A Healthcare & Career Exploration for Youth
  • VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS
  • Spring Symposium
  • Sponsors
  • Past events
    • JANUARY 10th, 2020
    • JANUARY 11th, 2019
    • JANUARY 19th, 2018
    • JANUARY 27th, 2017
    • NOVEMBER 6th, 2015
    • JANUARY 8th, 2015
    • FEBRUARY 20th, 2014
    • The Beginning


​Compassion & Profession

January 11,2019
​

Picture


2018-2019 Impact Report
Picture

2019 Sponsors:
Funding established to offer no-cost attendance advocating
social equity & workforce diversity.
Picture

2019 Post-Article
Picture

2019 Gallery
Picture

2019 Symposium Agenda
Picture


2019 Symposium Syllabus
Picture


​2019 Emcee
Elizabeth Camacho
​Pre-Nursing Student, SSU
​Petaluma High School Grad
Picture


​2019 Keynote Speaker
Dynamic speakers introducing culturally competent healthcare & an empowering future. ​
Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga
LCSW
​University of San Francisco

Picture
Read Bio...

​
2019 Workshops
Workshops introduce mental health wellness, mental health careers, and college readiness.​​

Workshop A: ​Money & College: How to Pay for Your College Degree/Como Financiar su Educacion despues de estudios Secundarios
Marisol Magaña Bright; Itzel Sosa Cervera, 10,000 Degrees College Fellows – Santa Rosa Junior College

This workshop will provide general information regarding FAFSA and Dream Application and what aid is available to students. Entering college with no money and graduating with even less can be intimidating.  Many students graduate college with student loans and other debt. There are Financial Aid resources, other support, and lifestyle behaviors available for students. Don’t let finances keep you from achieving college goals. At the same time, you want to achieve financial wellness throughout college by tapping into resources available to you. 
Workshop A Speaker Bios
Workshop B: Medicine for the Whole Person: Language of Spirit
Luz Navarrette, Hypnotherapist/Spiritual Health, Nation Guild of Hypnotists/Indigenous Elders North, Central, South America; David Escobar, Director of Programs and Operations, Multicultural Center of Marin
 
We are spiritual beings living in physical bodies. As babies and children, we are very connected to the realm of the unseen spiritual world. Our modern technological society leads us farther and farther away from our spiritual life. This disconnect leads to the illness of spirit, which presents itself as depression, anxiety, and sometimes diagnosed as a mental illness. The spirit in each of us knows why we came here and what our purpose is to be. When we learn and practice the language of spirit we become fluent and the knowing and purpose in our lives is guided and supported. This leads to more a balanced happier life.
Workshop B Speaker Bios
Workshop C: Mentors & Internships: Why they help you. How they guide you.
Daniela Dominguez, Assistant Professor and MFT Program Coordinator, University of San Francisco Santa Rosa Campus; Kristin Dempsey, Psychotherapist, Trainer and Faculty, Wright Institute Masters in Counseling Program
 
What is a mentor? Internship? Why do I need one? Will this help me get a job? This workshop will present information on mentors, internships and future employment resources. We will provide you with tools and strategies in order for you to set a pathway for your future education. This workshop will cover the following topics: What is a mentor (brainstorm)? Your favorite teacher exercises. How to find a mentor, and why you should do it mini-lecture. How to ask for mentorship – demonstration and practice. Finish – Why you deserve a mentor
Workshop C Speaker Bios
Workshop D: Career Pathways in Mental Health & Primary Health
Maureen Buckley, Interim Dean, School of Social Sciences, Sonoma State University and Maria Aviña (Latinx graduate); Melissa Gory, RN, MSN/Ed., Psychiatric & Community Health Nursing Educator, Santa Rosa Junior College & Safety in Practice, LLC
 
Careers in mental and primary health involve promoting the emotional well-being of individuals, families and communities. The field of mental health encompasses a variety of professions, each with different educational requirements and career paths. This workshop will provide an overview of careers in mental health. Learn about School Counseling and firsthand experience from an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in the Public-School system. 
Workshop D Speaker Bios
Workshop E: Peer-to-Peer: Self-Care & Suicide Prevention 
Testimonios Youth Promotores with Gemma Bolanos, Testimonios Project Program Coordinator, Latino Service Providers

In 2012, suicide was the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-24 years in the United States. The Testimonios Project: Youth Promotor Suicide Prevention workshop provides an overview of risk factors, symptoms and warning signs for students and adults. Participants will learn how to question, assist and refer peers to seek professional support, resources in Sonoma County and self-care strategies.
Workshop E Speaker Bios
Workshop F: Create Confidence & Positive Changes with Imagine You
Ellen Barnett, MD, Medical Director, Integrative Medical Clinic
​ 
What matters most to you? is at the core of choices you make on a daily basis.  Imagine YOU guides you to create your own Image of health and wellbeing that represents what matters most to you. You leave the workshop with an image you have created and small steps and supports for reaching your goal.  You have a tool you created to use for choices that support your vision for yourself.
Workshop F Speaker Bios


2019 Med Skills Labs
Interactive med stations enable hands-on activities introducing behavioral & primary healthcare fields.

