She Made the Invisible Visible - Sophia Chavez, Collegiate Cultura Ambassador
Sophia Chavez, Latina graphic designer and LMU senior, grew up watching her community's cultura get celebrated while the people behind it stayed invisible. She didn't look away. She built her thesis around it. SVL has told this story before — Carlos Perez drew the original Apple logo by hand and the world consumed it billions of times without ever knowing his name. Now we tell Sophia's. Silicon Valley Latino celebrates her as our newest Collegiate Cultura Ambassador.
Griselda Gonzalez: From El Salvador to Chair of the Board.
Most people in the moving industry move things. Griselda Gonzalez moves industries. This month, May 2026, she becomes Chair of the Board of the California Moving and Storage Association — the sixth woman and the first immigrant Latina to hold the position in its more than 100-year history.
Angela Flores Robertson: First-Gen Latina Leader, Cultura Ambassador, and SVL Advisory Board Member
Angela Flores Robertson didn't wait for permission. A first-gen Latina, SVL Cultura Ambassador, and Advisory Board member — she builds the table and makes sure every seat is filled.
Jazmin Diaz: Leading with Purpose, Growing with Intention
Jazmin Diaz has navigated worlds — from México to the U.S., from the classroom to Silicon Valley's executive floors. As a leader, author, mother of four, and Founder of Flourish Learning & Development, she has built her career on one belief: growth is possible for anyone willing to do the work from within. We are proud to welcome her to the SVL TriBU.
From La Paz to the World: How One Latino Founder Built Bridges Between Continents
He came to the U.S. to learn English. He left with a global vision. Seen's story is proof that curiosity is a business strategy — and that the best opportunities live exactly where worlds collide.
Francisco Jiménez: The Boy Who Carried the Fields and Became a Literary Giant
He grew up in the fields. He came back and wrote it all down. Francisco Jiménez, Executive Cultura Ambassador and author of The Circuit, is proof that the stories of migrant families belong everywhere.
