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…
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,…
Hope is the most fantastic tool for transforming our reality; nothing is immutable for those who have it. Bruno’s inspiring story is about a young leader who overcame economic and social barriers to open up the world and education possibilities. “To be truly radical is to make hope possible and not despair convincing.” Raymond Williams…
As VélezReyes+ officially launches on October 10th, 2022, Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA) is honored to be among the new philanthropic platform’s first partner organizations. United by a shared vision to transform Latin America through the development of a new kind of leader—more diverse, innovative, and committed to service and impact—both organizations will collaborate to…
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…
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…
LALA is growing from a high-potential startup to an at-scale continental force for prosperity. In the same way that our strategy has evolved over the years as our understanding of our students has deepened, we believe that our brand too needs to adapt to represent our community and the growth we aim for together with…
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…
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…
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…
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