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    Meet SLI in Richmond (2020)

    June 3, 2020

    Meet the Scholars Latino Initiative in Richmond in this June 2020 Zoom meeting hosted by Cecilia Barbosa, chair of the Virginia Latino Advisory Board:

    Guests and Scholars Latino Initiative (SLI) board of directors chair-elect Karina Kline-Gabel and member Chris von Rueden heard from:

    • Peter Iver Kaufman, SLI founder; Professor, George Matthews & Virginia Brinkley Modlin Chair in Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
    • Ángela, SLI alumna, Huguenot High School (’19); rising sophomore at Shenandoah University
    • Ariel, SLI alumnus, Huguenot High School (’20); entering Eastern Mennonite University
    • Blanca, SLI alumna (North Carolina, ’09); University of Richmond and Texas A&M alumna (master’s degrees in public health and biomedical sciences); student affairs, Texas A&M
    • Laura, SLI mentor, University of Richmond (’20); Richmond Award and LeSane-Malone Award recipient
    • Christopher Clymer Kurtz, SLI Director of Development
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    Noche de Salsa 2019

    April 27, 2019
    SLI program directors Hannah Bowman Hrasky (Harrisonburg High School) and Carlos Aleman (James Madison University) spoke about SLI during Noche de Salsa.
    SLI program directors Hannah Bowman Hrasky (Harrisonburg High School) and Carlos Alemán (James Madison University) spoke about SLI during Noche de Salsa.
    Current SLI scholars helped with Noche de Salsa setup.
    Current SLI scholars helped with Noche de Salsa setup.
    At Noche de Salsa Tony Fajardo presented SLI board members with a $2,000 check from Liga Premier Futbol del Valle Shenandoah — one of many evening highlights. Thank you, Liga Premier!
    At Noche de Salsa Tony Fajardo presented SLI board members with a $2,000 check from Liga Premier Futbol del Valle Shenandoah — one of many evening highlights. Thank you, Liga Premier!
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