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Edward James Olmos is an American actor, director, producer, and activist.
He has achieved extraordinary success as an actor, producer and humanitarian.
The Tony, Emmy and Academy Award® Nominated actor, is probably best
known to young audiences for his work on the SYFY television series
“Battlestar Galatica” as Admiral William Adama. Although the series
kept the actor busy during its run from 2003 through 2009, it didn’t stop him
from directing the HBO movie “Walkout” in 2007, for which he earned a DGA
Nomination in the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for
Television category.

Dolores Huerta is a celebrated Latina Labor Leader, activist and community organizer. She has worked for Civil Rights and social justice for over 50 years.
Co-Founder of the United
Farm Workers of America; First Latina Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame; Two-Time U.S. Presidential Award Recipient.

Jose M. Hernandez is a former U.S. NASA Astronaut, as well as a visionary Leader with international Educational Outreach Experience. CEO, Engineer and Scientist with experience in Business Development, Strategic Operations and STEM Education Outreach Initiatives. Also, an author of many books.

Becky A. Bailey, Ph.D., is an award-winning author, renowned teacher and internationally recognized expert in childhood education and developmental psychology. She touches thousands of lives each year through live events. Over 2.5M of her top-selling books are in circulation, and Conscious Discipline has impacted an estimated 20M children. A pioneer in social and emotional learning, Dr. Bailey has a proven track
record of success spanning more than 30 years.

Ann Maria Chavez is an inspirational speaker, writer and community leader. She is also a Lawyer who served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts of the USA and was the first woman of color to head the organization.

Paul Schmitz builds the collective leadership of organizations and communities to achieve greater social impact through his roles as Senior Advisor at The Collective Impact Forum and CEO of Leading Inside Out. He is also the author of Everyone Leads: Building Leadership from the Community Up, and the former CEO of Public Allies, where he helped more than 5,000 diverse young adults begin careers working for community and social change.

It’s not a party until Chef Pepin arrives with his signature smile and good humor. Chef Pepin was the first Latin celebrity chef to surface on Spanish television and to this day he continues to be the leading celebrity chef on Latin television.

Tricia Zucker is a recognized Distinguished Professor for UTHealth Houston and Co-Director of Children's Learning Institute. Dr. Zucker’ first line of research includes various projects to develop and evaluate innovative classroom curricula and professional development resources.

Maria C. Garza is presenting the Inaugural Development Conference SHAPING THE FUTURE, Engaging, Learning, Growing. Maria is the the Chief Executive Officer at East Coast Migrant Head Start Project (ECMHSP).
East Coast Migrant Head Start Project is a non-profit organization that provides high-quality comprehensive Head Start services to farmworker families in 48 educational campuses across 10 states.

We are thrilled to announce that we are ready for our
Inaugural Professional Development Conference:

SHAPING THE FUTURE

Engaging, Learning, Growing

Presented by Maria C. Garza,
CEO at East Coast Migrant Head Start Project

East Coast Migrant Head Start Project is investing in our employees to take our mission and vision to the next level. Join us by Engaging Learning, Growing August 17th-19th in Tampa Florida.

This is not a public event. Contact us at 22ecconf@ecmhsp, if you want to be a sponsor or if you have any questions about this event.

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Special Guest Speakers

We are thrilled to announce that we are ready for our
Inaugural Professional Development Conference:

SHAPING THE FUTURE

Engaging, Learning, Growing

Presented by Maria C. Garza,
CEO at East Coast Migrant Head Start Project

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Special Guest Speakers

We are thrilled to announce that we are ready for our Inaugural Professional Development Conference: SHAPING THE FUTURE Engaging, Learning, Growing Presented by Maria C. Garza, CEO at East Coast Migrant Head Start Project

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We are thrilled to announce that we are ready for our
Inaugural Professional Development Conference:

SHAPING THE FUTURE

Engaging, Learning, Growing

Presented by Maria C. Garza,
CEO at East Coast Migrant Head Start Project