The featured speaker will be Angela Maria Garcia, executive director of College Planning and Access for the College Board. Panelists will include Donovan Beckford, Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board; Maria Fernandez-Williams, IBM; and Diana Gonzalez, Rutgers University.
The Perspectives' panelists will speak about the growing Hispanic student population, opportunities in higher education and the impact the Hispanic community will have on the economic growth and workforce of Westchester County.
Admission is free. Click here to register for the event.
Latino U College Access is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization whose goal is to provide opportunity and access to first-generation Latino youth.
The organization is committed to increasing access to resources and guidance for students and their families by providing culturally relevant, bilingual materials and information. To learn more, visit http://www.latinoucollege.org/.
The panel will be from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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