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President of Quallight Efficiency Corp, a full service company offering efficient products and solutions, including innovative lighting technologies, energy management controls and automation, and energy efficiency solutions primarily for military and government agencies.

>> Join me as I speak with Teresa about how she got into this field and what are her goals for her current position?

Maegan “la Mamita Mala” Ortiz gives voice to what she has been typing on her blogs for years: the intersection of Latina politics, identity and culture. Born and bred in Queens, NYC, La Mala grew her activist wings at age 17 with under the guidance of her mentor Richie Perez in the Justice committee of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights.

Known as radio’s “Angelita de la Noche” (Angel of the Night) Josefa Salinas’ sensuous, yet commanding voice has delighted listeners throughout California for twenty years. This breakthrough female Latina DJ, who continues to delight fans on L.A.’s HOT 92 JAMZ, has become a role model for women, and a powerful symbol for Latinos.

>> I’ll be asking Josefa what initially drew her to radio, and what she’s learned from her different positions.

Senior Correspondent for the acclaimed series NOW on PBS, the anchor and managing editor of NPR’s Latino USA, and the anchor of her own Emmy Award winning talk show One on One with Maria Hinojosa from WGBH/La Plaza. >> I’ll be talking with Maria about how she got where she is and what characteristics allowed her to achieve the success she’s obtained. Hinojosa has won top honors in American journalism including 2 Emmy’s, the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Reporting on the Disadvantaged, and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club for best documentary for her groundbreaking piece Child Brides: Stolen Lives.

As a doctoral student at Stanford, and later as a researcher at Sandia National Laboratories and NASA Ames Research Center, Dr. Ochoa investigated optical systems for performing information processing.

Lydia Villa-Komaroff, a Ph.D. in Cell Biology, is currently CEO of Cytonome, a company building the first optical cell sorter capable of supporting rapid, sterile sorting of human cells for therapeutic use. Lydia was born on August 7, 1947, and grew up in Sante Fe, New Mexico. As the eldest of six children, she developed teamwork- and consensus-building skills out of necessity; these skills would later serve her well in the lab and the workplace.

Adriana E. Manzi, Ph.D. has over 25 years of experience in biomolecules R&D. She is President and Principal Consultant of Manzi & Associates where her consulting work has spun the areas of recombinant proteins, dendritic cell vaccines, biosimilars, analytical methods, CMC, and selection and management of CMOs.

Dr. Cifuentes, a Ph.D. in Seismology, and former Director of the Carnegie Academy for Science Education (CASE) won the 2008 Hispanic Heritage Award for Math and Science in recognition of her role in creating CASE. Now at the American Geophysical Union, Ines won the 2006 National Hispanic Scientist of the Year award from the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida.

Elisha Miranda is a published novelist, filmmaker, entrepreneur and cultural activist. Self proclaimed Boricua Chola that was born and raised in the working-class “Mission” district of San Francisco, California and has been residing in New York City since 1998.

Gina Ravera was born Gina D. Ravarra in San Francisco, California. Her father is Puerto Rican and her mother is African American.
>> I’ll be talking to Gina about her growing up years and what were her early influences.
Ravera is an actress and a classically-trained dancer. Her career spans off-Broadway to television and [...]