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2022 VIDEOS

REIMAGINING THE PUERTO RICAN
COMMUNITY

MODERATOR:
Dr. Maura Toro Morn, Professor of Latin American Studies
Illinois State University

PANELISTS:
Professor Jose Lopez, Executive Director
Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Marisa Alicea, Ph.D, Professor
DePaul University

USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENGAGE
YOUR AUDIENCE

MODERATOR:
Jessica Von Dop DeJesus, Founder & Editor
The Dining Traveler

PANELISTS:
Rebeca Huffman Nieves, Boricua Food Influencers
Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Ivelissa Rios, Boricua Food Influencers
Social Media Influencer

Omallyis “Omi” Hopper, Boricua Food Influencers
Social Media Influencer

OVERCOMING ADVERSITY THROUGH
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

SPEAKERS:
Cheryl Hartup, Executive Director
Museo de Arte de Ponce

Iraida Rodríguez-Negrón, Art Historian
Museo de Arte de Ponce

Bianca Ortiz Declet, Chief Registrar
Museo de Arte de Ponce

ENGAGING PUERTO RICO

SPEAKERS:
Carlos Ruiz-Cortes, Executive Director
Institute of Puerto Rican Culture

Jessabet Vivas Capó, Adviser to the Executive Director
Institute of Puerto Rican Culture

Sofia Martinez Alvarez, Executive Director
Titín Foundation

Hazel Colón Vázquez, Programs Director
Titín Foundation

FUNDING ARTS & CULTURAL
INSTITUTIONS

PANELISTS:
Nereida Andino, Community Relations Manager
Bank of America

José Calderón, President
Hispanic Federation

Hazel Colón Vázquez, Programs Director
Titín Foundation

BUILDING SOLIDARITY IN
THE ARTS

MODERATOR:
Billy Ocasio, Chief Executive Officer
National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture

PANELISTS:
Perri Irmer, President and CEO
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center

Oyrsia Cardoso, Chairperson Board of Directors
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art

Mónica Félix, Executive Director
Chicago Cultural Alliance

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