September 26, 2024
Berkeley College
New York, NY
The second annual "Comunidad, Educación y Cultura" conference, "Building Bridges: Comunidad, Educacion y Cultura," will bring together influential community leaders to forge stronger partnerships within our community and explore how to blend our cultural heritage with modern education, empowering our young leaders and cultivating a better future.
Our speakers will share knowledge and experiences, emphasizing the importance of inclusion, equity, and diversity in the educational realm. This event is a chance to strengthen our alliances, address current challenges, and pave a sustainable path forward.
At "Comunidad, Educacion y Cultura," we'll celebrate the richness of our cultural identity while committing to educate and nurture the generations to come!
Hablamos Moderator con Sharon Montero,
“Tia Gloria” on PBS Kids, Alma’s Way!
Sharon “La Loca” Montero lives life out loud!
Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Dominican parents, and raised in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, she’s been taking loyal listeners along for the ride for more than a decade by speaking her truth as the crazy cousin you can’t help but to be around. Montero’s zest for life and faith in the Lord helped launch her radio career in Florida, working at more than a half a dozen stations before returning to the New York’s tri-state to host middays on NY radio.
After Covid hit and changed our lives forever, Montero made a change and returned to the airwaves as a recurring voice as Tía Gloria, on PBS Kids new hit show “Alma’s Way.”
La Loca doesn’t dial down her personality once she’s off the air. Her work hard, play hard attitude has awarded her opportunities to appear on television, host events, travel and more; something that she shares openly with thousands of subscribers on her YouTube channel, It’s La Loca TV.
Join us on September 28th for a Keynote discussion with Sharon Montero as we discuss nuestra hispanidad y el mundo de entretenimiento!
Last Year’s Hablamos Panel
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Andres Gonzalez
Vice President, Partnerships
City Football Group -
Maria Rivera
Director, Continuing Education
Berkeley College -
Pilar Vasquez
Financial Aid Associate
Berkeley College -
Roberto Cruz
Manager , Creative Service
WNJU/WNBC | NBCUniversal
About Our Panel
Maria Rivera
Director, Continuing Education
Berkeley College
Maria Rivera has over 15 years of Management, Sales and Technology Training, Project Management, Web Development, Video Production, and Training & Development experience in Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, and professional service organizations. She is currently the Director of Continuing Education at Berkeley College. She led strategic initiatives at NYU The School of Professional Studies as the Associate Director for the Management and Systems/Project Management Graduate Degree Programs & the Management & Technology Continuing Education Programs.
Maria has produced a variety of blended digital media training solutions for various organizations/industries and has spoken at conferences including AT&T's HACEMOS Leadership conference, HISPA.org Youth Conferences, Trenton Computer Festivals, mLearning conference, the 2019 ACE Women's Network Women of Color Conference at Vaughn College. She spoke about The Reality of Extended Reality at the 2021 International Institute for Learning - Innovation and Leadership conference. She has also designed and taught an Immersive Media (VR/AR) course for NYUSPS – Tisch Institute of Global Sport. She is also on the Northern NJ Association of Talent Development Board.
Agenda
3:00 PM
Registration
3:30 PM
Welcome Address
3:45 PM
Keynote Panel with
Hablamos con Sharon Montero
"Tia Gloria," Alma's Way, PBS Kids
4:15 PM
Hablamos: Comunidad, Educación, y Cultutra
A dynamic panel of leaders in the fields of media, entertainment, and education
who will share their knowledge, experiences, and cultural heritage.
5:15 PM
Performance
5:25 PM
Acknowledgements, and Close.
