Posts in Diversity & Inclusion
Tanya Ortega on Chasing and Accomplishing Her Dreams in the Fashion Industry

How do you approach an “unattainable” dream?

The way I approach is by continue doing the work, finding new ways, and ask for help to achieve that dream. When I was little I thought it was unattainable to listen and see Latina success stories that weren’t hurtful and stereotypical.

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Stephanie Castillo on Building a Stronger Business Foundation for a Better Phuture in Science

How are you building a better future?


For today’s episode of Ellas, I spoke with the extraordinary Stephanie Castillo about how she’s building a better future for high school and college students through educational and entertaining interviews with talented and diverse STEM graduate students of Vanderbilt University.

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Lorena Soriano on Changing The Stats in the STEM Industry

How are you #ChangingTheStats in your industry?

In today’s episode of Ellas, Lorena Soriano is a Latina on a mission to change the stats in STEM to ensure science and tech products represent the population that uses them. Lorena is the Founder and CEO of every POINT ONE, an auditing agency that works with STEM organizations to evaluate and create processes that focus on diverse recruitment & retention, reduction of bias in product development, and communicating in an inclusive manner to your audience.

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How Yai Vargas Built an Empowering Network that Elevates Latina Professionals

How do you elevate yourself and other Latinas?

In today’s episode of Ellas, Yai Vargas is an empowering Latina who truly elevates other Latina professionals. Her passion to help our community has resulted in building a strong community and Latina network.

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