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WelcometoRise&Diversify
Melissa Jurkoic
Senior Solutions architect, Amadeus & Cofounder, Diversify Thinking

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Sponsors
Thank you to our March sponsor, Panviva!
@panviva
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www.diversifythinking.com
Diversify-Thinking
@diversifythink

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ClaritzaAbreu
VP of Enterprise Technology Risk
Management, State Street Corporation
CEO, LatInc Corporation
resiliency as an immigrant computer science
engineer who broke barriers to succeed
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Claritza Abreu
@cnabreu
Rise and Diversify

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Parents
Engineering
School
Graduate
School
Family
Professional
Leadership
Community
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
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My
Journey

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WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE
WHEN YOU GROW UP?
A DOCTOR OR AN ENGINEER?
DADDY

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Prof. Ramon Morrison
“Engineers are
the ones that
build the world”

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“Technology should be used to primary to help
people; it should be used in education, in healthcare,
in the justice system…not just in Finance!”
Prof. Joaquin Oramas
“You have to study abroad, attend grad school, learn
new cultures and new languages”
Prof. Joaquin Oramas

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Parents
Engineering
School
Graduate
School
Family
Professional
Leadership
Community
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
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My
Journey

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Parents
Engineering
School
Graduate
School
Family
Professional
Leadership
Community
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
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My
Journey
Mentors

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Part-Time
Bilingual
Receptionist
Programming
Books

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“TAKE A CHANCE"
"You Never know what might happen!”

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Parents
Engineering
School
Graduate
School
Family
Professional
Leadership
Community
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
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My
Journey

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23TWO PATHS

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Phyllis Barajas, Conexion
“You are the one
to do it”

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25A SINGLE PATH

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My
Reflection
Self Discovery
Being Aware of my surroundings

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Parents
Engineering
School
Graduate
School
Family
Professional
Leadership
Community
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
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My
Journey
Mentors

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Discovering
Myself!
Dreams
Traits
Skills + Experience
Values and Passion
Body and Mind

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31BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS: WHEEL OF SUCCESS
Mentors
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Network/
Community04
Opportunities
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Partner 02
Family and
Friends 01
Work
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You

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BE STRATEGIC ABOUT YOUR LIFE AND YOUR CAREER
Balance your wheel
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Search for help if you
need it !
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Find your path
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Take painful but
calculated risk and…
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36FROM LA ISABELA TO THE TOP OF HUB!

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Facebook For Claritza
@cnabreu
ClaritzaAbreu.com
Thank you!
All rights reserved 2017 Claritza Abreu

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ThankYou
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Candice Benson
Owner & CEO, Benson Consulting Inc. & Cofounder, Diversify Thinking

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May14,2019
Stephen Pappas
Head of North American Operations &
Senior Vice President, Panviva
insights on how to deal with diversity and
effectively communicate with a diverse
customer-base
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