To celebrate Latinx & Hispanic History Month Meta will bring together 100+ high school students virtually to participate in a two hour student summit that will provide coding and tech experiences, recruitment opportunities, feature executive speakers, and product demonstrations.
The summit will be sponsored in partnership with key local community engagement partners from across the country who will receive in-kind funding for their students.
Be and Be Seen: Beyond All Limits will encourage students to pursue their dreams and careers without limitations. By owning the power of their presence, the possibilities of what can be accomplished are endless.
Jasmine is the Meta Community Engagement Manager for the regional offices in Austin, Denver, and Washington, D.C. working to keep the local neighborhoods strong through partnerships with nonprofits, organizations, and schools by providing STEM and economic opportunity programs.
Jasmine’s work has been fueled by her passion for advocating for underrepresented communities. Coming from a family of migrant farm workers and growing up in an underserved community it’s important to Jasmine to shine light on the lack of representation in technology and empower communities that shaped her as a young Latina.
Born and raised in Long Beach, California, Nancy Correa is currently a Global Content Manager at Meta. She was previously a Global Content Editor for Google and a Bilingual News Digital Content Producer for Univision Bay Area. As the daughter of Mexican immigrants and the first in her family to receive a college degree, she understands the necessity of providing resources to young, at-risk students.
She proudly serves on the board as a senior advisor for Embracing Latina Leadership Alliances (ELLAS), a non-profit facilitating academic and leadership opportunities for underprivileged Latina youth. She also volunteers for United Friends of the Children, a non-profit dedicated to bettering the lives of foster children, a special passion-point of hers as a former foster youth. Correa strives to empower underrepresented communities through her story.
Luis Olivalves is the Director of Global Gaming Creator Partnerships and responsible for helping Gaming Creator find their audience and build their businesses across all Facebook platforms. He previously built the Facebook Latin America Media Partnerships team supporting all Portuguese and Spanish speaking partnerships across the region.
With more than 24 years of experience in the technology, telecom and media industries, prior to Facebook Luis was the Digital Media and Business Development Director for ESPN Brasil and had leadership positions at Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicacao, Starmedia Mobile and Motorola.
Eric Garcetti is a fourth-generation Angeleno and the 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley — the son of public servants and the grandson and great-grandson of immigrants from Mexico and Eastern Europe — Mayor Garcetti’s life has been shaped by a deep commitment to the core values of justice, dignity, and equality for all people.
These ideals have fueled the Mayor’s relentless drive to fulfill our common obligation: to give children and families of every race, faith, background, and income the chance to get a good education, live on safe streets, earn a decent wage, breathe clean air and drink clean water, receive affordable medical and child care, and build a future of their own choosing.
Ezequiel & Jeremiah Cardenas are singer/song writer/ musicians and content creators. They are Mexican - American twin brothers, born and raised in Long Beach, California. They began their musical journey playing instruments and participating in musical theatre at an early age, which eventually led them to discover their passion for the Arts. They auditioned and participated in several television talent competitions, such as: X Factor, and most recently “La Banda” on Univision, produced by Simon Cowell & Ricky Martin.
The twin brothers are proud of their Latinx roots and create content sharing their experiences growing up within the Latinx community. As they continue to pursue their goals, Ezequiel and Jeremiah are passionate about motivating and inspiring other young Latinx to overcome obstacles that we may face in our community on a daily basis and to fearlessly follow their dreams.
Eder Díaz Santillan was born and raised in a small town of Jalisco, Mexico. Díaz earned his Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from California State University, Northridge. He started his radio career doing weekend on-air shifts on Univision Radio’s KLVE 107.5 FM in 2007 and in 2014 he became the producer of their flagship morning radio program.
In 2018 Díaz Santillan launched "De Pueblo, Católico y Gay," one of the first Spanish-language podcasts dedicated to elevating stories of the Latinx LGBTQ community. In 2021 Eder earned his Master’s degree in Mass Communication with his award-winning thesis “De Pueblo, Católico y Gay.” Today, Díaz is a part-time lecturer at his alma mater and he continues to host and produce his podcast.
Dr. Matt Martinez is a native of San Antonio, TX where he currently works remotely as a Data Scientist on integrity products for Facebook App. Matt received his PhD in Demography from the UT - San Antonio and completed his postdoctoral degree at Brown University.
Before joining Meta Dr. Martinez worked in a variety of analytic roles ranging across different industries. This included working at Rice University where he helped school districts understand the needs of students after Hurricane Harvey by implementing a novel approach of using Twitter data to find areas of extreme damage. When he is not working on analyses you can find Matt writing/performing poetry, playing basketball, riding bikes along the San Antonio river, or cheering for the Spurs.
I am David Vega, a first generation immigrant from Colombia who moved to the US with his family when he was still a kid, and now works as a Technical Artist at Meta. I went to high school in the perpetually rainy South Florida and went to the University of Central Florida for Computer Animation.
A few years after graduating, I escaped to NYC and programed tools for artists for games such as Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 for about 8 years before joining Meta. I am passionate about helping others understand what it is like to work in the game industry and how to make it into the film and gaming industries.
Tiffani Destiné (She/Her/Ella) started her Meta journey in September 2021 serving as a University Recruiter for the DEI team. Prior to Meta she worked at another tech company as University Recruiting Program Manager for six years; and before that she worked in higher education - needless to say the University setting is her thing :) Tiffani holds a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management from USC and a Bachelor of Science in Health Education from San Francisco State.
Tiffani grew up in San Diego and LA, but has strong roots in the Bay Area where she has lived for 11+ years and counting. She enjoys brunching on the weekends, going on shopping trips to Homegoods, listening to Drake and chats over coffee.
Yasmeen Magaña is a Community Engagement Coordinator and supports community engagement initiatives at Meta. She is a recent first-generation graduate from U.C. Berkeley and studied Sociology and Public Policy, pursuing her passions for social impact and supporting her local community.
Yasmeen grew up in Belle Haven, Menlo Park and participated in Facebook Summer Academy in 2014, where she was exposed to careers in the tech industry as a first-gen Latina high school student. She is excited to be back at Meta supporting Meta Summer Academy, continuing to increase exposure to careers in the tech industry to first-gen students of color, and supporting overall community engagement initiatives in her hometown.
Analicia Baugh is a Program Coordinator and under the economic opportunity umbrella. She also supports community engagement and state policy initiatives at Meta where she strives to help close the opportunity divide.
Analicia grew up in the Bay Area and is a part of the Year Up program at the Meta site in Menlo Park. Here, she was able to study project management, make connections, and earn an externship at Meta. Prior to the program, she was in property management for 7 years. Aside from work, she is a proud mom of a 7 year old boy!
Rebecca Garcia-Larson is a Program Manager at Meta working on Augmented Reality (AR). She leads a team of 5 that brings education and experiences to developers and technical creators. Previously she has worked at Squarespace, Microsoft and startups as a Product Manager and self-taught Developer. She is first generation Mexicana and former New Yorker living in Florida with her husband and mini dachshund named Xena.
Sofia is an Air Force Veteran currently working for Meta as a Technical Sourcer for the Foundations Recruiting Team. She helps hire exceptional, diverse tech talent to deliver innovative experiences and breakthrough technologies at Meta. Sofia is currently supporting hiring efforts for the Infrastructure ASIC teams. They are building our next generation silicon for Meta’s datacenter hardware.
