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2022 WORKSHOPS & PANELS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
PANEL DISCUSSION: REIMAGINING THE PUERTO RICAN COMMUNITY
Moderator & Panelist:
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 van Dop DeJesus, Founder & Editor | The Dining Traveler
Panelists:
Rebeca Huffman Nieves | Boricua Food Influencers
Ivelissa Rios | Boricua Food Influencers
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
Sofía Martínez-Álvarez González, Executive Director | Titín Foundation
Hazel Colón Vázquez, Programs Director, Executive Director | Titín Foundation
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
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
Motria Melnyk, President | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Mónica Félix, Executive Director | Chicago Cultural Alliance
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