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Hispanic Access Foundation's Networks
Throughout the year, Hispanic Access Foundation trains, mobilizes, and builds community among Latino leaders around the country. Hispanic Access leverages and elevates the expertise, talent, and passion of our young, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color professional networks to develop a shared narrative around environmental justice, workforce development, health, finance, and immigration. We also ensure that progress includes a holistic focus on impacts on the most vulnerable communities. With a diverse pool of experts, Hispanic Access' leadership networks have been able to form and create substantial contributions to the knowledge, direction, and movement of policy and program work in our expert areas.
Acceso 2021: Leading Together Story Spotlight: Norma Chairez
Norma Chairez first began working with Hispanic Access as a Latino Heritage Internship Program intern and then got involved in their historic preservation efforts. Chairez has contributed to both Place, Story and Culture white papers.
Acceso 2021: Leading Together Story Spotlight: Keila Vizcarra
Keila Vizcarra served as a Latino Conservation Week Ambassador in 2021 and previously interned for the U.S. Forest Service through the MANO Project.
Acceso 2021: Leading Together Story Spotlight: Linda Sosa
In 2021, Linda Sosa was able to get 35,000 people vaccinated against COVID-19 in the greater Denver area. Learn more about her efforts.
Acceso 2021: Leading Together Story Spotlight: Pastor Josue Rubio
Based in Eagle, CO, Pastor Josue Rubio was part of the inaugural cohort of the Hispanic Leadership Network. Learn more about him.
2023 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TOOLKIT: Impacts and Solutions for Latino Communities
This toolkit was created to show the importance of environmental policy to Latinos across the U.S., from the states to the territories. Latino communities across the United States are experiencing disproportionate health and economic impacts of poor air quality, extreme heat and aridification, wildfires, drought, storms, and other severe effects of the climate crisis, in addition to the alarming loss of nature throughout the country. Yet, the Latino community's overwhelming support for nature and climate action can show our leaders the way forward in ensuring a just transition to an economy that protects our climate, homes, health, and jobs.
Cartas de Amor
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In fall 2022, Hispanic Access Foundation, in collaboration with American Rivers, asked our staff, leadership networks, and colleagues to write a love letter to a waterway that is important to them. We are using these love letters and videos to show the media, decision-makers, and the public how important clean water is to our Latino communities and how important healthy waterways are to the health of our lands, climate, and ocean.
Shaila Diaz
Shaila is the Executive Assistant at the Hispanic Access Foundation where she supports the President & CEO. Shaila also provides administrative support to the Board.
Prior to coming to Hispanic Access Foundation, Shaila worked as an Executive Assistant at Yale University where she provided executive support for over 4 years. Shaila has worked in both the academic and hospital setting in various roles. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and an Associate’s degree in Business Office Technology. In addition to her work professionally, Shaila has also given back to the community by volunteering her time at a child psychiatric hospital and in her local church.
Why she works for Hispanic Access…
"I am very passionate about aligning my skills with an organization that serves the community. I work for Hispanic Access so that I can make a difference in the Hispanic community by helping others."
In her spare time…
“I enjoy traveling in my spare time and spending time with my family.”
Her favorite book…
“My favorite book is “Fervent” by Priscilla Shirer.”
A person she finds inspirational…
“I find Billy Graham to be inspirational. Billy Graham was a person with humble beginnings that made a powerful and lasting contribution to the evangelical movement.”
Finance
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For many years, Hispanic Access has worked to help Latinos improve their financial literacy to better their future in the United States. We work to connect hard to reach Latino communities with financial resources.
