BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//SER National - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:SER National
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ser-national.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SER National
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20200308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20201101T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20210314T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20211107T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20220313T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20221106T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20200308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20201101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20210314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20211107T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20220313T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20221106T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210521T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210521T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155708
CREATED:20210224T010654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T010654Z
UID:110471-1621594800-1621609200@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Community Day
DESCRIPTION:Community Day will be held on May 21\, 2021 from 11:00am – 3:00pm CT over Webex.\n  \nThis year’s Community Day will include inspiring and educational speakers! \nSER National looks forward to welcoming partners from all across the country to this important gathering. \n			\n				Click Here to Register!\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Agenda\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				  \n\n\n\n \nFriday – May 21\, 2021\n\n\n11:00 AM CT\nSTEM PresentationDr. Alicia Abella\, Google\n\n\n12:00 PM CT\nMotivational SpeakerJosé Hernández\, Astronaut (retired)\n\n\n1:00 PM CT\nSTEM PresentationDr. Calvin Mackie\, CEO/Founder of STEM NOLA\n\n\n2:00 PM CT\nSTEM Activity and CompetitionSTEM NOLA Staff\n\n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Speakers\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Dr. Alicia AbellaManaging Director\, Telecom\, Media & Entertainment Industry Solutions\,Google \n\n\nDr. Alicia Abella is the Managing Director\, Telecom\, Media & Entertainment (TME) Industry Solutions\, for Google Cloud leading the North America and Latin America regions. She has responsibility for building the go-to-market approach for TME\, partnering with the Product\, Engineering\, and Sales teams to deliver end-to-end solutions for Telecom customers. Prior to joining Google Cloud\, Dr. Abella was VP of the Integrated Systems Engineering and Realization organization of AT&T Labs driving the company’s network infrastructure deployments\, SDN\, Edge\, and 5G programs. In her 25 year tenure with AT&T she also led multiple highly technical organizations specializing in cloud computing\, software-defined networking\, human-computer interaction\, mobile services\, big data analytics\, and Internet of Things. \n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				José HernándezAstronaut (Retired) \nJosé M. Hernández is the first migrant farmworker to become a NASA astronaut. Born into a migrant farm working family from Mexico\, José wanted to fly in space ever since he heard that the first Hispanic-American\, Franklin Chang-Diaz\, had been selected for the Astronaut Corps. \nHernandez attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton\, where he earned a degree in electrical engineering. He was then awarded a full scholarship to the graduate program at the University of California in Santa Barbara\, where he continued his engineering studies. In 1987\, he accepted a full-time job with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. While at Lawrence Livermore\, Hernandez worked on signal and image processing applications in radar imaging\, computed tomography\, and acoustic imaging. Later in his career\, Hernandez worked on developing quantitative x-ray film imaging analysis techniques for the x-ray laser program. Hernandez applied these techniques in the medical physics arena and co-developed the first full-field digital mammography imaging system. This system has proven useful for detecting breast cancer at an earlier stage than present film/screen mammography techniques. He has also worked in the international arena where he represented Lawrence Livermore and the U.S. Department of Energy on Russian nuclear non-proliferation issues. \nAfter several applications to the astronaut program\, José was selected as part of the 19th class of U.S. Astronauts in 2004. On August 28\, 2009\, José was assigned to the STSe128 Space Shuttle Discovery mission as the flight engineer. He realized his dream of reaching for the stars came true as he blasted off into space on a 14 day mission to the International Space Station. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Dr. Calvin MackieCEO\,STEM NOLA \nDr. Calvin Mackie is an award-winning mentor\, inventor\, author\, former engineering professor\, internationally renowned speaker and successful entrepreneur. He is the founder of STEM NOLA\, a non-profit organization founded to expose\, inspire and engage communities about the opportunities in STEM. \nDr. Mackie struggled with his grades in high school and had to take remedial classes at Morehouse College prior to pursuing his bachelor’s degree. After completing those classes\, he graduated from Morehouse College in 1990 and was simultaneously awarded a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. After that\, he earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1996 from Georgia Tech. \n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Sponsors
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/communityday2021-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Day
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CommunityDay2021_Banner.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210521T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210521T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155708
CREATED:20210224T010654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210521T142259Z
UID:62520-1621594800-1621609200@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Community Day
DESCRIPTION:Community Day will be held on May 21\, 2021 from 11:00am – 3:00pm CT over Webex.\n  \nThis year’s Community Day will include inspiring and educational speakers! \nSER National looks forward to welcoming partners from all across the country to this important gathering. \n			\n				Click Here to Register!\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Agenda\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				  \n\n\n\n \nFriday – May 21\, 2021\n\n\n11:00 AM CT\nSTEM PresentationDr. Alicia Abella\, Google\n\n\n12:00 PM CT\nMotivational SpeakerJosé Hernández\, Astronaut (retired)\n\n\n1:00 PM CT\nSTEM PresentationDr. Calvin Mackie\, CEO/Founder of STEM NOLA\n\n\n2:00 PM CT\nSTEM Activity and CompetitionSTEM NOLA Staff\n\n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Speakers\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Dr. Alicia AbellaManaging Director\, Telecom\, Media & Entertainment Industry Solutions\,Google \n\n\nDr. Alicia Abella is the Managing Director\, Telecom\, Media & Entertainment (TME) Industry Solutions\, for Google Cloud leading the North America and Latin America regions. She has responsibility for building the go-to-market approach for TME\, partnering with the Product\, Engineering\, and Sales teams to deliver end-to-end solutions for Telecom customers. Prior to joining Google Cloud\, Dr. Abella was VP of the Integrated Systems Engineering and Realization organization of AT&T Labs driving the company’s network infrastructure deployments\, SDN\, Edge\, and 5G programs. In her 25 year tenure with AT&T she also led multiple highly technical organizations specializing in cloud computing\, software-defined networking\, human-computer interaction\, mobile services\, big data analytics\, and Internet of Things. \n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				José HernándezAstronaut (Retired) \nJosé M. Hernández is the first migrant farmworker to become a NASA astronaut. Born into a migrant farm working family from Mexico\, José wanted to fly in space ever since he heard that the first Hispanic-American\, Franklin Chang-Diaz\, had been selected for the Astronaut Corps. \nHernandez attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton\, where he earned a degree in electrical engineering. He was then awarded a full scholarship to the graduate program at the University of California in Santa Barbara\, where he continued his engineering studies. In 1987\, he accepted a full-time job with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. While at Lawrence Livermore\, Hernandez worked on signal and image processing applications in radar imaging\, computed tomography\, and acoustic imaging. Later in his career\, Hernandez worked on developing quantitative x-ray film imaging analysis techniques for the x-ray laser program. Hernandez applied these techniques in the medical physics arena and co-developed the first full-field digital mammography imaging system. This system has proven useful for detecting breast cancer at an earlier stage than present film/screen mammography techniques. He has also worked in the international arena where he represented Lawrence Livermore and the U.S. Department of Energy on Russian nuclear non-proliferation issues. \nAfter several applications to the astronaut program\, José was selected as part of the 19th class of U.S. Astronauts in 2004. On August 28\, 2009\, José was assigned to the STSe128 Space Shuttle Discovery mission as the flight engineer. He realized his dream of reaching for the stars came true as he blasted off into space on a 14 day mission to the International Space Station. