LALA welcomes Oriana Torres as Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships

LALA welcomes Oriana Torres as Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships

Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA) is proud to announce the addition of Oriana Torres to our leadership team as our inaugural Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships. We are thrilled to count on her outstanding skills, energy, and passion for our mission to help us take LALA to the next level! Oriana joins LALA after…

LALA welcomes Alia Whitney-Johnson as the inaugural Chief Operating Officer

LALA welcomes Alia Whitney-Johnson as the inaugural Chief Operating Officer

Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA) is proud to announce the addition of Alia Whitney-Johnson to our executive leadership team as our inaugural Chief Operating Officer (COO)! LALA has spent the last five years refining its innovative youth leadership development model. Ms. Whitney-Johnson’s expertise and leadership come at the ideal time to support LALA’s ambitious plans…

Support program for black, indigenous, and peripheral young people

Support program for black, indigenous, and peripheral young people

Intro When I was selected to participate in LALA’s Leadership Bootcamp, I felt a mixture of ambivalent feelings: extreme happiness for another accomplishment and fear of the new that awaited me. But, as I learned to do with every opportunity, I seized it despite all the insecurity.  As a young black woman from Brazil’s northeast,…

LALA is elated to introduce Jessica Kenny as our new Senior Program Manager!

LALA is elated to introduce Jessica Kenny as our new Senior Program Manager!

Jessica has been with LALA since nearly the beginning, having lent a hand wherever needed- from Admissions to Partnerships, HR, Bootcamp Operations, and Impact Measurement to picking up students at the airport. Along the way, as Alumni Engagement Manager, she built the foundations for the alumni database, alumni communications, and crucial programs like Bootcamp Coaches…

Building the paths for the young leaders of the future

Building the paths for the young leaders of the future

Throughout our childhood and adolescence, we are bombarded with ideas and suggestions of professions associated with a conventional vision of success, mostly tied to high positions, salaries, and different levels of power. What if instead of asking “Who do you want to be when you grow up?” we started prompting our young people with questions…

Let’s celebrate LALA’s 5th birthday together!

Let’s celebrate LALA’s 5th birthday together!

In the past 5 years, LALA has reached over 1200 young leaders from 17 countries. We have accompanied our alumni to understand the crucial moments in their leadership journeys and tried to comprehend the highest-need interventions required to support them. We are excited to invite you to Juntos Somos LALA, the online celebration of LALA’s…

Meet Carolina Santos, LALA’s Bootcamp Operations Manager

Meet Carolina Santos, LALA’s Bootcamp Operations Manager

Carolina was always driven by a passion for communication, culture, and education. From a very young age, she had the opportunity to be part of multicultural environments that showed her the importance of connection as a source of change. “I want to do good, better! I’m excited to join an organization and team that is…

Welcoming Maria Clara Nogueira Cruz, LALA’s new Ecosystem Junior Manager

Welcoming Maria Clara Nogueira Cruz, LALA’s new Ecosystem Junior Manager

Maria Clara studied Public Administration in Brazil with an exchange experience in South Korea, where she had the chance to study International Relations and Diplomatic Studies. Clara’s first work experience was in the public sector. She worked at the (0110).Lab, a public innovation lab at the São Paulo Municipality, where she became in touch with…

Introducing Patricia Santana, our Senior Manager of High Impact Careers

Introducing Patricia Santana, our Senior Manager of High Impact Careers

Hailing from Barueri (São Paulo), Brazil, Paty holds a Bachelor’s degree from Mackenzie Presbyterian University. After 6 years of a successful career as a Mergers and Acquisitions associate, she decided to follow her heart’s direction to work for social impact. She is passionate about connecting with people, learning about their stories, and about inner development….

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