Surgical Specialties
Anesthesiologist
Dr. Mauricio Michaels, Anesthesiologist
​
Kaiser Permanente
Picture
Lab & Pathology
Rana Kalmoni, Pathology Technician, Kaiser Permanente
Lucy Nichols, CLS, Kaiser Permanente
Picture
Surgeon
Dr. Henry Flores, Chief of Surgery
​Kaiser Permanente
​

Picture
Heart Math:
​Prep & Reset & Healing

Jeff Goelitz, Author, Institute of Heart Math
Picture
Surgeon
Dr. Stanley Jacobs 
​The Jacobs Center for Cosmetic Surgery
Picture
Surgical Nurse ​​
Yaneyra Hidalgo, Operating Room RN
​Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
​
Picture
Operating Room Technician
Natta Mahana, Operating Room Technician
Justin Muller, Anesthesiologist Technician
​Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
Picture
Resuscitation
Mary Ellen Wilkosz, Department Chair &
Sonoma State University Nursing Program 
Picture

2019 Mi Futuro Exhibitors
The Discovery Center of Exhibitors tabling resources: health education, access to health services, financial opportunities, internships, college programs specific to healthcare careers, answers to college barriers, and social services serving youth. 
Picture
Education​ Institutions
  • ​Sonoma State University: La Puerta, EOP, Dream Center
  • Sonoma State University: Counseling Department
  • Santa Rosa Junior College: CTE, Hispanic Serving Institute, Health Careers Academy
  • University of San Francisco: School of Education
  • ​Empire College
Social Services & Nonprofits​
  • 10,000 Degrees
  • Latino Service Providers, Sonoma County
  • California Department of Rehabilitation
Healthcare Access
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Department of Health Services, Dental Health
  • Alliance Medical Center
  • St. Joseph Health
  • Santa Rosa Community Health Center
  • Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
Mental Health​
  • The Wright Institute
  • Imagine You/ Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation
  • SOS Community Counseling
​

Mi Futuro 4-Fold Mission
  1. Promote Mental Health wellness among youth.
  2. Inspire youth to pursue behavioral & primary healthcare careers.
  3. Support underrepresented & disadvantaged youth to pursue health careers to strategically develop a more culturally & linguistically competent healthcare workforce. 
  4. Encourage total health by advocating higher education attainment, a key social determinant of health. 

Mission in Action
Picture

​In collaboration with Sonoma State University & Latino Service Providers,
along side community healthcare providers,
educators, and sponsors invite you to a
Healthcare & Career Symposium for youth:
"Mi Futuro".
 
This symposium is offered to ALL youth, ages 16-30.
However, the symposium targets Latino youth and is culturally sensitive to the unique Latino patient-care needs of Northern California.
 
Exhibitors, speakers, and workshops introduce healthcare services, internship opportunities, education and community resources
to support holistic health of each youth attendee.
 
The symposium will bring awareness of mental health issues, common and uncommon. Mi Futuro is committed to reducing mental health stigmas
and giving integrity to each student’s unique health path. 
 ​
The event will expose youth to career opportunities in mental and primary health,
​raise awareness of mental health stigmas in the Latino community, and explore the impact of mental health in primary healthcare
​and the community beyond.

2019 Mi Futuro Committee
Picture
Left to right:
Juan Arias, Hispanic Serving Institute Director, Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC).
Montserrat Archila, School Based Behavioral Health Programs, Lead, St. Joseph Health
Melissa Ladrech, Sonoma County Behavioral Health Division, Workforce, Education and Training Manager
Gemma Bolaños, Testimonios Project, Program Coordinator, Latino Service Providers
Wanda Tapia, Former Executive Director/CEO Latino Service Providers, Co-Founder/Co-Chair Mi Futuro
Musetta Perezarce, Kaiser Permanente, Adjunct Faculty Santa Rosa Junior College, RN & Teacher, Co-Founder/Co-Chair Mi Futuro
La Crystal Barrett, Medical Social Worker, Sutter Health
Andrea Garfia, Community Benefit, Sutter Health Santa Rosa (Guest Committee Participant)
Cynthia Calmenson, Executive Director, Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation

Not Pictured:
Dahnja Schiro, High School Program Director, Empire College
Ellen Barnett, MD, PhD, Integrative Medical Clinic Foundation
Kim Caldewey, Dental Health Manager, Health Services; Health Sciences Adjunct Faculty, SRJC
Kristin Dempsey, Psychotherapist, Trainer, Faculty, Wright Institute Masters in Counseling Program
Stephanie Bodi, Volunteer Services Coordinator, Petaluma Health Center
Mi Futuro Mission
  1. Promote Mental Health wellness among youth.
  2. Inspire youth to pursue behavioral & primary healthcare careers.
  3. Support underrepresented & disadvantaged youth to pursue health careers to strategically develop a more culturally & linguistically competent healthcare workforce. 
  4. Encourage total health by advocating higher education attainment, a key social determinant of health.
Picture
​Contact Us: 
Email: mifuturonorcal@gmail.com

Location:
Sonoma State University Student Center
1801 E. Cotati Ave
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

  • VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS
  • Spring Symposium
  • Sponsors
  • Past events
    • JANUARY 10th, 2020
    • JANUARY 11th, 2019
    • JANUARY 19th, 2018
    • JANUARY 27th, 2017
    • NOVEMBER 6th, 2015
    • JANUARY 8th, 2015
    • FEBRUARY 20th, 2014
    • The Beginning