CHCI AA Miami Chapter Sponsors Two-Day Leadership Retreat

On Friday, April 10, 2009 the CHCI Alumni Association Miami Chapter co-sponsored the Miami Youth Leadership Retreat (MYLR) Inaugural Mentor/ Mentee Reception with the University of Miami School of Law's Joint Program on Law, Public Policy and Ethics. Miami Chapter member Edlyn Hernandez founded MYLR and spearheaded the two-day program targeted at exceptional high school juniors attending Miami- Dade County Public Schools in under-served communities.

The retreat offered students a plethora of workshops that addressed various aspects of cross-cultural communication, leadership skills, and topics to help them navigate the college admissions process. CHCI Miami Chapter members Hernandez, Claudia Medina, and Luis Hernandez talked to the students about going away to college and writing personal statements, served as mentors and discussed CHCI programs, scholarships, and fellowship opportunities. The Miami Chapter would like to thank Edlyn for her hard work in making CHCI's association with MYLR a great success.