A Platform for Latina HR Professionals
Latinas Rising Up In HR, started
as a bold vision of intentionally
connecting Latina leaders within
human resources in corporate, nonprofit
or as entrepreneurs. Why? The broken
reality is we have very limited Latina
representation within HR throughout
Fortune 500 executive leadership roles, as
conference speakers, panelists, award
recipients or profiled in publications. If we are
About the Author
truly looking to build organizations that are diverse,
equitable and inclusive, my basic question to you is,
what does your HR team reflect?
As I progressed in my career, I learned that my
experiences of having supportive leaders was not
typical. A few years ago I had the privilege to work
alongside Catherine O’Connell, a phenomenal HR
leader, RVP of HR for Latin America, high in integrity
and through her humility taught me more than I could
have dreamed. Latina HR leaders like her have the
choice to lift others up, or not. In our four years of
working together, she believed in my talents and am
grateful for her continued friendship. It’s through
sponsors like her and many others in my career that
taught me to lean into the unknown, make bold
decisions and seize new opportunities.
A few years after moving into an executive HR
role, the statistics above continued to weigh heavily on
me, among many other things as you can read in my
story. As we all managed our new life in the 2020
pandemic, it became increasingly apparent that each
day is not given and without hesitation that year
Latinas Rising Up In HR was written and published.
Today all contributing authors join me in the
special literary honor as published authors of a
#1 Amazon Best-Selling Author in (6) categories. We
are focused on growing our community of Latinas
In HR with our eyes on one purpose: sharing our
keys of knowledge and success to O-P-E-N doors of
unlimited possibilities.
Thank you LATINA Style, Inc, for sharing your
platform to advocate new voices like those in
Latinas Rising Up In HR. I invite you to actively
share and join our community on social media by
connecting with us @LatinasInHR. Actively become
part of our journey through the purchase of our
book on www.LatinasRisingUpInHR.com where
partial proceeds of each purchase will be used
towards funding our two annual scholarships
launching in March.
By Priscilla Guasso
LS
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Based in Chicago and Miami, Priscilla Guasso thrives in leading human resource teams in Talent Acquisition and Development Her fifteen plus years of
experience expands to all areas of HR in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean in the hospitality and healthcare industry. As author of Latinas Rising Up In
HR and founder of Latinas In HR™, she is focused on building a community that openly shares connections, best practices and experiences while also giving
back to our youth. Priscilla holds a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration from University of Illinois in Urbana/Champaign. Outside of work
she actively serves as a board member for Mujeres de HACE Chicago, the Latino/Latina Alumni Association for University of Illinois, a mentor with Fig Factor
Foundation, member of the HRHotspot, SHRM, the National Hispanic Corporate Council and The Latinista. She enjoys traveling to new cities with her husband,
Jorge, and soaking up the sun in warmer climates.
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