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Dr. Calvin MackieCEO\,STEM NOLA \nDr. Calvin Mackie is an award-winning mentor\, inventor\, author\, former engineering professor\, internationally renowned speaker and successful entrepreneur. He is the founder of STEM NOLA\, a non-profit organization founded to expose\, inspire and engage communities about the opportunities in STEM. \nDr. Mackie struggled with his grades in high school and had to take remedial classes at Morehouse College prior to pursuing his bachelor’s degree. After completing those classes\, he graduated from Morehouse College in 1990 and was simultaneously awarded a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. After that\, he earned his master’s degree and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1996 from Georgia Tech. \n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Sponsors
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/communityday2021/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Day
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CommunityDay2021_Banner.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210520T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210520T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210226T021533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T021533Z
UID:110474-1621508400-1621522800@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:57th SER National Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 57th SER National Annual Conference will be held on May 20th over Webex.\nThis year’s conference will include inspiring speakers and entrepreneurship workshops.\n\nSER National looks forward to welcoming partners from all across the country to this important gathering. \n			\n				Click Here to Register\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Agenda\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				  \n\n\n\n \nThursday – May 20\, 2021\n \n\n\n11:00 AM CT  \n\nOpening / Welcome Remarks \nIgnacio SalazarPresident and CEO\, SER Jobs for Progress National\, Inc. \nA Conversation about Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion \nDr. Merary SimeonVice President\, Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion\, PepsiCo \nIgnacio SalazarPresident and CEO\, SER Jobs for Progress National\, Inc. \n\n \n\n\n12:00 PM CT\n\nMotivational Speaker \nMaria Marín \n\n \n\n\n1:00 PM CT\n\nA Conversation about Women and Empowerment \nAnna Escobedo Cabral42nd Treasurer of the United States \nIgnacio SalazarPresident and CEO\, SER Jobs for Progress National\, Inc. \n\n \n\n\n2:00 PM CT\n\nEntrepreneurship: Government Programs to Start or Grow a Business \nNancy AlvarezUS Small Business Administration \n\n \n\n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Speakers\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Ignacio SalazarPresident and CEO\, SER \nIgnacio Salazar serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of SER Jobs for Progress National\, Inc.\, a national network of employment and training providers comprised of affiliates in 24 States\, Puerto Rico\, and the District of Columbia\, providing services to more than one million people annually. Unanimously selected by the SER National Board of Directors to lead the organization in 2001\, Mr. Salazar is committed to SER’s mission of transforming lives through employment\, education\, and empowerment. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Dr. Merary SimeonVice President\, Diversity Equity & Inclusion\, PepsiCo \nDr. Merary Simeon is a proven and celebrated human resources executive who is community-minded and people-invested. She is a wife\, mother\, co-founder of Color Forward podcast\, author\, board member\, and kingdom work advocate. Dr. Simeon’s diverse experiences have equipped her with a deep understanding of the needs and opportunities critical to leaders at all levels. Her leadership expertise includes Talent Management\, Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion\, Leadership Consulting\, Culture Change\, Executive Coaching\, and Public Speaking. \nDr. Simeon holds a doctorate in Strategic Leadership from Regent University and a master’s degree in Human Resources from Fordham University. She is a native of Puerto Rico and currently resides in Frisco\, Texas\, with her family. She credits her success to Jesus Christ. “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength\,” Philippians 4:13. \n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Maria Marín \nPeople en Espanol magazine selected Maria Marin as one of the 25 most powerful Latina women in 2012. Maria Marin is the leading motivational icon among Hispanics worldwide. Her message of motivation\, personal growth and success reaches millions through her newspaper columns\, best-selling books\, international seminars and radio show. As a “life coach” she now reaches thousands of listeners with her national syndicated radio show\, “El Show de Maria” on Univision Radio Network. The program covers relationships\, family and personal growth topics. She has been dedicated to empowering “Latinos” for over ten years. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Anna Escobedo CabralSenior Advisor\, External Relations Department\, Inter-American Development Bank \nAnna Escobedo Cabral currently serves as a Senior Advisor in the External Relations Department of the Inter-American Development Bank.  Prior to joining the bank\, Ms. Cabral served as the 42nd Treasurer of the United States.  She became the highest-ranking Latina in the George W. Bush Administration. \nFrom 1993 to 1999\, Ms. Cabral served as Deputy Staff Director for the United States Senate Judiciary Committee under Chairman Orrin G. Hatch.  The Committee’s jurisdiction ranges from oversight of the Department of Justice and our nation’s criminal and drug enforcement laws to approving federal judicial nominations\, and it includes review of immigration\, antitrust\, patents and trademark\, and technology-related legislation. \nIn addition\, Ms. Cabral simultaneously served as Executive Director of the U.S. Senate Republican Conference Task Force on Hispanic Affairs\, during which she managed a task force of 25 senators dedicated to ensuring that the concerns and needs of the Hispanic community were addressed by Congress through legislation. \nFrom 1999 to 2003\, Ms. Cabral served as President and CEO of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility\, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington\, DC\, which partners with Fortune 500 companies to increase Hispanic representation in employment\, procurement\, philanthropy and governance.  Under her leadership\, the organization published a best practices series\, and instituted a partnership with Harvard Business School to provide executive training programs in Corporate Governance Best Practices to community leaders. \nIn 2003\, Ms. Cabral was named as Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Latino Initiatives\, where she led a pan-institutional effort to improve Latino representation in exhibits\, and public programming among the Institution’s 19 museums\, five research centers\, and the National Zoo. \nIn 2002\, she was appointed to the Council on the 21st Century Workplace\, providing guidance to the White House and the Department of Labor on work-related issues. That same year\, she was named to a two-year term on the Diversity Council of the Premier Automotive Group\, an outreach effort of the Ford Motor Company. She has also served on the boards of the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum\, a historic center commemorating women’s suffrage\, Martha’s Table\, a nonprofit that provides assistance to families in need\, the American Red Cross\, Naturebridge\, a nonprofit dedicated to environmental education\, and the foundation board of Providence Hospital\, which provides quality healthcare to the Washington\, DC community.  