Meet the Career Connections Seminar Speakers

Saturday September 17Yuriria MoralesExecutive Director, Global Ties ABQBioYuriria Morales was born and raised in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico and has lived in Albuquerque since 2006. Yuri earned a bachelor’s degree focusing in International Affairs from the Universidad Internacional (UNINTER) located in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. She arrived in Albuquerque as an International Student and earned her master’s degree in Public Administration from …

Beatriz Valencia with the Group from Spain

Beatriz Valencia, Creativity & Technology for Equity & Inclusion in ABQ

Beatriz Valencia is the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Liaison for the Office of Equity and Inclusion for the City of Albuquerque. She is originally from Barranquilla, Colombia but grew up in a beautiful island in the Caribbean called San Andres. Since she has memory, Beatriz recalls to be part of diverse cultures, languages and religions. Her experience working …

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Diversity, Professional Development and International Exchange (Postponed)

This in-person Career Connections seminar will take place in Albuquerque, NM in partnership with Global Ties US. The event is designed to provide U.S. ExchangeAlumni with skills, resources, and ideas to grow professionally. From interactive workshops on team building, mentorship, and persuasive communications, to panels on inclusive programing, international business, and more, this seminar will equip attendees with countless learning opportunities …

Zennie Tran, Comms Intern

Meet Zennie Tran, New Communications Intern

My name is Zennie. I’m a student at the University of New Mexico, majoring in Organizational Communication Studies. I was born and raised in Vietnam, my parents always encouraged me to do my best in everything I do. They let me make my own choices and never pushed me toward a career goal. As I grew up in the United …

Martha, Rebeka and Suzanna

Tanzanian Update: Edition 8

At the meetings, the women discuss and do bookkeeping on their enterprises, they have opened 3: the bike rental shop, Duka la Baiskeli; a retail store, Duka la Kazi na Sala; and a money-lending fund. The Maasai women also make jewelry. They are also now building a community meeting hall which they will rent out. Me, I just sit on …

Entrepreneur at Trinity Accelerator

Q Station Hosts the Trinity Accelerator

The Trinity Accelerator is intended to empower collaborations between the federal government, industry, and academia in the spirit of how successful startup companies create value and generate new products for their customers with training on how to adapt those universal entrepreneurial concepts in a large organization for innovation and growth. Program Details Location: Q Station, 3225 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, …

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Women Only Hands-On Photovoltaic (PV) Workshop

Coming in June 2022, a Women-Only Hands-on Photovoltaic (PV, solar electric) Workshop. Learn how to design, size, and install a solar electric system. If you want to take advantage of current incentives and learn how to design and install a photovoltaic (PV) system, the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is sponsoring a Women Only Hands-On Photovoltaic Design and Installation class …

Melora Kilimanjaro

Tanzanian update: Edition 7

OMG, this is my last week with TATU!! I knew that with hindsight it would all go so fast, and even though there were many moments I was like, ugh, I’m done with this, I’m sad to be done with this. Last weekend was another excursion to Enduiment Park (sp?). It’s a little visited park, and one can see why, …

Melora and two Tanzanian women

Tanzanian update: Edition 6

Wow, it’s now 1 ½ months into this adventure. Despite the long moments of boredom and waiting, so many experiences get jammed in such that it seems to be speeding past. Last week was back into the community with two visits. The first to support the inauguration of the new Kilipad factory. I remember visiting it my first week here, …

Welcome to Serbian Delegation

Global Ties ABQ is excited to announce that we will be hosting a delegation of six officials from Serbia from May 21 – 28, 2022 through the Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL). The delegates will be meeting with New Mexico experts and leaders on the topic of “Economic Development through Preservation of Cultural Heritage”. The purpose of this exchange is …