{"id":10497,"date":"2018-03-27T09:59:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T13:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=10497"},"modified":"2022-03-22T13:38:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:38:15","slug":"diversity-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/diversity-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Brings Multicultural Message to Diversity Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Juana Bordas, an authority on integrating diverse viewpoints into workplace leadership, will speak at an upcoming community program where Kalamazoo College President Jorge G. Gonzalez<\/a> will provide the introduction.<\/p>\n

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Diversity conference speaker Juana Bordas is a Nicaraguan immigrant who has become a national leader on Hispanic issues.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bordas, a Nicaraguan immigrant who has become a national leader on Hispanic issues, will headline Kalamazoo County\u2019s annual Respecting Differences conference, speaking April 10 at Chenery Auditorium. The College is a sponsor of the event, along with Western Michigan University, the cities of Kalamazoo and Portage, and Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.<\/p>\n

Bordas, in the 2007 book \u201cSalsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age,\u201d explores the intersections between Latino, African-American and Native American approaches to leadership, and how incorporating them into the mainstream can strengthen leadership and inspire an increasingly multicultural workforce.<\/p>\n

Bordas says all three approaches \u201ccenter on collective or group welfare\u201d and \u201cvalue generosity and reciprocity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMulticultural leadership resonates with many cultures and encourages diverse people to actively engage, contribute and tap their potential,\u201d she says, adding, \u201cOur future depends on our ability to develop the potential of our culturally diverse world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bordas heads Mestiza Leadership International, an organization that develops and promotes diversity and leadership programs for organizations across the country. She is a former faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership and was founding president and CEO of the National Hispana Leadership Institute.<\/p>\n

A Colorado resident, she has been widely recognized there for her work in developing Latina leaders, including being inducted into the Colorado Women\u2019s Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/p>\n

Juana Bordas, featured speaker at \u201cRespecting Differences, will appear at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Chenery\u00a0 Auditorium, 714 S. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo, with an introduction by Kalamazoo College President Jorge G. Gonzalez. Tickets are free and now available<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Juana Bordas, an authority on integrating diverse viewpoints into workplace leadership, will speak at an upcoming community program where Kalamazoo College President Jorge G. Gonzalez will provide the introduction. Bordas, a Nicaraguan immigrant who has become a national leader on Hispanic issues, will headline Kalamazoo County\u2019s annual Respecting Differences conference, speaking April 10 at Chenery […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":10498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[46],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-10497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-diversity"],"yoast_head":"\r\nDiversity Conference: Author Brings Multicultural Message<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Diversity conference speaker Juana Bordas is a Nicaraguan immigrant who has become a national leader on Hispanic issues.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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Gonzalez<\/a> will provide the introduction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10498\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10498 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/03\/Diversity-Conference-speaker-Juana-Bordas-300x362.jpeg\" alt=\"Diversity Conference speaker Juana Bordas\" width=\"300\" height=\"362\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diversity conference speaker Juana Bordas is a Nicaraguan immigrant who has become a national leader on Hispanic issues.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bordas, a Nicaraguan immigrant who has become a national leader on Hispanic issues, will headline Kalamazoo County\u2019s annual Respecting Differences conference, speaking April 10 at Chenery Auditorium. The College is a sponsor of the event, along with Western Michigan University, the cities of Kalamazoo and Portage, and Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.<\/p>\n<p>Bordas, in the 2007 book \u201cSalsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age,\u201d explores the intersections between Latino, African-American and Native American approaches to leadership, and how incorporating them into the mainstream can strengthen leadership and inspire an increasingly multicultural workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Bordas says all three approaches \u201ccenter on collective or group welfare\u201d and \u201cvalue generosity and reciprocity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMulticultural leadership resonates with many cultures and encourages diverse people to actively engage, contribute and tap their potential,\u201d she says, adding, \u201cOur future depends on our ability to develop the potential of our culturally diverse world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bordas heads Mestiza Leadership International, an organization that develops and promotes diversity and leadership programs for organizations across the country. She is a former faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership and was founding president and CEO of the National Hispana Leadership Institute.<\/p>\n<p>A Colorado resident, she has been widely recognized there for her work in developing Latina leaders, including being inducted into the Colorado Women\u2019s Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>DETAILS<\/p>\n<p>Juana Bordas, featured speaker at \u201cRespecting Differences, will appear at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Chenery\u00a0 Auditorium, 714 S. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo, with an introduction by Kalamazoo College President Jorge G. Gonzalez. <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/hr\/calendar\/?start_date=2017-04-11&event_id=413382&date=2018-04-10&slot_id=413387\">Tickets are free and now available<\/a>.<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10497"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10500,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10497\/revisions\/10500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10497"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=10497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}