Currently\, she serves on the Diversity Advisory Group for Comcast/NBC Universal/Telemundo\, and as a Member of the Board of Directors for Navient\, the nation’s leading loan management\, servicing and asset recovery company. \nA California native\, today\, Ms. Cabral resides with her husband\, Victor\, in Arlington\, VA.  They have four adult children and are blessed with five grandchildren.  Ms. Cabral received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California\, Davis\, a Master’s degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in international trade and finance from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University\, and a Law Degree from George Mason University. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Nancy N. AlvarezSupervisor\, 8(a) Business Development Program\, Women Business Representative\,Dallas Fort Worth District Office\, U.S. Small Business Administration \nSince 2011\, Nancy N. Alvarez has served as the Head of the 8(a) Business Development Program and the Women Business Representative for the U.S. Small Business Administration\, Dallas/Fort Worth District Office.  She is instrumental in providing leadership\, management\, and oversight to optimize the deployment of SBA’s Federal Contracting programs to the small business communities within a 72-county geographical area in North Texas in Spanish and English. \nShe is a champion for women and disadvantage businesses in the federal marketplace; playing an important role in increasing participation of small businesses in Federal Contracting Programs and advocating strongly for the inclusion and participation of small businesses in government procurement. \nNancy graduated from Jacksonville University with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude). She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.  She served on the Board of the City of Jacksonville\, the Mayor’s Hispanic American Advisory Board\, the Mayor’s Small & Emerging Business Advisory Council\, and as an advisory board member in the Beaver Street Enterprise Center\, City of Jacksonville’s first business incubator. \nNancy is currently an advisory board member of the Dallas/Fort Worth Federal Agency Small Business Advocacy Council (FASBAC)\, a small business professional’s forum where federal agencies share\, gather\, and create ideas that promote small businesses’ interest and participation in the federal marketplace. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Sponsors\nA special thank you to our sponsors.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/57th-serconference-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SERNational_Sponsors_conference2021v2.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210520T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210520T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210226T021533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210519T134616Z
UID:62746-1621508400-1621522800@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:57th SER National Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 57th SER National Annual Conference will be held on May 20th over Webex.\nThis year’s conference will include inspiring speakers and entrepreneurship workshops.\n\nSER National looks forward to welcoming partners from all across the country to this important gathering. \n			\n				Click Here to Register\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Agenda\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				  \n\n\n\n \nThursday – May 20\, 2021\n \n\n\n11:00 AM CT  \n\nOpening / Welcome Remarks \nIgnacio SalazarPresident and CEO\, SER Jobs for Progress National\, Inc. \nA Conversation about Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion \nDr. Merary SimeonVice President\, Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion\, PepsiCo \nIgnacio SalazarPresident and CEO\, SER Jobs for Progress National\, Inc. \n\n \n\n\n12:00 PM CT\n\nMotivational Speaker \nMaria Marín \n\n \n\n\n1:00 PM CT\n\nA Conversation about Women and Empowerment \nAnna Escobedo Cabral42nd Treasurer of the United States \nIgnacio SalazarPresident and CEO\, SER Jobs for Progress National\, Inc. \n\n \n\n\n2:00 PM CT\n\nEntrepreneurship: Government Programs to Start or Grow a Business \nNancy AlvarezUS Small Business Administration \n\n \n\n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Speakers\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Ignacio SalazarPresident and CEO\, SER \nIgnacio Salazar serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of SER Jobs for Progress National\, Inc.\, a national network of employment and training providers comprised of affiliates in 24 States\, Puerto Rico\, and the District of Columbia\, providing services to more than one million people annually. Unanimously selected by the SER National Board of Directors to lead the organization in 2001\, Mr. Salazar is committed to SER’s mission of transforming lives through employment\, education\, and empowerment. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Dr. Merary SimeonVice President\, Diversity Equity & Inclusion\, PepsiCo \nDr. Merary Simeon is a proven and celebrated human resources executive who is community-minded and people-invested. She is a wife\, mother\, co-founder of Color Forward podcast\, author\, board member\, and kingdom work advocate. Dr. Simeon’s diverse experiences have equipped her with a deep understanding of the needs and opportunities critical to leaders at all levels. Her leadership expertise includes Talent Management\, Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion\, Leadership Consulting\, Culture Change\, Executive Coaching\, and Public Speaking. \nDr. Simeon holds a doctorate in Strategic Leadership from Regent University and a master’s degree in Human Resources from Fordham University. She is a native of Puerto Rico and currently resides in Frisco\, Texas\, with her family. She credits her success to Jesus Christ. “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength\,” Philippians 4:13. \n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Maria Marín \nPeople en Espanol magazine selected Maria Marin as one of the 25 most powerful Latina women in 2012. Maria Marin is the leading motivational icon among Hispanics worldwide. Her message of motivation\, personal growth and success reaches millions through her newspaper columns\, best-selling books\, international seminars and radio show. As a “life coach” she now reaches thousands of listeners with her national syndicated radio show\, “El Show de Maria” on Univision Radio Network. The program covers relationships\, family and personal growth topics. She has been dedicated to empowering “Latinos” for over ten years. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Anna Escobedo CabralSenior Advisor\, External Relations Department\, Inter-American Development Bank \nAnna Escobedo Cabral currently serves as a Senior Advisor in the External Relations Department of the Inter-American Development Bank.  Prior to joining the bank\, Ms. Cabral served as the 42nd Treasurer of the United States.  She became the highest-ranking Latina in the George W. Bush Administration. \nFrom 1993 to 1999\, Ms. Cabral served as Deputy Staff Director for the United States Senate Judiciary Committee under Chairman Orrin G. Hatch.  The Committee’s jurisdiction ranges from oversight of the Department of Justice and our nation’s criminal and drug enforcement laws to approving federal judicial nominations\, and it includes review of immigration\, antitrust\, patents and trademark\, and technology-related legislation. \nIn addition\, Ms. Cabral simultaneously served as Executive Director of the U.S. Senate Republican Conference Task Force on Hispanic Affairs\, during which she managed a task force of 25 senators dedicated to ensuring that the concerns and needs of the Hispanic community were addressed by Congress through legislation. \nFrom 1999 to 2003\, Ms. Cabral served as President and CEO of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility\, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington\, DC\, which partners with Fortune 500 companies to increase Hispanic representation in employment\, procurement\, philanthropy and governance.  