by JAM | Feb 4, 2014 | #techlatino247, digital media, Facebook, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Mark Zuckerberg, net neutrality, Social Media, USHCC
It’s been an amazing journey so far, and I’m so grateful to be a part of it. It’s rare to be able to touch so many people’s lives, and I try to remind myself to make the most of every day and have the biggest impact I can. People often ask if I...
by JAM | Dec 11, 2013 | GM, inclusion, IT Professionals, Latina, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Most Powerful women, USHCC, Workforce Development
For the first time ever, a woman is the head honcho as a major automaker – and she’s Latina, mi gente! According to USA Today, and multiple outle51-year-old Mary Barra has been named the new CEO at General Motors. Barra, who is the executive vice president of GM’s...
by JAM | Nov 11, 2013 | Hispanicise, inclusion, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Skills, Social Media, USHCC
People have been speaking for a while now about the lack of Latino leaders. I’m talking about true leaders; not those who have pledged allegiance to a brand or a political party. Leaders who are not afraid to point out when something is wrong regardless if the...
by JAM | Jun 21, 2013 | Barack Obama, Chairman Genachowski, FCC, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy, Texting, USHCC
As senators consider President Obama’s nomination of Tom Wheeler to lead the Federal Communications Commission, some observers have painted a dire picture of the state of Internet availability in America. One legal scholar, Susan Crawford, has argued that “prices are...
by JAM | May 21, 2013 | Broadband, business, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Social Media, USHCC, Workforce Development
Being Latinos in Tech can be challenging in a sector still considered to be a “Good Ole Boys Club”! LISTA believes with focus, desire, the right tools and through LISTA National Network now more than ever there are many resources and mentors available who...
by JAM | Apr 3, 2013 | #techlatino247, Being Latino, FCC, Hispanicise, IT Professionals, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Social Media, USHCC, wireless
Forty years ago today, a Motorola engineer named Marty Cooper made what has gone down in history as the world’s first cellphone call, dialing a rival at AT&T from a hand-held mobile phone while standing on a sidewalk in New York City, just to show that he...