HISPA.org, Freehold, NJ (2026)

08/27/2026

Miami, you’re invited! 🎉

Join us on September 3 at Amazon for the HISPA Role Model Program Kick-Off and Recruiting Event as we celebrate 20 years of inspiring students through the power of role models.

Connect with our community, hear from inspiring leaders, and discover how your story can help cultivate the next wave of leaders.

📅 September 3, 2026
⏰ Networking begins at 5:00 p.m.
📍 Amazon, Miami

Register today: hispakickoff.org

08/19/2026

Thanks to the generous support of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties and its donors, HISPA expanded its programs its Role Model Program and Imagine Days in Palm Beach County in 2025-26, connecting low-income middle school students with diverse professionals who inspire them to pursue college and explore careers they may have never imagined for themselves.

Too many students lack access to role models who reflect their backgrounds and can help them envision a future in college and high-skill careers, particularly in STEM. Without that exposure, opportunities can feel out of reach.

Together, we reached 338 middle school students across Palm Beach County with STEM and other role models, career exploration, and college inspiration—mobilizing 69 volunteers and surpassing our student impact goals, with 92% learning about STEM careers, 91% increasing their desire to attend college, and 87% feeling encouraged to strengthen their STEM skills. Most importantly, students left believing that their dreams were within reach.

We are honored to continue building on this momentum through our new three-year partnership, expanding opportunities for even more Palm Beach students to see themselves in tomorrow's college classrooms and high-skill careers.

08/18/2026

We are incredibly grateful to the Princeton Area Community Foundation for helping HISPA connect 288 Mercer County students with inspiring role models, college opportunities, and career exploration through our Role Model and Leaders in College programs during the 2025-26 school year.

By connecting middle school and college students with diverse professionals, we helped students envision futures in college and careers they may have never considered. One student said, “You inspired me to attend college. I learned there will be difficult times, but it is important to push through the challenges. If I am passionate about something, I should do it.”

Together, we inspired students to dream bigger: In Trenton 9th Grade Academy and PACE CHARTER SCHOOL OF HAMILTON INC, 92% learned about new careers, 89% increased their desire to attend college, and 95% felt encouraged to work harder toward their goals. College students also strengthened their professional skills and future college and career plans, expanded their networks, and two Rider University students secured Bloomberg internships through the program.

We are grateful to continue building on this momentum in year two of our partnership, creating even more opportunities for Mercer County students to discover their potential and pursue brighter futures.

08/17/2026

This September, HISPA will launch its 20th anniversary year with four Kick-Off and Recruiting Events celebrating two decades of empowering students through role models and professional engagement!

Under this year’s theme, “With Our Voices: Cultivating the Next Wave of Leaders,” we invite professionals, partners, community leaders, and volunteers to join us as we recommit to ensuring that the absence of role models is never a barrier to a student’s success.

📅 September 3 — Amazon | Miami, FL
📅 September 10 — Bristol Myers Squibb | Summit, NJ
📅 September 17 — Pfizer | New York City, NY
📅 September 24 — Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth Beach, FL

Save the dates and register to join us at hispakickoff.org.

Together, we will celebrate our impact, elevate our voices, and cultivate the next wave of leaders!

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07/30/2026

At HISPA, our mission is all about empowering and inspiring the next generation—and this summer, our interns did exactly that for us.

Saying goodbye to our summer intern cohort is always bittersweet. We are incredibly grateful for the dedication, passion, and talent they poured into their work over the past few weeks. They stepped up to every challenge and proved that the future of leadership is in excellent hands.

To our amazing interns: thank you for leaving your mark on HISPA. Your drive to make a difference is truly inspiring.

Anyelo Cruz, Isabella Escobar Lopera, Victor Uriel Espinoza, MBA, Ruby Picado. Wishing you the absolute best in your upcoming semesters and future careers!

07/27/2026

𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲! 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗔 𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿!

For 20 years, HISPA Role Models have shared their stories, experiences, and wisdom to inspire students, build confidence, and open doors to opportunity.

As we begin this milestone year, we invite current and future HISPA Role Models, partners, alumni, educators, and community leaders to join us at a 2026 HISPA Kick-Off and Recruiting Event.