Under her leadership\, the organization published a best practices series\, and instituted a partnership with Harvard Business School to provide executive training programs in Corporate Governance Best Practices to community leaders. \nIn 2003\, Ms. Cabral was named as Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Latino Initiatives\, where she led a pan-institutional effort to improve Latino representation in exhibits\, and public programming among the Institution’s 19 museums\, five research centers\, and the National Zoo. \nIn 2002\, she was appointed to the Council on the 21st Century Workplace\, providing guidance to the White House and the Department of Labor on work-related issues. That same year\, she was named to a two-year term on the Diversity Council of the Premier Automotive Group\, an outreach effort of the Ford Motor Company. She has also served on the boards of the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum\, a historic center commemorating women’s suffrage\, Martha’s Table\, a nonprofit that provides assistance to families in need\, the American Red Cross\, Naturebridge\, a nonprofit dedicated to environmental education\, and the foundation board of Providence Hospital\, which provides quality healthcare to the Washington\, DC community.  Currently\, she serves on the Diversity Advisory Group for Comcast/NBC Universal/Telemundo\, and as a Member of the Board of Directors for Navient\, the nation’s leading loan management\, servicing and asset recovery company. \nA California native\, today\, Ms. Cabral resides with her husband\, Victor\, in Arlington\, VA.  They have four adult children and are blessed with five grandchildren.  Ms. Cabral received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California\, Davis\, a Master’s degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in international trade and finance from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University\, and a Law Degree from George Mason University. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Nancy N. AlvarezSupervisor\, 8(a) Business Development Program\, Women Business Representative\,Dallas Fort Worth District Office\, U.S. Small Business Administration \nSince 2011\, Nancy N. Alvarez has served as the Head of the 8(a) Business Development Program and the Women Business Representative for the U.S. Small Business Administration\, Dallas/Fort Worth District Office.  She is instrumental in providing leadership\, management\, and oversight to optimize the deployment of SBA’s Federal Contracting programs to the small business communities within a 72-county geographical area in North Texas in Spanish and English. \nShe is a champion for women and disadvantage businesses in the federal marketplace; playing an important role in increasing participation of small businesses in Federal Contracting Programs and advocating strongly for the inclusion and participation of small businesses in government procurement. \nNancy graduated from Jacksonville University with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude). She is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.  She served on the Board of the City of Jacksonville\, the Mayor’s Hispanic American Advisory Board\, the Mayor’s Small & Emerging Business Advisory Council\, and as an advisory board member in the Beaver Street Enterprise Center\, City of Jacksonville’s first business incubator. \nNancy is currently an advisory board member of the Dallas/Fort Worth Federal Agency Small Business Advocacy Council (FASBAC)\, a small business professional’s forum where federal agencies share\, gather\, and create ideas that promote small businesses’ interest and participation in the federal marketplace. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Sponsors\nA special thank you to our sponsors.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/57th-serconference/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SERNational_Sponsors_conference2021v2.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210429T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210426T143458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T143458Z
UID:110478-1619708400-1619712000@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Protecting You from Fraud and Abuse with Lee Alviar of the SSA
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the webinar\, “Protecting You From Fraud and Abuse” with Lee Alviar of the Social Security Administration.\nDate & Time: Thursday\, Apr. 29\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT\n \nClick here to Register
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/alviar-ssa-apr29-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SER_Employment_Apr29.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210429T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210426T143458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T143619Z
UID:68777-1619708400-1619712000@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Protecting You from Fraud and Abuse with Lee Alviar of the SSA
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the webinar\, “Protecting You From Fraud and Abuse” with Lee Alviar of the Social Security Administration. \nDate & Time: Thursday\, Apr. 29\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT \n  \nClick here to Register
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/alviar-ssa-apr29/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SER_Employment_Apr29.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210415T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210415T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210326T025309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210408T225821Z
UID:65594-1618498800-1618502400@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:STEM TALK with Humberto Barreda of Honeywell-UOP
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a STEM TALK with Humberto Barreda of Honeywell-UOP! \nDate & Time: April 15\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT \nClick here to Register\n  \nHumberto Barreda Bio\nHoneywell/UOP \nSr Lead Project Manager \nCompany leader in technology for the treatment and refining in the gas\, oil\, and petrochemical sectors. Complete solutions covering planning\, design\, equipment supply and start-up. \nProject Management execution for domestic large gas process technologies. Project coordination\, support to the sales\, business and execution teams for new capital equipment and turnkey projects including global engineering and design\, equipment fabrication\, installation and construction related activities. \nCoordination of technical scope review\, customer interphase with engineering disciplines\, logistics\, QA/QC\, material supply chains\, development of execution strategy. Review of schedules\, scope  and base lined cost\, contract review\, risk analysis including MonteCarlo and business analytics. During execution phase\, main liaison with customer\, engineering and manufacturing groups. \nProject close-out and lessons learnt analysis. \nAchievements \n\nCoordination and implementation during planning phase of the several modular gas processing and CCR Projects.\nCoordination of the Material Supply Chain for a large size project for a domestic customer.\nMaterial supply chain management for a large modular gas processing plant.\nBusiness development of several lump sum projects (LSTK) for gas processing plants in USA and abroad.\nSuccessful coordination of virtual team across USA and in several parts of the world.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/stemtalk-barreda-apr15/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SER_STEMTALK_Barreda_Apr15emailv2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210415T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210415T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210326T025309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T025309Z
UID:110477-1618498800-1618502400@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:STEM TALK with Humberto Barreda of Honeywell-UOP
