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Latino Leadership Institute (LLI)
The Latino Leadership Institute was a full-day professional workshop hosted by NAHN on Wednesday, July 31 prior to the Annual Conference programming. LLI was designed to empower current and future NAHN leaders to develop important skills and prepare to serve on volunteer boards at the local and national level.
LLI Featured Speakers
Andrea Jaramillo, RN, BSN, CHPH
Rooted in Connection: The Practice of Regenerative Leadership
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Andrea Jaramillo, BSN, RN is a Clinical Research Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Hospice Nurse, Certified Forest Therapy Guide and Nurse Farmer. She was recently featured on The Drew Barrymore Show as part of a segment highlighting the contributions of nurses in healthcare. She is one of the founding members of SONSIEL – Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, & Leaders and is the founder of Forest Nurse.
Octavia Vogel, MPH, BSN, RN, MS, PhDc
Anti-Blackness and Its Relevance in Healthcare and Health Education
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Octavia Vogel obtained her BS in Psychology Pre-Medicine from the Xavier University of Louisiana and an MPH from Georgia State University School of Public Health. She is now a third-year doctoral student at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. Before coming to Emory, Octavia was the Director of Cancer Control Initiatives at the American Cancer Society where she launched several health equity initiatives to address breast, lung, and colorectal cancer disparities. After working in the field for more than a decade, she decided to return to school to gain a better understanding of patient care and clinical systems. As the pandemic began, Octavia was accepted into the AMSN program at Emory Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and graduated with my BSN in August 2021. Currently, her research focuses on experiences of anti-Blackness (racism, prejudice, and discrimination) at the level of the healthcare encounter and its impact on cancer mortality and outcomes among middle-class Black women.
Edith Suárez Torres, MBA, MPP, RPCV
Your Story, Your Strength: Embracing Your Identities to Reignite Your Passion and Creativity
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Edith Suárez Torres is an identity and culture consultant, author, and speaker, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Her passion for identity, culture, and strategy comes with over ten years of experience working with
local and international organizations focused on leadership and social impact. She is also the author and storyteller behind Two Homes, Dos Casas, a children’s picture book inspired by her Mexican roots. Edith
was born and raised in Long Beach, California, and grew up visiting her abuelitas in México with her parents. During her university studies in topics like race, ethnicity, and culture, she began connecting the dots on how her upbringing, school, and society deeply influenced her identity and what she knew or didn’t know about her cultural roots. These reflections, and her exposure to diverse communities, nurtured her passion for identity, culture, and education. In the past decade, this passion led her to live and work in places like Burkina Faso, West Africa; Boston, Massachusetts; and currently Atlanta, Georgia, where she continues to experience the power that stories provide in teaching us about ourselves and others. Edith believes that storytelling is a critical way to deepen our connections with one another, while also becoming proud of who we are and where we come from. Stories with intention have the power to transform lives for the better. She feels immense joy when she has the opportunity to create spaces for individuals to learn, reflect, and grow in community. Beyond these roles, Edith considers herself a foodie, and loves to dance, travel and spend time with her family and friends.
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