HWWC Annual Awards Breakfast

2101 10th Avenue,Greeley CO 80639

13 November, 2021

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Hispanic Women of Weld County - Annual Awards Breakfast. Join Hispanic Women of Weld County for our Annual Awards Breakfast on Saturday, November 13th, 2021 at the University of Northern Colorado. We are honored to have Dr. Katrina Rodriguez as our keynote speaker. Dr. Rodriguez is a recognized higher education leader, strategist, trainer, and inspirational speaker. A passionate educator, she is committed to educational opportunities for student communities of color that will increase graduation rates, close degree attainment gaps, and support students to enhance their natural talent to assume leadership roles. Currently, Dr. Rodriguez serves as the vice president for student affairs at St. Cloud State University with oversight of 10 departments dedicated to college student success and engagement. Previously, she spent 23 years in a variety of roles at the University of Northern Colorado including associate professor, dean of students, vice president serving diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and vice president for student affairs. In her tenure at UNC, she served as the first Latina to hold these senior leadership positions. Inspired by her family’s values of perseverance and resilience, Dr. Rodriguez is a first-generation college graduate who continued her education to earn a doctorate in 2004. She credits her success to her family for their unwavering support and encouragement to take risks and to persist through the challenges. One of her favorite quotes comes from baseball, “progress takes a risk: you can’t steal second base with your foot on first.” It is the space in between where we are, and where we want to be, that allows risk to produce progress. HWWC will also be awarding scholarships to non-traditional and traditional high school students, as well as recognize Hispanic Women for their accomplishments and contributions in our community. Join us for a powerful and inspiring morning.