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a STEM TALK with Humberto Barreda of Honeywell-UOP!\nDate & Time: April 15\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT\nClick here to Register\n \nHumberto Barreda Bio\nHoneywell/UOP \nSr Lead Project Manager\nCompany leader in technology for the treatment and refining in the gas\, oil\, and petrochemical sectors. Complete solutions covering planning\, design\, equipment supply and start-up.\nProject Management execution for domestic large gas process technologies. Project coordination\, support to the sales\, business and execution teams for new capital equipment and turnkey projects including global engineering and design\, equipment fabrication\, installation and construction related activities.\nCoordination of technical scope review\, customer interphase with engineering disciplines\, logistics\, QA/QC\, material supply chains\, development of execution strategy. Review of schedules\, scope  and base lined cost\, contract review\, risk analysis including MonteCarlo and business analytics. During execution phase\, main liaison with customer\, engineering and manufacturing groups.\nProject close-out and lessons learnt analysis.\nAchievements \n\nCoordination and implementation during planning phase of the several modular gas processing and CCR Projects.\nCoordination of the Material Supply Chain for a large size project for a domestic customer.\nMaterial supply chain management for a large modular gas processing plant.\nBusiness development of several lump sum projects (LSTK) for gas processing plants in USA and abroad.\nSuccessful coordination of virtual team across USA and in several parts of the world.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/stemtalk-barreda-apr15-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SER_STEMTALK_Barreda_Apr15emailv2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210326T025424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T025424Z
UID:110476-1617850800-1617897600@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Employment Session: What You Need to Know About Social Security
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an Employment & Training Session with Lee Alviar of the Social Security Administration. \nTopic: “What You Need to Know About Social Security”\nDate & Time: April 8\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT\nLee will provide an overview of SSA programs including Retirement\, Disability\, Survivors\, and Medicare. Information will include eligibility\, benefits\, and alternative filing methods including online services.\nClick here to Register\n \nLee Alviar Bio\nLee Alviar\, a 30 year veteran with the Social Security Administration\, first started as a claims clerk in Brownsville Texas and has worked through various levels of management. Lee was previously a Lead Training Instructor for 5 years training newly hired employees nationwide\, and currently serves as a Regional Public Affairs Specialist over a 5 state area. \nLee has a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science\, a Master’s degree in Business Administration\, and a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership. In addition to playing with computers\, Lee enjoys working with the youth and has been a Board Member and trainer for TEDxYouth in Fort Worth for the past five years.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/employ-alviar-apr8-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SER_Employment_Apr8email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210326T025424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T025504Z
UID:65591-1617850800-1617897600@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Employment Session: What You Need to Know About Social Security
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an Employment & Training Session with Lee Alviar of the Social Security Administration. \nTopic: “What You Need to Know About Social Security”\nDate & Time: April 8\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT \nLee will provide an overview of SSA programs including Retirement\, Disability\, Survivors\, and Medicare. Information will include eligibility\, benefits\, and alternative filing methods including online services. \nClick here to Register\n  \nLee Alviar Bio\nLee Alviar\, a 30 year veteran with the Social Security Administration\, first started as a claims clerk in Brownsville Texas and has worked through various levels of management. Lee was previously a Lead Training Instructor for 5 years training newly hired employees nationwide\, and currently serves as a Regional Public Affairs Specialist over a 5 state area.  \nLee has a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science\, a Master’s degree in Business Administration\, and a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership. In addition to playing with computers\, Lee enjoys working with the youth and has been a Board Member and trainer for TEDxYouth in Fort Worth for the past five years.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/employ-alviar-apr8/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SER_Employment_Apr8email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210325T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210325T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210316T023414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T140437Z
UID:64588-1616684400-1616684400@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship Session: SBA's Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program now during Women’s History Month.\nJoin us for an Entrepreneurship Session: SBA’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program with Emma Maxey. \nDate & Time: March 25\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT \nClick here to Register\nThank you to our sponsor\, General Motors. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/entrepreneur-sba-mar2021/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SER_MUJER_SBAmar25email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210325T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210325T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210316T023414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T023414Z
UID:110475-1616684400-1616684400@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship Session: SBA's Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program now during Women’s History Month.\nJoin us for an Entrepreneurship Session: SBA’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program with Emma Maxey.\nDate & Time: March 25\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT\nClick here to Register\nThank you to our sponsor\, General Motors.\n \n \n 
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/entrepreneur-sba-mar2021-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SER_MUJER_SBAmar25email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210202T045350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210202T045350Z
UID:110469-1616079600-1616083200@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Education Session - Finding Money for College: Financial Aid Basics
DESCRIPTION:Learn about how to find money for college with Raul Hinojosa of The University of Texas at Dallas.\nDate & Time: Mar. 18\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT\nDue to severe weather\, the previously scheduled SER webinar for Thursday\, February 18th\, has been rescheduled to March 18th at 3:00pm CT.\nIf you have registered\, your registration will be carried forward.\nThank you for your understanding. We look forward to your participation on Thursday\, March 18th\, 2021.\nIf you have been affected by this severe weather\, please stay safe.\nClick here to Register\n \nRaul Hinojosa Bio\nRaul Hinojosa Jr. joined The University of Texas at Dallas as Director of Community Engagement in 2008. He is the founding director of this office created to focus on college access initiatives to increase the number of underrepresented students enrolling in college. He also serves as a leader of diversity and inclusion initiatives at the University. Hinojosa serves on several national advisory councils including the College Board College Scholarship Service/Financial Assistance Council. He has a history of being engaged in a variety of community and service organizations. He is the Former President of the Richardson Adult Literacy Center and currently serves on the Richardson Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Hinojosa has also volunteered with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 4871 – Dallas Rainbow Council and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers DFW Chapter Scholarship Committee. He is an alumnus of the Leadership Dallas Class of 2015 – the Dallas Regional Chamber’s (DRC) leadership development program\, and currently serves on the DRC Leadership Council. Hinojosa has taught strategic communications and non-profit management courses as an adjunct professor at University of North Texas and Texas Christian University. He has also facilitated several diversity and inclusion training programs throughout the country. During his spare time\, he enjoys reading\, cooking\, and eating at new restaurants.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/edu-hinojosa-feb18-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SER_EDU_Hinojosa_Mar18emailv6.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210202T045350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T035241Z
