The Sweetwater District does not discriminate with regard to gender, religion, color, national origin, ancestry/ethnicity, material or parental status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or any other unlawful consideration. SUHSD Board Policy #2224.

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 lives.

……. 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 will never be lost.

……. because the little 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 will 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

• Expose Latinas to successful role models in a • Encourage Latinas to continue their wide variety of occupations. education. • Raise self-esteem and empower all • Encourage Latinas to pursue non-traditional participants in making positive decisions career paths. toward economic self-sufficiency.

• Establish a network of Latina professionals • Celebrate and embrace the Latina culture. who can provide support and encouragement.

GOAL

• Learn about career opportunities from • Form personal contacts with successful professional Latinas in law, business, professional Latinas who might help shape your media, engineering, and other fields. future.

• Enjoy inspiring speakers. • Receive career, scholarship, and educational information

22nd Annual Adelante Mujer Conference, March 7, 2015

Trust your hopes, not your fears.

ADELANTE MUJER CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE

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

Johana Bielma – Sweetwater Union High School District – Jessica Cabrera – Maggie Cazares Padilla - Sweetwater Union High School District – 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 – 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 - 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 the Adelante Mujer Conference Steering 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! SCHEDULE TIME EVENT LOCATION

7:45 – 8:15 REGISTRATION PAN DULCE AND BEVERAGES PAVILI0N

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

8:30 – 9:15 OPENING SESSION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and NATIONAL ANTHEM by Perla Graskamp, Otay Ranch High School INTRODUCTIONS 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 YEAR By Aida Barraza Jarrett & Estephany Conlon

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW by Aida Barraza Jarrett & Estephany Conlon

9:30 – 10:15 WORKSHOPS – SESSION I SEE WORKSHOP MATRIX FOR 10:25 – 11:10 WORKSHOPS – SESSION II ROOM NUMBERS

11:20 – 12:05 WORKSHOPS – SESSION III

12:05 – 12:50 LUNCH PAVILION 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.