Together, we’ll celebrate two decades of impact and continue using our voices to cultivate the next wave of leaders.

Save the Date

📍 Miami, Florida
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Co-Hosted by Amazon

📍 New Jersey
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Hosted by Bristol Myers Squibb

📍 New York City
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Hosted by Pfizer

Come connect, celebrate, and discover how you can make an impact during the 2026–27 academic year.

Registration is now open! RSVP today and invite a friend:
👉 hispakickoff.org

07/22/2026

The momentum continues at Bloomberg!

HISPA is proud to celebrate Jezabel Fernandez, a CHPRD New Jersey Governor’s Hispanic Fellows Program alumna from the Class of 2025, who is spending her summer as a Global Revenue Operations intern at Bloomberg.

We are incredibly proud to see Jezabel continue building on the leadership and professional skills she developed through the Fellows Program. Watching our alumni thrive and pursue exciting career opportunities is exactly what this program is all about.

Congratulations, Jezabel! We can't wait to see all that you'll accomplish in the years ahead.

07/17/2026

HISPA is proud to celebrate an exciting milestone for our Leaders in College program!

Congratulations to program graduates Dayro Culcay Chacha and Vanessa Reino from Norm Brodsky College of Business at Rider University, who have secured summer internships at Bloomberg's headquarters in New York City as Employee Technical Support interns.

Their achievement is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and commitment to professional growth. Through the Leaders in College program, they strengthened their career readiness, expanded their professional networks, and gained the skills and confidence to pursue opportunities like this.

We couldn't be prouder of Dayro and Vanessa and look forward to seeing all they accomplish as they continue building their careers. Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement!

Special heartfelt thank you to Luis Valle Burguete from Bloomberg for being an amazing liaison with HISPA and our students.

07/14/2026

Last week, HISPA proudly celebrated the successful completion of our inaugural Experiential Learning Opportunity (ELO) Program with Passaic County Community College!

Over the past four months, more than 90 students gained hands-on experience while exploring a wide range of career pathways—from designing and leading robotics workshops for students in Passaic to analyzing financial markets and engaging with professionals across industries. These experiences helped students build confidence, practical skills, and a deeper understanding of future career opportunities.

A heartfelt thank you to AT&T, Verizon, KinderSmile Foundation, Bloomberg, and UPS for opening your doors and making these transformative experiences possible.

We are incredibly proud of every Passaic County Community College student who participated, and we can't wait to see where their journeys lead next.

Finally, our deepest gratitude to our outstanding PCCC partners, especially our ELO leads: Susan Gaulden, Yelena Lyudmilova, Ed.D., Maxwell Toledo, Ian Berdugo, Aleeah Powell, Abrar Rawashdeh, MA, and Garland G. Collins. Your partnership, leadership, and commitment made this program a tremendous success.

05/21/2026

Final stop in HISPA’s Leadership Workshop Series with Passaic County Community College: Citi headquarters in New York City for an inspiring day of insight into the financial services industry. The experience was filled with opportunities to learn about financial empowerment, career pathways, and the importance of taking ownership of one’s future—while reminding students that every journey is unique and success is built through courage and resilience. It was a true delight for our students.

Some highlights include:

👂Listening to a panel of diverse professionals from unique backgrounds, moderated by Janet Arias-Martinez. Our panelists—Cain Colon, Jessica Monterrubio, and Javier R. Araujo—each provided insights from the unique journeys that led them to their careers and demonstrated the importance of chasing your dreams, building a strong network, and knowing it’s never too late to pivot.

💰Learning Financial Empowerment 101 from Angel Lopez, CFP®, who broke down the key elements of budgeting, building your financial foundation, and creating a financial legacy.

💻An exclusive tour of Citi’s Cyber Security Fusion Center provided a first-hand look into the cybersecurity field.

Special thank you to Janet Arias-Martinez for making the day possible and to Elena Ramos-Velita for gathering support from the Hispanic Latino Heritage Network NY Chapter.

We also thank Susan Gaulden, Yelena Lyudmilova, Ed.D., Garland G. Collins M.A., Aleeah Powell, Maxwell Toledo, Abrar Rawashdeh, MA, and Ian Berdugo for their incredible support in bringing the exceptional Passaic County Community College student cohort to NYC!

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