Mariela Dabbah

For the last 15 years Mariela has devoted her enormous energy to helping  young Latino students, women and professionals succeed in their quest for education and successful careers in the United States.

AUTHOR
In this mission she has authored several award winning, best-selling books to help Latinos navigate the American system: Latinos in College: Your guide to Success, (Winner of the 2010 International Latino Book Award for Best Reference in English,) Help your Children Succeed in School (Winner of the 2007 International Laitno Book Award for Best Reference in Spanish,) Help your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College, (both best sellers, Criticas Magazine,) How to Get a Job in the U.S., and co-authored The Latino Advantage in the Workplace. Her new book El poder de la mujer will be published by Penguin in March 2012.

CEO
In 2009, Mariela created the first online/offline all encompassing platform to help Latino students succeed in college. The website Latinos in College offers resources, tools and connections for Latino students and their families to find, pay and graduate from college.

SPEAKER
As a national, sought-after speaker, Mariela has presented at Procter and Gamble, General Electric, Citigroup, AIG, Exxon/Mobil, HBO, Goldman Sachs, Verizon, JPMorganChase, McDonald’s, the College Board, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, the College Board, National Association for Bilingual Education, Multicultural Women Conference, and National Society of Hispanic MBAs, among many other companies, organizations and professional conferences.

GO-TO EXPERT FOR THE PRESS
Mariela is a frequent guest expert on Latino education and success on TV and radio shows: All Things Considered (NPR,) Good Morning America (ABC,) Today in New York (NBC,) Newsroom (CNN,) Despierta América (Univision,) Noticiero Nacional Univisión, Notimujer (CNN,) to name a few. In addition she’s currently the education expert on Univision 41 (New York.)

WEB PERSONALITY
Mariela is the education and career coach at the AOL Latino Women Empowerment site Tu Voz, sponsored by Ford. She’s a columnist for Huffington Post’s Latino Voices and for Fox News Latino.

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