Acknowledgments

The 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

Session$$ Session$ Session$ 1$ 2$ 3$ No.$ Title$ Room$ 9:30$ 10:25$ 11:20$ Achieving)Your)College)Dreams)Through)) " " " Compact)for)Success) " " " 1" Nancy&Nieto,&Counselor,&SUHSD&Compact&for&Success) 169" *" * * Breast)Health) Raquel&Sandoval,&Community&Health&Promoter& Scripps&Mercy&& 2" Shirley&Pacheco,&Retired&Federal&Officer,&Cancer&Survivor& 170" *" *" *" 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& 3" San&Diego&State&University& 401" *" *" *" Date)Rape)Prevention) " " " 4" Layla&Inés&Davis,&Licensed&Social&Worker& 402" * * * Empowering)Yourself…Create)The)Right)Mindset)) " " 5" Debbe&Simmons,&Business&Owner,&Bicycle&Warehouse& 403" *" * * En)Contacto)Con)Los)Chargers) " " " 6" Nancy&Castro,&Entravision&Communications& 404" *" * *ESP Es)Difícil)Ser)Mujer& Isela&Castañeda&&&Patricia&Lomeli,&Promotoras& 7" Chula&Vista&Community&Collaborative& 405" *ESP" *ESP" *ESP" 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,& * * 8" Public&Health&Services,&Maternal,&Child&and&Family&Health&Services& 406" *" Giving)Back)to)Your)Community)–)Business)Relations) 9" Jacqueline&Reynoso,&National&City&Chamber& 407" *" *" *" "Healthy)Choices)and)You")Topics)include)STD's,)Abstinence)&) " " " Related)Sexual)Health)Issues)) * * * *)May)not)be)appropriate)for)elementaryWaged)students.) Yesenia&Madrigal,&Health&Educator& 10" Family&Health&Centers&of&San&Diego&Teen&Health&Center& 408" Internet)and)Social)Media)W)Protect)Yourself)from)Cyberbullying) Mariann&Sanchez,&Office&Manager&of&Student&Affairs& 11" University&of&San&Diego& 501" *ESP" *" *" Into)and)Out)of)Trouble) " " " What)to)Expect)in)Middle)&)High)School) *ESP" *ESP * Cecilia&Estevez,&Teacher/Theater&Director,&Tierra&Caliente&Academy&of& 12" Arts& 502" Latinas)in)College) Janelle&Guzman,&Liberal&Studies&Major& 13" &State&University,&Long&Beach& 503" *" *" *" Love)Writing)Letters?)How)About)Your)Own)Book?) Sonia&Gutierrez,&Author& 14" Palomar&College& 504" *" *" *" Mental)Makeover:)Understanding)How)Your)Thoughts)Control) Your)Emotions) 15" Terane&Sondoozi,&Doctor,&Scripps&Health& 505" *" *" *" Nursing:)The)Joy)and)Adventure)of)Nursing)as)a)Career) " " 16" Roxanne&Michaud,&Nurse& 506" *" Sweetwater&Union&High&School&District,&Hilltop&Middle&School& " " * * Public)Relations)Firm)–)) " " " From)Being)an)Immigrant)to)Being)the)Owner)of)a)Company) *ESP" *" * 17" Susana&Villegas,&Owner,&SVPR&Communications& 507" " Salud)del)Seno)–)Me)Cuido)Porque)Me)Quiero!) " " " LilianVillareal,&Promotora& *ESP *ESP *ESP 18" Chula&Vista&Community&Collaborative& 508" Shoot)for)the)Moon)and)Mars!) " " " Maria&Catalina,&Chief&Executive&Director& *" * *" 19" Buzz&Aldrin&Innovation&Institute& 701" " Social)Media)and)Video)Production)Careers) Barbara&Medina,&Media&Specialist& 20" Public&Affairs&Office&for&the&San&Diego&County&District&Attorney& 702" *" *" *"ESP" Something)to)Strive)For) " 21" Krystle&Lejano,&MA,&Marriage&and&Family&Counseling) 703" *" *"" *" Teen)Pregnancy:)Instructions)Not)Included) 22" Alicia&Garcia,&San&Ysidro&Health&Center& 704" *" *"ESP" *" Tus)Sueños)Seran)Realidad) Maria&Rhi,&Orthodontist& 23" Hispanic&Dental&Association& 705" *"ESP" *"ESP" *" University)of)California)San)Diego)(UCSD))) FaithWBased)Wellness)Program) 24" Marianna&Yael&Gonzalez&Chavez,&Community&Health&Specialist&& 706" *" *" *"ESP" Want)to)Become)a)Millionaire?))You)can!) Adriana&&&Miralia&Pacheco,&Financial&Advisors& 25" VOYA&Financial& 707" *" *" *ESP" What)is)a)Healthy)Relationship?) 26" Linda&Carrillo,&San&Ysidro&Health&Center& 708" *" *ESP" *"" Women)in)Engineering) " " " Delta&Esparza,&Software&Engineer&& *ESP * * 27" Northrup&Grumman&Corporation& 802" Women)in)Law)Enforcement) Natalie&Caceres&& 28" Chula&Vista&Police&Department& 803" *" *" *" Women)in)Law:)What)it)Takes)to)be)a)Public)Defender) Leticia&Quintero&Hernandez,&Deputy&Public&Defender&II& 804" 29" County&of&San&Diego& " *" *" *ESP" Women)in)the)FBI) " " " 30" Yolanda&Loya,&Federal&Bureau&of&Investigation& CAC" * *ESP * You)Have)What)it)Takes)to)be)a)Lawyer) Kelley&Brown&Lindstrom,&Attorney& 31" Lindstrom&Healthcare&Advocacy&Inc.& 806" *" *" *" You)Have)What)it)Takes)to)be)a)Lawyer:)Information)on)Brown) University;)Applying)&)Becoming)a)Successful)Attorney) Angela&SantaMaria,&Attorney& 32" 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. RANCHO DEL REY MIDDLE SCHOOL 1174 EAST J STREET CHULA VISTA, CA 91910 (619) 397-2500

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