Council for the Advancement of Hispanic Leaders
Who we are: The Council for the Advancement of Hispanic Leaders is made up of a diverse and committed group of professionals representing institutions of higher learning that are committed to identifying and addressing the barriers to the highest quality education that deserving Hispanics may encounter.
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Mr. Raymond Prado |
California Institute of Technology |
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Dr. William F. Elliott |
Carnegie Mellon University |
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Mr. Sivilay Somchanhmavong |
Cornell University |
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Mr. Dan Parish |
Dartmouth College |
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Mr. Christoph Guttentag |
Duke University |
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Ms. Kristen Overcash |
Emory University |
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Mr. Jaime Briseno |
Georgetown University |
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Ms. Deborah Smith |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
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Dr. John Latting |
Johns Hopkins University |
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Mr. Juan Acosta |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Ms. Elizabeth Enciso |
Northwestern University |
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Mr. Michael E. Moore |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
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Ms. Laura Villafranca |
Rice University |
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Ms. Anna Marie Porras |
Stanford University |
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Mr. Chris Lucier |
University of Michigan |
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Dr. Herb Davis |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Mr. Gilbert Martinez |
University of Notre Dame |
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Ms. Tania Castro |
University of Pennsylvania |
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Mr. Augustine Garza |
University of Texas at Austin |
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Ms. Jamie Kim |
Vanderbilt University |
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Mr. Richard Shaw |
Yale University |
What we do: The mission of the Council is, quite simply, to identify the barriers that prevent talented Hispanic students from reaching their full academic potential at the college or university of their choice and provide tools for overcoming those barriers.
How we do it: The Council has identified four areas of concentration to fulfill its mission:
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Access: To de-mystify the apparent perception among Hispanic students and their advisors (counselors, friends, family) that they don’t have the academic firepower to attend a top university.
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Exposure: To provide greater exposure for students to identify institutions of higher learning and for the institutions of higher learning to have greater exposure to the students (as early as possible).
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Cost: To address the perception that higher education is unaffordable, and therefore, unattainable for the Hispanic student with a modest income.
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Family & Culture: To provide tools for the student, family, friends, counselors and others, that may influence the decision by a student to commit to attending an institution of higher learning. To navigate the issues of family needs and obligations or cultural issues due to heritage or geographic relocation.
Why we do it: The Council is dedicated to the idea that it is in the best interest of all people, in our increasingly global society, to have an education so our institutions, country and the world community can benefit from the rich, diverse ideas that well educated leaders can bring.
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