Attention, ALVA!
por Danny Vargas
Podcast of the American Latino Veterans Association (ALVA)
Hosted by ALVA Chairman/CEO Danny Vargas
Podcast of the American Latino Veterans Association (ALVA)
Hosted by ALVA Chairman/CEO Danny Vargas
Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guest Olga Custodio. Olga is the first Latina to complete USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training, she served for 24 years and retired as a Lt Col. Olga was also the first American Airlines Latina commercial airline pilot and retired a Captain with a 20 year career. Now a STEM advocate, speaker, author, and community leader, she advocates for inspiring and empowering students, especially in underserved communities, to pursue STEM careers in aviation and aerospace. Olga continues to fly in general aviation. We discuss her upbringing, her career and her community service and her book "FLIGHTPATH OF FORTITUDE" Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture #military #veteran #hispanic #latina #history #service
Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guest Jean Ibañez-Payne. We discuss her upbringing in Colombia, her time in the Navy (surviving military sexual trauma), her business career, and her new book "Reclaim Your Worth". For more information, visit www.reclaimyourworthnow.com and www.tiverbatim.com Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture
Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guests from the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino; President/CEO Estuardo Rodriguez and Chair Lili Gil Valletta. We discuss the initiative to create a new Smithsonian American Latino museum, from origins to current status. For more information, visit www.americanlatinomuseum.org or follow them on social media @latinomuseum Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture
The latest episode of the Attention, ALVA! podcast (hosted by ALVA Chairman/CEO Danny Vargas) is available! Our special guest is former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Alberto R. Gonzales served as the 80th Attorney General of the United States during the George W. Bush administration. Before entering public service Gonzales practiced business law at the Houston law firm of Vinson & Elkins. In 1995 he resigned his law partnership to serve as General Counsel to the Governor of Texas. After three years the Governor appointed Gonzales as Texas Secretary of State. He was subsequently appointed as a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court and elected by the citizens of Texas to serve a full six-year term in the November 2000 general election. He served in the White House as Counsel to the President from 2001-2005. Gonzales is an Air Force veteran and attended the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a graduate of Rice University and Harvard Law School. Presently he is the Dean and Doyle Rogers Distinguished Professor of Law at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, Tennessee. Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture
Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guest Roberto Clemente, Jr. - philanthropist, entrepreneur, producer, former broadcaster, and professional baseball player. And the son of legendary baseball Hall of Famer, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves veteran and humanitarian Roberto Clemente. www.robertoclementefoundation.org www.robertoclementejr.com Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture