University Calendar
Third Annual Latino Leadership Conference
The 3rd Annual Latino Leadership Conference is open to all Montclair State University students, faculty, staff, family and friends and offers various opportunities such as:
- Networking
- Workshops
- Food
- Keynote speaker, Evelyn Mejil
- Panelist discussions
- Camaraderie
The Conference
- Sponsors: The College of Science and Mathematics Upward Bound Project and the SGA Class One Latin American Student Organization (LASO)
- The Conference is free.
Registration: Please RSVP ASAP!
Keynote Speaker: Evelyn Mejil
An advocate for social justice, Evelyn Mejil has received numerous awards for outstanding community activism. She is currently the Executive Director of Wynona's House Child Advocacy Center for Essex County, New Jersey. Wynona’s House CAC is the only fully co-located and most comprehensive agency to service victims of severe sexual and severe physical abuse in the State of New Jersey - and the first in our Nation.
In this capacity she works with onsite partners from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, the Division of Child Protection & Permanancy, and the Metro Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. With an on site hospital for conducting forensic medical examinations and a fully equipped facility to conduct forensic interviews, Wynona’s House is able to provide care that enables children and their families to recover from abuse and receive justice as quickly as possible in order to resume normal life. Wynona's House strives to create a community where children are safe, families are strong, and victims become children again. Ms. Mejil’s hope is that the CAC Model will be duplicated throughout the State and through out the Nation as best practices.