Endorsements

More than ever, we need to take the best from our past to move us into the future. Through this collection of stories, Dr. Gonzalez has highlighted those values we need to carry our country forward. From welcoming the stranger, to serving the marginalized – let’s discover the best of our cultural inheritance and teach it to our children and their children.
Henry Cisneros, Executive Chairman, CityView

I have known Lisa and Lorena for more than twenty years and have admired their work in serving vulnerable children and families. We can all benefit from knowing the experiences and underlying values that have shaped the lives of the authors. I look forward to sharing this inheritance with my children and grandchildren.
Hope Andrade, Texas Secretary of State

Having known much about Lisa Cummins’ family (personally or told to me by others) there is much to share. (These) stories will make a great contribution, not only for today, but for those that are coming behind us.
Dr. Jesse Miranda, Chief Executive Director, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Council

There is no greater call than to serve with a Servant Heart and Lorena embodies this spirit completely. We have worked together for over 15 years with our gente, bridging our past values and experiences to our present hopes and dreams. These stories are an extension of the authors’ work with our Latino community, bringing healing, peace, laughter and the affirmation that we are all leaders!
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, President, Educational Achievement Services

One of the most important contributions that our nation’s growing Latino community can offer to all of us who have benefited from growing up with the values of family, hard work, and sacrifice, is to amplify these ideals for our journey into a more diverse American future. These stories remind us of the values that make us strong as individuals, families, and communities.
Noel Costellanos, President, Christian Community Development Association

Through the National Hispana Leadership Institute, I had the distinct honor of engaging with Dr. Lorena Gonzalez who then introduced me to another remarkable Latina leader, Lisa Cummins. I’ve experienced first-hand their passion to provide loving care and service to “the people” in the course of their work. Their commitment and leadership unleashes the potential for so much more to come. Expect it!
Marieli E. Colon Padilla, Board Chair, National Hispana Leadership Institute

Dr. Gonzalez has been a member of the USHLI family for years, sharing her leadership and cultural expertise with hundreds of high school and college students annually. Grounded en Familia, she enables students to see their past challenges and triumphs as valuable examples of ways to bring about social, economic, and political change. Dr. Gonzalez helps us all recognize that our Latino experience is an invaluable Inheritance that should be cultivated and shared with future generations of Latino leaders.
Juan Andrade, U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute