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Inspired by the Latino Center for Leadership Development—which produced over 50 community-serving fellows—the Callejo-Botello Latino Leadership Academy has launched its 2025 Latino Leadership Class.

06/18/2026

During Leadership Academy Seminar 3, fellows heard from national, state, and local political operatives about what it takes to run a successful campaign and connect with voters. Hear their reflections and key takeaways.

06/03/2026

Thousands of people rely on DART every day to get to work, school, medical appointments, and other essential destinations. While recent discussions have focused on which cities will remain part of DART, our Leadership Academy Fellows learned firsthand why public transportation is such an important public policy issue.

Key insights from our session:
🚊Transit-oriented development near DART stations has generated $18.1 billion in direct economic impact over the past 25 years.
🚊DART operates one of the nation's longest light rail systems, spanning 93 miles across 13 member cities.
🚊The newly launched DART Silver Line is the first public transit service in the U.S. to provide direct connections to three airports.

Hearing directly from leaders who manage complex regional transportation systems challenged our fellows to think more deeply about infrastructure, economic development, equity, and what it takes to keep a region as large and dynamic as DFW connected.

Thank you to Jeamy Molina, Executive Vice President & Chief Communications Officer at Dallas Area Rapid Transit, for sharing your insights and joining us for this important conversation.

05/27/2026

ELECTED! Congratulations to Texas State Representative-Elect Montserrat Garibay, who will represent Austin’s District 49 in the Texas House! Montserrat is an alumna of our Leadership Academy’s second cohort, and we could not be prouder.

Her journey — from undocumented child, to bilingual educator and labor leader, to now State Representative-Elect — reflects her lifelong belief that every Texan deserves a fair shot. Austin is gaining a passionate advocate for public education, working families, and opportunity for all.

Please SHARE and join us in congratulating Representative-Elect Montserrat Garibay! 🎉

05/21/2026

🌟MEET AMANDA ARIZOLA🌟Health Advocate. Economic Mobility Champion. Leadership Academy Fellow.

Amanda is taking her advocacy to the next level, running for Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct 2.

✅Co-Founder of CoACT, an organization addressing maternal mortality, housing, and food insecurity in Tarrant County.
✅Served as Assistant Director at Foundation Communities’ DCTC program, where she helped oversee more than 79,000 free tax returns that returned over $124 million to residents — a major economic impact initiative focused on working families.
✅Former State Program Director for the CHIMES Consortium at United Way of Tarrant County, helping manage Affordable Care Act navigation efforts across 236 Texas counties.
✅Arizola made history as the first Latina Vice Chair of the JPS Health Network Board of Managers, where she helped oversee one of the region’s largest public hospital systems.

Raised in Tarrant County in a working-class family, Amanda is a first-generation college graduate who built a career championing public health, economic mobility, and community advocacy. Her impact speaks for itself.

05/18/2026

Mental health is a criminal justice issue. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we caught up with Alexandra Guio, Judge-Elect for Dallas County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 1 and Leadership Academy Alumna, to hear her perspective on the importance of mental health resources in the criminal justice system.

05/14/2026

What does healthcare access look like in North Texas? Leadership Academy participants got an inside look during a conversation with Edna Ruano of Parkland Hospital and the discussion highlighted how many families are navigating gaps in care every day.

Here are a few key takeaways:

➡️Younger and lower-income adults are turning to AI for health advice due to lack of access to care.
➡️1 in 6 Texans has no health insurance
➡️1 in 4 relies on Medicare or Medicaid
➡️Hospital costs are rising faster than inflation, adding pressure across the system
➡️Parkland provides $1.4B in uncompensated care annually

05/11/2026

Check out what Dallas City Council Member and Leadership Academy alumnus Jaime Resendez had to say about leadership.

05/08/2026

MEET JAIME RESENDEZ: Veteran. Dallas City Council Member. Leadership Academy Alumnus.

Here are a few highlights from his public service:

✅As a Dallas ISD Trustee, he helped create a new dual-language School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove.
✅Jaime successfully advocated for a new $30 million school building for Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School.
✅As a Dallas City Council Member for District 5, Jaime led revitalization and placemaking efforts in Pleasant Grove, including partnering with the Better Block Foundation to redesign underused commercial spaces into more community-centered gathering areas aimed at spurring economic development and improving safety.

Jaime is a son of Pleasant Grove, whose path to public service was born from a deep dedication to the community he calls home. Before earning his law degree from University of Texas School of Law, he served eight years in the U.S. Army, including a tour of duty in Iraq.

05/05/2026

The country saw images of 5-year-old Liam Ramos, a preschooler wearing a blue bunny hat and backpack, who was detained and received orders for deportation. This is far from an isolated incident, as there are thousands of children like Liam being held in detention.

Immigration attorney and former ICE official Dan Gividen shared with Leadership Academy fellows that:

❗️Tax-paying individuals with no criminal record are being targeted for detention.
❗️The vast majority of those placed under deportation are individuals who voluntarily show up for their ICE check-ins.
❗️Thousands of children like Liam are in detention centers across the country, with poor access to medical care and sufficient legal counsel.
❗️The Texas workforce is comprised of a significant foreign-born population. Current sweeps and raids, including those affecting lawfully present individuals, are also impacting the economy.

05/01/2026

🌟 MEET JANIE CISNEROS: Environmental Justice Advocate. West Dallas Community Leader. Leadership Academy Fellow. 🌟

Dallas Native Janie Cisneros has built her leadership at the intersection of organizing, enviornmental justice and user experience. As the leader of Singleton United/Unidos, she advocates relentlessly for healthier neighborhoods, cleaner air and equitable development.

Photo Credit: KERA News

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