UID:60324-1616079600-1616083200@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Education Session - Finding Money for College: Financial Aid Basics
DESCRIPTION:Learn about how to find money for college with Raul Hinojosa of The University of Texas at Dallas. \nDate & Time: Mar. 18\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT \nDue to severe weather\, the previously scheduled SER webinar for Thursday\, February 18th\, has been rescheduled to March 18th at 3:00pm CT. \nIf you have registered\, your registration will be carried forward. \nThank you for your understanding. We look forward to your participation on Thursday\, March 18th\, 2021. \nIf you have been affected by this severe weather\, please stay safe. \nClick here to Register\n  \nRaul Hinojosa Bio\nRaul Hinojosa Jr. joined The University of Texas at Dallas as Director of Community Engagement in 2008. He is the founding director of this office created to focus on college access initiatives to increase the number of underrepresented students enrolling in college. He also serves as a leader of diversity and inclusion initiatives at the University. Hinojosa serves on several national advisory councils including the College Board College Scholarship Service/Financial Assistance Council. He has a history of being engaged in a variety of community and service organizations. He is the Former President of the Richardson Adult Literacy Center and currently serves on the Richardson Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Hinojosa has also volunteered with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 4871 – Dallas Rainbow Council and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers DFW Chapter Scholarship Committee. He is an alumnus of the Leadership Dallas Class of 2015 – the Dallas Regional Chamber’s (DRC) leadership development program\, and currently serves on the DRC Leadership Council. Hinojosa has taught strategic communications and non-profit management courses as an adjunct professor at University of North Texas and Texas Christian University. He has also facilitated several diversity and inclusion training programs throughout the country. During his spare time\, he enjoys reading\, cooking\, and eating at new restaurants.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/edu-hinojosa-feb18/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SER_EDU_Hinojosa_Mar18emailv6.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210311T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210224T170649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T213502Z
UID:62603-1615474800-1615478400@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:STEM TALK - Dr. Virginia Counts of Medtronic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a STEM TALK with Dr. Virginia Counts\, a Sr. Program Manager for Medtronic. \nTime & Date: March 11\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT \nClick Here to Register\n  \nDr. Virginia Counts Bio\nAlchemist  •  Strategist  •  Coach  •  Program Manager  •  Process Improvement Expert  •  STEM Advocate \nI get joy out of organizing and creating strategies from ether\, transforming chaos into order\, and synthesizing disparate information. \nThese days\, I am a Sr. Program Manager for Medtronic\, where I manage teams across Operations groups manufacturing pacemakers\, defibrillators\, and associated leads. I work on the large\, cross functional\, super-visible\, hairy projects that most others shy away from. My early career provided challenging work as a Project Engineer building and testing gas turbine engines in the Aerospace industry. I then spent a decade in process improvement; certified as a Lean Manufacturing Expert\, and Six Sigma Master Blackbelt\, helping teams improve processes and provide significant savings. \nPassionate about getting more women in engineering\, I am a Fellow of the Society of Women Engineers and spent a decade on the SWE Board of Directors culminating with the role of President in 2009. Recognized as one of the most “48 Intriguing Women of Arizona” in a book celebrating Arizona’s 100th anniversary as a state.  Based on MDT’s Tempe Campus\, I live in Phoenix and enjoy hiking nearby with my slightly neurotic but energetic miniature schnauzer\, Princess Sophia. \nEducation \n\nBSE\, Mechanical Engineering\, Arizona State University\nMSE\, Industrial Engineering\, Arizona State University\nPhD\, Sustainable Engineering\, Arizona State University
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/stemtalk-counts-mar11/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SER_STEMTALK_Counts_Mar11email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210311T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210311T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210224T170649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T170649Z
UID:110472-1615474800-1615478400@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:STEM TALK - Dr. Virginia Counts of Medtronic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a STEM TALK with Dr. Virginia Counts\, a Sr. Program Manager for Medtronic.\nTime & Date: March 11\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT\nClick Here to Register\n \nDr. Virginia Counts Bio\nAlchemist  •  Strategist  •  Coach  •  Program Manager  •  Process Improvement Expert  •  STEM Advocate\nI get joy out of organizing and creating strategies from ether\, transforming chaos into order\, and synthesizing disparate information.\nThese days\, I am a Sr. Program Manager for Medtronic\, where I manage teams across Operations groups manufacturing pacemakers\, defibrillators\, and associated leads. I work on the large\, cross functional\, super-visible\, hairy projects that most others shy away from. My early career provided challenging work as a Project Engineer building and testing gas turbine engines in the Aerospace industry. I then spent a decade in process improvement; certified as a Lean Manufacturing Expert\, and Six Sigma Master Blackbelt\, helping teams improve processes and provide significant savings.\nPassionate about getting more women in engineering\, I am a Fellow of the Society of Women Engineers and spent a decade on the SWE Board of Directors culminating with the role of President in 2009. Recognized as one of the most “48 Intriguing Women of Arizona” in a book celebrating Arizona’s 100th anniversary as a state.  Based on MDT’s Tempe Campus\, I live in Phoenix and enjoy hiking nearby with my slightly neurotic but energetic miniature schnauzer\, Princess Sophia.\nEducation \n\nBSE\, Mechanical Engineering\, Arizona State University\nMSE\, Industrial Engineering\, Arizona State University\nPhD\, Sustainable Engineering\, Arizona State University
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/stemtalk-counts-mar11-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SER_STEMTALK_Counts_Mar11email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210225T232101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210225T232417Z
UID:62735-1614870000-1614873600@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Employment & Training Panel: Government Employment Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about government employment opportunities with the Drug Enforcement Administration\, Department of Labor\, Department of Transportation\, and the Department of the Treasury. \nDate & Time: March 4\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT \nClick here to Register\n  \n 
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/employ-govopp-mar4/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SER_govopp_Mar4emailv2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210225T232101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210225T232101Z
UID:110473-1614870000-1614873600@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Employment & Training Panel: Government Employment Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about government employment opportunities with the Drug Enforcement Administration\, Department of Labor\, Department of Transportation\, and the Department of the Treasury.\nDate & Time: March 4\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT\nClick here to Register\n \n 
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/employ-govopp-mar4-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SER_govopp_Mar4emailv2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210225T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210225T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210211T184654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210211T184654Z
UID:110470-1614265200-1614268800@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship Session: Q&A with an expert in promoting and positioning your business and yourself.
