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Speakers and Panelists

Featured Speakers & Special Guests

Roman Palomares

National President and Board Chairman, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Attorney General Rob Bonta

Attorney General, State of California

Sen. Alex Padilla

U.S. Senator for California

Mayor Karen Bass

Mayor, City of Los Angeles

Noel Candelaria

Secretary-Treasurer, National Education Association

Congressman Robert Garcia

U.S. Representative, California's 42nd District

Erica Bernal-Martinez

Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)

Rep. Christina Morales

Texas State Representative, District 145

Congressman Greg Casar

U.S. 35th Congressional District House of Representatives

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Charles D. Henderson

Chief Executive Officer, American Diabetes Association

Virginia Kase Solomón

President & CEO, Common Cause

Attorney General Raúl Torrez

Attorney General, State of New Mexico

Attorney General Keith Ellison

Attorney General of Minnesota

Angelica Salas

Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights (CHIRLA)

Carlos Eduardo Espina

Nonprofit Director, Activist, and Lawyer

Larissa Avilés-Santa, MD, MPH

Director, Division of Clinical and Health Services Research National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institutes of Health

Gaby Pacheco

President and CEO, TheDream.US

Mayor Rex Richardson

Mayor, City of Long Beach

Susan Gonzales

Founder and CEO, AI & You

Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.)

Co-founder and Board Member, State Democracy Defenders Action

Betsy Lawrence

Senior Fellow for Immigration Policy, Center for American Progress

Juan Proaño

Chief Executive Officer, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Thomas A. Saenz

President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

David Huerta

President, SEIU California and SEIU-United Service Workers West

Dr. Brett Matulis

Communities Program Director, ecoAmerica

Alba Villa

Attorney, Immigrant Rights Advocate, and Chief Development Officer

Héctor E. Sánchez Barba

President and CEO, Mi Familia Vota

Paola Garcia Abbo

Vice President and Head of Impact, OneMain Financial

Tonia Reyes Uranga

Long Beach Council President, LULAC

Jonathan Diaz

Director of Voting Advocacy and Partnerships, Campaign Legal Center

Natasha Dale

Vice President of Corporate Philanthropy and Community Relations, OneMain Financial

Rafael Agustin

CEO, Latino Film Institute and Executive Director, Youth Cinema Project

Memo Torres

Journalist and Director of Partnerships, L.A. Taco

Elida Martinez

National VP for Young Adults, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Stephen Cloobeck

Founder and CEO, Diamond Resorts

Brittney Curiel Moreno

Public Defense Client Advocate, LULAC Policy Fellow Alumna

Idalyd Granados

National VP for Youth, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Ray Serrano, PhD, MPH

National Director of Research and Policy, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Andres Garcia Perez

Policy Advocate for Migrant Farm Laborers & Research and Policy Fellow, LULAC National

Rachelle Zavalza-Arellano

Research and Policy Fellow, LULAC National & Undergraduate Student, Stanford University

Jacob Sandoval

California State Director, LULAC

Nathan Castillo

Deputy State Director of Young Adults, California LULAC

Alyssa Mireles

Deputy State Director, California LULAC

Aric Herrera

Texas LULAC, Deputy Director of Young Adults and Texas A&M LULAC President and Founder

Cody Wofsy

Deputy Director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union

Brenda Bastian

Chief Content Officer, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Dr. Jose Luis Zelaya

Educator and Community Advocate

Andy Lara

President, Southwest Washington LULAC

Esmeralda Cantu Castile

Mother of Angelina Resendiz

Alynn Jimenez Miranda

Undergraduate Student, Trinity University (San Antonio)

Mireille Lecourtois

Civil Engineer, STEM Advocate, DACA Recipient

Steve Ramirez

Veteran Law Enforcement Officer, Oxnard Police Department


Women's Conference Speakers

Lupe Torres

National Vice President for Women, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Mary Palomares

First Lady of LULAC and Education Advocate

Supervisor Hilda Solis

Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Former Secretary of Labor

Sen. Lena Gonzalez

California State Senate, District 33

Dolores Huerta

Civil Rights Trailblazer & Co-Founder, United Farm Workers

Dr. Elba Garcia

Dallas County Commissioner, District 4

Dr. Nina Richardson

Interim Dean of Enrollment Services, Long Beach Community College

Dr. María P. Aranda

Professor, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Ada Briceño

Co-President, UNITE HERE Local 11

Lydia Guzman

Director of Advocacy and Civic Engagement, Chicanos Por La Causa

Lourdes Galvan

Past National Vice President for Women, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Belia Paz

General Manager, Aerostar Media

Caroline Sanchez Crozier

Digital Leaders Now and Chair, LULAC Committee on Technology and AI

Lu Johns-De La Garza

LULAC Research and Policy Fellow, Vanderbilt University

Larissa Romero Valenzuela

International Services Specialist, Rice University

Melissa Sandgren

Director of External Community Engagement, Airbnb

Marija Chandler

Airbnb Superhost Ambassador

Ceci Jayo

Airbnb Superhost Ambassador

Dr. Charito Cisneros

President, Hispanic Cosmetology and Beauty Chamber of Commerce of New York

Laura Linda

Award-winning Tejano and Country Music Artist

Pastor Asia Clermont

Mental Health Advocate and State Director, LULAC-Florida


2025 Hall Of Fame Awardees

Josie Ramona Marrujo

Labor Leader & President, LULAC Council 8057 (New Mexico)

Virginia Mitzelman

Community Advocate; LULAC Leader (San Antonio)

Diana Castillo Perez

Housing Justice & Disability Rights Advocate (Bexar County, TX)

Elizabeth Moran-Degen

Production and Traffic Manager, The Atkins Group

Yvette Moran

Vice President of Quality Assurance and Contracts, SJRC Texas

Rickyana Estrada

Educator and Education Chair, LULAC Arizona

Entertainment

Gaby Moreno

Singer-songwriter

Erik Rivera

Emcee, Comedian and Writer