Dr. Jose Enriquez Highlighting Latino Leaders in the US and in the world that have contributed to social action. Presenter will describe his National experience interviewing/presenting thousands of young Latinx students across 11 states. Through anecdotal data, he will describe the decisions and actions Latino youth are making based on the important social issues they are facing today.
Jose Enriquez, Ph.D. is an immigrant that was born in El Salvador and grew up in East L.A. He attributes much of his success to his hard working mother who sacrificed everything to give him and his siblings a better life. He graduated from John Glenn H.S. in L.A. with a full ride scholarship to wrestle at Brigham Young University where he obtained three degrees: BA in Secondary Education Spanish, ESL. Masters in Educational Leadership, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. His previous positions include; Coordinator of Title III and Special Programs at the Utah State Office of Education, Director of Diversity for Alpine School District, served 11 years in both Alpine and Provo school districts as an Assistant Principal, and taught Spanish for three years prior to that. He served a 2 year LDS mission in Chicago Illinois. He was appointed a commissioner on volunteerism by Lieutenant Governor Bell’s Utah Commission on Volunteers in 2010, and as a commissioner to the Office of Multicultural Affairs by Governor Herbert, 2012. Serves on the Board of Directors for United Way of Salt Lake, Intermountain Community Care Foundation, and Granite Education Board of Directors. Currently, Jose is living his dream as the full time Executive Director of Latinos in Action (LIA), a non-profit he built from the ground up since 2001, and which officially became a non-profit organization in 2010. LIA is currently implemented in 190 schools across Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Illinois, Connecticut, California, Arizona and Florida. LIA’s mission is to empower Latino youth to lead and strengthen their communities through culturally responsive social emotional learning, college and career readiness, and leadership. Most recently, LIA was honored as a Bright Spot by the White House Center for Excellence in Hispanic Education. LIA was recently recognized by Governor Herbert and Envision Utah and given the Common Good Award for Excellence in Educational programming. Jose is married to Jaymilyn Bonnett Enriquez and is the father of six children; four girls and two boys.
Social Action
This workshop will begin by highlighting Latino Leaders in the US and in the world that have contributed to social action our youth are beginning to accept and ignite!
The Latino presence in the US is not just growing but becoming more varied, therefore the need for social action among our young people has never been more apparent. The presenter will describe his National experience interviewing and presenting to thousands of young Latinx students across 11 states. Through anecdotal data, he will describe the decisions and actions Latino youth are making based on the important social issues they are facing today including response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The hope is that their individual stories and experiences will stir fires of pride, motivation, and aspiration.