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Q&A with Crayton Webb\, an expert in promoting and positioning your business and yourself.\nDate & Time: February 25\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT\nClick here to register!\n  \nThank you to our sponsor\, General Motors.\n \nCrayton Webb Bio\nCrayton Webb is the owner and CEO of Sunwest Communications\, a Dallas\, Texas-based public relations and public affairs firm.\nPreviously\, Webb was the vice president of corporate communications and corporate social responsibility for Mary Kay Inc. In his 12 years with Mary Kay\, Webb launched the company’s CSR strategy\, Pink Changing Lives\, evolving its philanthropic efforts into a strategic\, multi-platform program with a global reach. In addition to his CSR and sustainability work\, Webb also led the company’s global media relations\, reputation management\, public relations and crisis communications efforts across nearly 40 markets around the world. Before joining Mary Kay\, Webb served as chief of staff for Dallas Mayor Laura Miller and\, prior to that\, he was a broadcast journalist for nearly ten years.\nWebb is active in his community\, serving as chairman of the board of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas and is on the boards of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the Arbor Day Foundation. He is immediate past chairman of the men’s auxiliary for Genesis Women’s Shelter in Dallas\, HeROs (He Respects Others). Most recently\, Webb was selected by D CEO magazine to be included in its 2020 and 2019 editions of The Dallas 500: The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas. Webb received the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Alumni Achievement Award in 2017 and the 2015 Leadership Dallas Distinguished Alumni Award.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/entrepreneur-webb-feb2021-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SER_MUJER_WebbFeb25email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210225T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210225T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210211T184654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T164431Z
UID:61258-1614265200-1614268800@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship Session: Q&A with an expert in promoting and positioning your business and yourself.
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Q&A with Crayton Webb\, an expert in promoting and positioning your business and yourself. \nDate & Time: February 25\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT \nClick here to register!\n  \nThank you to our sponsor\, General Motors.\n  \nCrayton Webb Bio\nCrayton Webb is the owner and CEO of Sunwest Communications\, a Dallas\, Texas-based public relations and public affairs firm. \nPreviously\, Webb was the vice president of corporate communications and corporate social responsibility for Mary Kay Inc. In his 12 years with Mary Kay\, Webb launched the company’s CSR strategy\, Pink Changing Lives\, evolving its philanthropic efforts into a strategic\, multi-platform program with a global reach. In addition to his CSR and sustainability work\, Webb also led the company’s global media relations\, reputation management\, public relations and crisis communications efforts across nearly 40 markets around the world. Before joining Mary Kay\, Webb served as chief of staff for Dallas Mayor Laura Miller and\, prior to that\, he was a broadcast journalist for nearly ten years. \nWebb is active in his community\, serving as chairman of the board of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas and is on the boards of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the Arbor Day Foundation. He is immediate past chairman of the men’s auxiliary for Genesis Women’s Shelter in Dallas\, HeROs (He Respects Others). Most recently\, Webb was selected by D CEO magazine to be included in its 2020 and 2019 editions of The Dallas 500: The Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas. Webb received the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Alumni Achievement Award in 2017 and the 2015 Leadership Dallas Distinguished Alumni Award.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/entrepreneur-webb-feb2021/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SER_MUJER_WebbFeb25email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210126T011123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T180415Z
UID:59616-1613055600-1613059200@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:STEM TALK with Joe Acaba\, NASA Astronaut
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a STEM TALK with Joe Acaba\, NASA Astronaut!\n  \nDate & Time: Feb. 11\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT \nClick here to register!\n  \nJoe Acaba Bio\nJoseph M. Acaba was selected by NASA in 2004. The California native has logged a total of 306 days in space on three missions.  In 2009\, Acaba flew aboard STS-119 on the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station to deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and a truss element.  During this mission\, he conducted two spacewalks.  In 2012\, Acaba flew aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to the space station where he worked as Flight Engineer for the Expedition 31/32.  During this mission\, the first commercial resupply spacecraft\, SpaceX Dragon\, arrived at the station.  Acaba recently served as Director of Operations Russia in Star City supporting crew training in Soyuz and Russian Segment systems. Acaba most recently served as Flight Engineer on the International Space Station for Expedition 53/54.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/stemtalk-jacaba/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SER_STEMTALK_Acaba_Feb11email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210126T011123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T011123Z
UID:110468-1613055600-1613059200@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:STEM TALK with Joe Acaba\, NASA Astronaut
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a STEM TALK with Joe Acaba\, NASA Astronaut!\n \nDate & Time: Feb. 11\, 2021 at 3:00pm CT\nClick here to register!\n \nJoe Acaba Bio\nJoseph M. Acaba was selected by NASA in 2004. The California native has logged a total of 306 days in space on three missions.  In 2009\, Acaba flew aboard STS-119 on the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station to deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and a truss element.  During this mission\, he conducted two spacewalks.  In 2012\, Acaba flew aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to the space station where he worked as Flight Engineer for the Expedition 31/32.  During this mission\, the first commercial resupply spacecraft\, SpaceX Dragon\, arrived at the station.  Acaba recently served as Director of Operations Russia in Star City supporting crew training in Soyuz and Russian Segment systems. Acaba most recently served as Flight Engineer on the International Space Station for Expedition 53/54.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/stemtalk-jacaba-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SER_STEMTALK_Acaba_Feb11email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210114T210143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210202T003958Z
UID:58510-1612447200-1612450800@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Employment & Training Panel: "Communities Working Together"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel with Goodwill – Houston\, Catholic Charities – Dallas\, and SER. \nDate & Time: Feb. 4th at 2:00pm CT \nClick here to register!
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/employ-panel-feb4/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SER_Employment_Feb4emailv2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20210114T210143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210114T210143Z
UID:110467-1612447200-1612450800@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Employment & Training Panel: "Communities Working Together"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel with Goodwill – Houston\, Catholic Charities – Dallas\, and SER.\nDate & Time: Feb. 4th at 2:00pm CT\nClick here to register!
