Full Name: Sandra Piedra Employer/ Position: Rio Grande Medical Group/ Family Nurse Practitioner School/Major: University of Texas at El Paso/ Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner 1. What is your volunteer position? Volunteer What volunteer projects have you helped with? I have helped with Latinitas information booth at Adventure for your Future at [...]

What motivated you to volunteer with Latinitas: My interest in volunteering with Latinitas is based on several motives. I share a common background and culture with the the young Hispanic women that Latinitas reaches out to. I am confident that organizations such as Latinitas make a momentous positive impact in young women’s lives. With challenges [...]

Full Name: Yaisah Granillo School/Major: UTEP/ Digital Media Production 1. What is your volunteer position? What volunteer projects have you helped with? Volunteer video editor, I’ve helped with videos on topics such as Bullying, Proud to be Latinas, Stereotypes, That Girl Rocks, and a public service announcement. 2. How long have you’ve been volunteering with [...]

Full Name: Vanessa de la Viña Employer/ Position: KVIA-TV/ Reporter 1. What is your volunteer position? What volunteer projects have you helped with? I speak at Latinitas events/media camps when I am invited. I also participated in the Latinitas Fashion Show last year. 2. How long have you’ve been volunteering with Latinitas? About a year. [...]

Full name: Dayna Valdez Employer/position: Not currently employed School/major: University of Texas at El Paso/ Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (RN) 1. What is your volunteer position? What volunteer projects have you helped with?I am a club mentor, helping my club leader with an on-going Latinitas after school club. Aside from meeting with the club [...]

Full Name: Dana Renteria Employer/ Position: Kids Planet Learning Center/ daycare teacher School/Major: University of Phoenix/ Early childhood education k-8 grade 1. What is your volunteer position? What volunteer projects have you helped with? I am a mentor for Latinitas and I’ve volunteered in the Creative Expression Saturday Camp at the Judge Marquez library. I [...]

Name : Jessica Salcedo School/Major: Senior at UTEP. Multimedia journalism major with Spanish minor 1. What is your volunteer position? What volunteer projects have you helped with? I volunteered with the art murals at downtown, Chicas in Advancing Media and beYOUnique workshop. 2. How long have you’ve been volunteering with Latinitas? I started volunteering with [...]

Special thanks to our amazing team of summer interns who have helped in publishing our digital magazine with girl power articles and in serving as camp counselors in our organizing and leading our multimedia arts summer camps. MULTIMEDIA & EDITORIAL INTERNS: Adriana Candelaria was born and raised in the Pueblo of Socorro in El Paso, [...]

We would like to spotlight Ms. McKinney for helping out in our summer camp. She volunteered with Latinitas and shared her valuable time and knowledge with all the girls. As an Independent Avon Representative, she hosted a beauty workshop for our summer campers to help girls feature their own true beauty and provided goody bags to our [...]

Brenda Reyes has been very supportive of Latinitas. She recently was part of our career panel for the Spring Break Camp and she looked beatiful as one of the professional models at our Fashion Show. Due to her big heart and her support, Latinitas want to thank her and share some of her experiences with us. [...]