SER National

Risk Optimization with Angel Guerra-Chagolla
2021-10-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
Join us for the webinar, “Risk Optimization” with Angel Guerra-Chagolla, CEO of Beauty & Beast in Business.
When: Oct 28, 2021 at 2:00pm CT
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How Chambers of Commerce Help Your Business Grow!
2021-10-21 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
Join us for “How Chambers of Commerce Help Your Business Grow!” with María Santi, Director, Minority Outreach of the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce.
Date & Time: 10/21/21 at 2:00pm CT

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Personal Empowerment – Develop Your Personal Brand
2021-10-14 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
Join us for “Personal Empowerment – Develop Your Personal Brand – Take what you have to offer and make it work for You” with Blanca De La Rosa.
Date & Time: 10/14/2021 at 2:00pm CT.
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Kick-Start Your Career– Strategies for getting your Career Back on Track
2021-10-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
“Kick-Start Your Career – Strategies for getting your Career Back on Track” with Blanca De La Rosa.
Date & Time: 10/7/2021 at 2:00pm CT
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SER Negocios - Entrepreneurship Models
2021-09-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2021-09-28 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Career and Recovery Resources Building, 2525 A San Jacinto St. Houston TX 77002, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
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2021 SER Negocios Business Scholarships
2021-09-27 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Biblioteca Principal de Grand Prairie, 901 Conover Drive, Grand Prairie, 75051

Resources for Starting & Growing a Business
2021-09-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
Join us for “Resources for Starting & Growing a Business” with Nancy N. Alvarez, Supervisor, 8(a) Business Development Program of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Date & Time: 9/23/2021 at 2:00pm CT
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ABC of Food Trucks
2021-09-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
Join us for “ABC of Food Trucks” with María Santi of the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce.
Date & Time: 9/16/2021 at 2:00pm CT

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How to Register your LLC
2021-09-09 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
Join us for “How to Register your LLC” with María Santi of the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce.
Date & Time: 9/9/2021 at 2:00pm CT

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Sharing Best Practices Around Establishing a Relationship with a Banker
2021-09-02 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
Join us for “Sharing best practices around establishing a relationship with a banker” with JC González of Wells Fargo Bank.
Date & Time: 9/2/2021 at 2:00pm CT
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Adapting to your New Life on Campus with DiOnetta Jones Crayton
2021-06-17 03:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
Join us for a webinar with DiOnetta Jones Crayton on “Adapting to your New Life on Campus”.
Date & Time: June 17, 2021 at 3:00pm CT
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DiOnetta Jones Crayton Bio
Associate Dean, Office of the Vice Chancellor
Director, Office of Minority Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
As an associate dean for the Office of the Vice Chancellor and director of the Office of Minority Education, DiOnetta Jones Crayton is plays a critical role in ensuring that MIT develops and supports the overall success of all students, particularly those from underrepresented minority groups.
Prior to her appointment at MIT, she was the director of diversity programs for the College of Engineering at Cornell University. She previously served as director of education, training and outreach at The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. (GEM) at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, In. Before joining GEM, she held the position of statewide associate director for California’s Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement [K-12] Schools (MESA) Program at the University of California, Berkeley Office of the President. She also served as director of the MESA Schools Program and the MESA Engineering Program at the University of the Pacific (UOP) in Stockton, California. Prior to her work at UOP, she served as the Director of the Business Education Science Team [K-12] program at the California State University-Sacramento.
Crayton has held several national leadership positions with educational and technical organizations such as the Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Inc., the Institute for Broadening Participation, the Massachusetts Governor’s Diversity Subcommittee on STEM, and the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates, Inc. She currently serves as a Board Member for the Lena Park Community Development Center in Boston, the Harvard/MIT Cooperative Society, and the New England Regional Assembly of the College Board. Dean Crayton is a proud Veteran, having served in the USAF during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She also maintains local and national affiliations with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Crayton holds a BA in communications from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA and a MA in educational and counseling psychology from UOP. She has also completed post-graduate coursework in education administration and theology. She is a licensed minister on staff at Morning Star Baptist Church in Boston, MA.

STEM Talk with Dr. Larissa Aviles-Santa of NIH
2021-06-10 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
Join us for a STEM TALK with Dr. Larissa Aviles-Santa of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Date & Time: June 10, 2021 at 3:00pm CT
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Larissa Avilés-Santa, M.D., M.P.H.

Dr. Larissa Avilés-Santa is the director of the Division of Clinical and Health Services Research at National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In her current role, she works with her great team on fostering high-quality research towards improving health outcomes of populations with health disparities and within the context of health care settings and systems.

From 2006 to 2019 she was the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) project director for the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, the most comprehensive study on Hispanic/Latino health in the United States to date. The study takes place in four U.S. cities, has followed over 16 thousand participants of Hispanic/Latino descent, and has been fundamental and increasing our understanding of health and health care similarities and differences among people of diverse Hispanic/Latino heritage groups.

