My name is Brian Zuluaga (Batten class of ’20), and I’m currently a third-year Ph.D. student at Northwestern University’s Black Studies Department. My research is committed to understanding how processes of colonial racial capitalism have produced prison closures, how closures have impacted those organizing inside, and how closures influence our thinking within prison abolitionism. Specifically, I […]
Dr. Carolina Ramôa (Col class of ’06, Grad class of ’11, class of ’13) Supervisory Pharmacologist Office of Science Center for Tobacco Products U.S. Food and Drug Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Carolina Ramôa, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist with experience in national and international regulatory health science and in clinical and pre-clinical […]
Sara Gómez Trillos (Col class of ’17) I was born and raised in Medellín, Colombia, but I’ve always loved traveling and meeting people from different cultures. By the time I was 16, I already knew that I wanted to follow a career in research, and I made the decision to move to the United States […]
Hi! My name is Edward “Eddie” Castillo (Col class of ’18). While at UVA, I was involved in multiple Latino/Hispanic organizations that shaped me in many ways. Like most students, I came into UVA believing I wanted to be one thing when, in actuality, I ended up becoming another thing. About halfway through my time […]
My name is Angie Aramayo (Col class of ’19), and I was born in Lima, Peru. I’m a tech professional responsible for securing AI infrastructure for customers that need AI model training, inferencing, and fine tuning. Beyond my corporate role, I’m passionate about fostering inclusivity and empowerment within the tech industry. As a board member […]
My name is Miguel and although I am from Lima, Peru, Virginia has become my adopted home for many years at this point. Having grown up and been educated in Peru, my exposure to the world was limited until I came to the University. At UVA, I graduated with a double major in History & […]
We caught up with Paola Sánchez Valdez (Educ class of ’18) to hear about her work on the recently published book Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Dr. Brené Brown, in community activism, and graduate school. As a Postgraduate Researcher for the Brené Brown Education and Research […]
Please join us in congratulating Alex Cintron (Col class of ’19) for his recent appointment as the Director for Latino Outreach and Political Coordinator for the Terry McAuliffe Campaign. Prior to joining the McAuliffe Campaign, Alex was the Director of Scheduling and Campaign Scheduler for Attorney General Mark Herring. Alex currently serves on the Virginia […]
She was a founding student member of the Bolívar Network in 1997, now, 24 years later she’s helping lead the charge in the Network’s revival Gina M. Flores Stumpf (’00) was in her second year at the University of Virginia when she helped found the Bolívar Network, the University’s Hispanic and Latino/a/x Alumni Network, alongside […]
We caught up with Nathália Dunlap (Col class of ’19) to hear about her initiative in creating Somos, the first early-in-career Hispanic and Latinx network at Microsoft. A computer science major and former DoD employee, when Nathália arrived at Microsoft she joined HOLA, the company’s Employee Resource Group (ERG) for Hispanic and Latinx employees. However, […]