor with Cevallos Brother Productions, a company focused on commercial, television and music video production.