Dr. Avilés-Santa has participated in multiple NIH-wide committees and working groups addressing minority health, diabetes mellitus and its complications, women’s health, and vascular dementia. In 2015, she founded the NIH Hispanic Health Research Scientific Interest Group. She has coauthored multiple publications on different Hispanic/Latino health topics, has served as a journal reviewer and guest editor, and is a frequent guest lecturer at diverse academic and scientific venues within and outside of the NIH. In 2015, she was recognized by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists with the Outstanding Service Award for the Promotion of Endocrine Health of an Underserved Population. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation and an advisor to the Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases in Santiago, Chile.

In 2017, Dr. Avilés-Santa was the field coordinator of the post-hurricanes Irma and María recovery of the health and social services of the entire country of Puerto Rico during the first six and a half months of work coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She had the opportunity to lead a diverse group of volunteer federal employees and local contractors in the performance of needs assessments of healthcare and social services facilities and the proposal of recovery strategies.

Dr. Avilés-Santa earned her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, and completed a residency in internal medicine at the University Hospital in San Juan, and a fellowship in endocrinology at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center. She also earned a Master’s degree at the UT School of Public Health.

The Legacy Leader as a Super Hero with Anthony Lopez
2021-06-03 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online – WebEx, TX, United States
Join us for the webinar, “The Legacy Leader as a Super Hero” with Anthony Lopez.
Date & Time: June 3 at 3:00pm CT
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Anthony Lopez Bio:
Tony López is an experienced C-Suite and Board executive with a reputation as an inspirational, multicultural and bilingual leader. López has a strong track record of success in global President level leadership positions in publicly traded companies with > $1Billion P&L responsibility. He is recognized as a strategic thinker and people developer with a proven record for bringing about positive and empowering change while driving breakthrough results.
López is a sought-after speaker and expert on leadership and management topics. He has presented to audiences throughout the globe, and thousands of people have attended his presentations. He is the author of“The Legacy Leader (1st and 2nd editions)”, “Breakthrough Thinking: The Legacy Leader’s Role In Driving Innovation”,“The Leader’s Lobotomy: The Legacy Leader Avoids Promotion Induced Amnesia”, “The Leader In the Mirror; The Legacy Leader’s Critical Self-Assessment”, “The Diversity Engagement Model: From Awareness to Action” (published in The Journal for Hispanic Business Research, October 2008), and “The Legacy Leader As Superhero: LEGACYWOMAN”.
López is the CEO/Founder for L&L Associates, a Leadership & Management Consulting Firm. He is Chairman-Emeritus of the Board of PROSPANICA and served on the PROSPANICA Foundation Board until December 2019. He currently sits as a member of the Executive Advisory Board for NexPhase Capital, a New York City based Private Equity Company. He also serves on the Board of Advisors for MAS Global Consulting, Inc. and CulturIntel, Inc.
He began his professional career as a military officer and served as a Captain in the Air Force. He joined Johnson & Johnson in 1991. While at J&J he held leadership/GM positions in Engineering, Operations, Sales, and Marketing. He also served as Chairperson for the Hispanic Organization For Leadership & Achievement. From 2009 to 2011 he was the GM for Respiratory Systems in CareFusion, and from 2011 – 2017 he served as President, Ansell Healthcare. In 2017 he was named CEO & Managing Director of AZZUR GROUP.
López holds a BS in Electrical Engineering, an MS in Engineering Management, and is a graduate of the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute. He is a member of the Latino Corporate Director’s Association and the National Association of Corporate Directors where he holds the Governance Fellow designation.
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SER STEM Community Day STEM Competition
2021-05-21 15:00 - 2021-05-23 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 100 East Royal Lane, Suite 130, Irving, TX, 75039, United States
General guidelines and video submission guidelines for the SER STEM Community Day Competition:
General Guidelines:

All participants will be working independently. Participants are expected to work alone with general guidance from an adult if needed
All participants will have an equal opportunity to showcase their creativity and abilities in all aspects of the competition, such as the assembly, operational abilities, and the production and recording of the video that will showcase the final product.
The final product must be functional and operational for it to enter the competition.
Only one video per student will be accepted.
The video must showcase how it operates and functions. The design and assembly part of the project must not be included in the video.
The video must be 30 seconds or less in length. Videos longer than 30 seconds will be disqualified.

Video Submission Guidelines:

The video must be uploaded to Dropbox using this link https://www.dropbox.com/request/tk5dO9GxliW2zNeCVDH2.
The deadline for submitting the video is Sunday, May 23, 2021, by 5:00 pm CST. Any video submitted before 3:00 pm CT on 5/21/21 will be disqualified.
No videos will be accepted past this deadline.
Please submit your videos with file name NAME GRADE CITY STATE. (Example: JoseHernandezHoustonTexas)

Once all videos are received, they will be reviewed and evaluated by the judges. Winners will be announced during the STEM Talk on June 10. First, Second, and Third place winners will receive an IPad, Laptop, or Tablet, respectively.
