My name is Angie Aramayo (Col ’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 of the […]
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 ’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 Group, Sánchez […]
Please join us in congratulating Alex Cintron (Col ’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 League of […]
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 ’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, she quickly […]
Please join us in congratulating Patrick Riccards (Col ’95) on the launch of the Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement (DFI). The DFI is a national effort designed to improve the teaching and learning of history, using short, provocative videos to make history more interesting and relevant to today’s learners. The centerpiece of this work […]
Please join us in recognizing Jenny Willier Murphy (Col ’89) for her dedication spending over 20 years working on rule of law, citizen justice and security reform programming, and issues with the U.S. State Department, USAID (US Agency of International Development), and other organizations/companies. She has special expertise in the Americas and has been serving […]
Join us in congratulating Tyler Miller-Jones (Col ’19), on his acceptance to the University of Miami School of Law! Tyler is Nicaraguan and Trinidadian, born and raised in Florida. He also lived part of his childhood in the Cayman Islands. While at UVA, he majored in Government and Philosophy, where he also was involved in […]
Join us in congratulating Fernando Mercado Violand (Col ’14) on his acceptance to the University of Virginia School of Law where he plans to attend in the Fall of 2021! Fernando immigrated to the U.S. from Bolivia as a child. Currently, he works as the Biden presidential campaign’s Deputy State and Political Director for Virginia. […]