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2026 Speakers Bureau

Latinos remain severely underrepresented across the nation’s most visible public spaces, from newsrooms and op-ed pages to conferences, panels, podcasts, and digital platforms. Despite being one of the country’s most influential cultural and voting blocs, Latino voices are still too often absent from the conversations shaping public opinion and policy.

The Aquí Speakers Bureau, an initiative of Aquí: The Accountability Movement, was created to change that. The Bureau connects journalists, producers, and institutions with established Latino community experts across public health, mental health, immigration, education, workers’ rights, veterans, environmental justice, technology, disaster response, and economic justice. These leaders bring decades of experience bridging lived reality with institutional power, translating community insight into national relevance, and ensuring Latino perspectives anchor the stories shaping America today.

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Angelica “Angie” Quirarte

Expertise: Digital government, public sector innovation, tech talent strategy, service delivery, open data & accessibility, crisis response.

 Languages: English

State: Maryland

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Dr. Cheryl Aguilar, PhD, LICSW

Expertise: Public health, Latino and immigrant mental health, family separation and reunification, culturally responsive care, social work.

 Languages: English, Spanish

State: Washington, D.C

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Dr. Gabriela Sandoval, PhD

Expertise: Economic justice, racial wealth gap, democracy and inequality, utility regulation, consumer protections, public policy research.

 Languages: English, Spanish

State: California

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Francisco Sánchez Jr.

Expertise: Emergency management, crisis leadership, disaster recovery, resilience planning, economic development, public-sector transformation.

 Languages: English,

State: Texas

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Dr. Ilan Shapiro Strygler, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACHE

Expertise: Pediatrics, public health, preventive care, health equity, family health communication.

 Languages: English, Spanish

State: California

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Jessica Inez Martínez, Esq.

Expertise: Immigration law, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), immigrant children’s rights, detention policy, coalition building, state and federal immigration policy.

 Languages: English, Spanish

State: New Mexico

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Montserrat Garibay

Expertise: Bilingual education, labor rights, immigrant rights, public education leadership, federal education policy.

 Languages: English, Spanish

State: Texas

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Nalleli Cobo

Expertise: Environmental justice, environmental health, youth organizing, community advocacy, urban oil extraction.

 Languages: English, Spanish 

State: California

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Silvia Paz

Expertise: Environmental justice, economic development, education equity, community-led policy, critical mineral extraction.

 Languages: English, Spanish

State: California

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Tristeza Ordex

Expertise: Veteran advocacy, bilingual voter engagement, grassroots organizing, Latino outreach, progressive campaigns, and criminal justice reform.

 Languages: English

State: Texas

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