Poder Podcast

Dr. Lizeth Yamileth Correa is from the San Fernando Valley in California.  Dr. Correa is a proud first-generation college student. She earned her B.S. in Biopsychology at UC Santa Barbara, and she received her Doctor of Dental Surgery from UCLA. She is dedicated to caring for underserved communities and providing culturally competent care.

Emiliana Guereca is an entrepreneur and activist from Los Angeles California. She is the leader of Women's March Los Angeles, Founder of Women's March Foundation, and Executive Director of Women's March Action. You can follow the movement @wmnsmarchla on twitter and instagram. You can also follow Emiliana @EmilianaGuereca on twitter.

David Raul Serna is the CEO and Founder of Adelante Management Group (AMG), which provides elite professional representation in the entertainment industry. Follow him on Instagram @adelantemg and @dserna427

David Flores is an unapologetic educator from Pasadena, CA. He currently teaches in East Oakland, CA, and he shares about his teaching style, decolonization, and the public educational system.

Aaron Jones is the Director of EOP, Educational Opportunity Program at UC Santa Barbara. He shares about his educational path and his role in Student Affairs.

Yaritza González is an immigrant rights activist from Inglewood, California. She advocates for human rights, especially for immigrant families including people seeking asylum at the border. She is also starting a fellowship project to inspire new leaders and increase civic engagement in her city.

Andrés Armenta is a recent graduate from UC Santa Barbara, and he joins poder podcast to talk about his journey and his experience with healing.

Lizett is on a journey to identify her true artistic passion. And she shares about what is going on in her life right now as a local artist and college student.

Peter Rojas is the Executive Director of American Digital Diversity Initiative. He is originally from Lowell, Massachusetts and moved to California to bring more diversity to the tech industry through youth development programs that help students reach their entrepreneurial goals and tech career aspirations.

The Women's Empowerment Expo is a one-day event for women to get empowered, motivated, inspired, pampered, and get connected with women in their community to drive change in their own lives and in the world. Listen to this episode and learn about how Christina Brophy connects hundreds of women entrepreneurs and helps them build their businesses and more.

Alejandra and Diego share their story of how they started the Eastside Diabetes Initiative in the east side of Santa Barbara, CA. With this program Alejandra and Diego plan on addressing the risks of childhood obesity, diabetes, and kidney disease by using outreach efforts to provide educational opportunities to students and their families in the neighborhoods of east side Santa Barbara to learn about medical professions and preventative care.

Stephanie Castellanos is a social entrepreneur, education consultant and community activist from Inglewood, California. Her passion extends from her experiences as the first in her family to attend college and as a daughter of Mexican immigrants.

Erick Padilla is a Gates Millennium Scholar from Modesto, Ca. He is a few weeks from graduating from UC Santa Barbara with a BS in Pharmacology. In this episode, I ask Erick about his upbringing, his once in a lifetime scholarship, his rapping hobby, as well as what the future holds for him!

AJ Valenzuela is a community leader and activist in the city of Oxnard in southern California. Learn about his journey into politics and about what happened in Oxnard recently in a recall election and districting of the city council.