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/employ-panel-feb4-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SER_Employment_Feb4emailv2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20201223T021027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201223T021027Z
UID:110466-1611842400-1611846000@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship Session - Rick Ortiz of the GDHCC
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online session with Rick Ortiz\, the President & CEO of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.\nTopic: “Benefits of the GDHCC”\nDate & Time: Jan. 28\, 2021 at 2:00pm CT\nClick here to register!\n \nRick Ortiz Bio\nRick Ortiz has been active with the GDHCC since 2005 and served as chairman of the board from June 2009 to December 2010. Prior to being elected chairman\, he had served in the International and Bylaws committees and had occupied the position of vice chair on the board of directors.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/entrepreneurship-ortiz-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/SER_MUJER_OrtizJan21opt.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20201223T021027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210122T191516Z
UID:56220-1611842400-1611846000@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship Session - Rick Ortiz of the GDHCC
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online session with Rick Ortiz\, the President & CEO of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. \nTopic: “Benefits of the GDHCC” \nDate & Time: Jan. 28\, 2021 at 2:00pm CT \nClick here to register!\n  \nRick Ortiz Bio \nRick Ortiz has been active with the GDHCC since 2005 and served as chairman of the board from June 2009 to December 2010. Prior to being elected chairman\, he had served in the International and Bylaws committees and had occupied the position of vice chair on the board of directors.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/entrepreneurship-ortiz/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/SER_MUJER_OrtizJan21opt.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20201223T020242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T151942Z
UID:56206-1611237600-1611241200@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Education Session - Dr. Robert Garza
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an virtual Q&A with Dr. Robert Garza\, President of Alamo Colleges District – Palo Alto College. \nDate & Time: Jan. 21\, 2021 at 2:00pm CT \nClick here to register!\n  \nDr. Robert Garza Bio \nDr. Robert Garza was appointed as the seventh president of Alamo Colleges District-Palo Alto College on July 25\, 2018\, by the Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees. \nOriginally joining the Alamo Colleges District in 1999\, Dr. Garza held several positions during his tenure at Palo Alto College\, including Dean of Community Development and Partnerships\, Dean of Student Success\, and Vice President of Student Success. \nDr. Garza served as president of Mountain View College in the Dallas County Community College District from 2015 to 2018. Under his leadership\, Mountain View College achieved a 29 percent record enrollment growth for a total of 11\,586 credit students enrolled. \n 
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/seredu-drgarza/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/SER_EDU_Garza_Jan21email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20201223T020242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201223T020242Z
UID:110465-1611237600-1611241200@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:Education Session - Dr. Robert Garza
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an virtual Q&A with Dr. Robert Garza\, President of Alamo Colleges District – Palo Alto College.\nDate & Time: Jan. 21\, 2021 at 2:00pm CT\nClick here to register!\n \nDr. Robert Garza Bio\nDr. Robert Garza was appointed as the seventh president of Alamo Colleges District-Palo Alto College on July 25\, 2018\, by the Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees.\nOriginally joining the Alamo Colleges District in 1999\, Dr. Garza held several positions during his tenure at Palo Alto College\, including Dean of Community Development and Partnerships\, Dean of Student Success\, and Vice President of Student Success.\nDr. Garza served as president of Mountain View College in the Dallas County Community College District from 2015 to 2018. Under his leadership\, Mountain View College achieved a 29 percent record enrollment growth for a total of 11\,586 credit students enrolled.\n 
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/seredu-drgarza-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/SER_EDU_Garza_Jan21email.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20201221T183026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T183026Z
UID:110464-1610632800-1610636400@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:STEM TALK - Dr. Richard Tapia of Rice University
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a STEM TALK with Dr. Richard Tapia of Rice University!\nDate & Time: Jan. 14\, 2021 at 2:00pm CT\nClick here to register!\n \nDr. Richard Tapia Bio: \n\nRichard Tapia was born in Los Angeles\, California to parents who immigrated from Mexico. In 2011 he was awarded the National Medal of Science\, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers. This award spotlighted the distinguished contributions he has made to the mathematical frontiers of optimization theory and numerical analysis\, but it also brought attention to another achievement: his long-time work in inspiring underrepresented minority and female students in science and math. He is a mathematician in Rice University’s Computational and Applied Mathematics Department and holds the rank of University Professor\, the university’s highest academic title awarded to only seven individuals in the university’s history. Among his numerous other honors is the National Science Board’s Vannevar Bush Award and election to the National Academy of Engineering\, the first Hispanic to receive these honors. He holds seven honorary doctorates and has given commencement addresses at six major universities. Two professional conferences have been named in his honor: the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference and the Blackwell-Tapia Mathematics Conference. Tapia served on the National Science Board from 1996-2002. Because of his leadership Rice University is recognized as a national leader in the preparation of women and underrepresented minority doctoral degree recipients in science\, engineering\, and mathematics.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/stemtalk-drtapia-2/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/SER_STEMTALK_DrTapiaEmail_v2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155709
CREATED:20201221T183026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201222T180115Z
UID:56081-1610632800-1610636400@ser-national.org
SUMMARY:STEM TALK - Dr. Richard Tapia of Rice University
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a STEM TALK with Dr. Richard Tapia of Rice University!\nDate & Time: Jan. 14\, 2021 at 2:00pm CT \nClick here to register!\n  \nDr. Richard Tapia Bio: \n\nRichard Tapia was born in Los Angeles\, California to parents who immigrated from Mexico. In 2011 he was awarded the National Medal of Science\, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers. This award spotlighted the distinguished contributions he has made to the mathematical frontiers of optimization theory and numerical analysis\, but it also brought attention to another achievement: his long-time work in inspiring underrepresented minority and female students in science and math. He is a mathematician in Rice University’s Computational and Applied Mathematics Department and holds the rank of University Professor\, the university’s highest academic title awarded to only seven individuals in the university’s history. Among his numerous other honors is the National Science Board’s Vannevar Bush Award and election to the National Academy of Engineering\, the first Hispanic to receive these honors. He holds seven honorary doctorates and has given commencement addresses at six major universities. Two professional conferences have been named in his honor: the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference and the Blackwell-Tapia Mathematics Conference. Tapia served on the National Science Board from 1996-2002. Because of his leadership Rice University is recognized as a national leader in the preparation of women and underrepresented minority doctoral degree recipients in science\, engineering\, and mathematics.
URL:https://ser-national.org/event/stemtalk-drtapia/
LOCATION:Online – WebEx\, TX\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ser-national.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/SER_STEMTALK_DrTapiaEmail_v2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="SER National":MAILTO:events@ser-national.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR