Latinx Heritage Month Talk for Athenahealth

I was invited to discuss the advantages of inclusivity for Latinx employees in the software industry and share my experiences as a successful female Latinx engineer.

I wanted to share the space with my friend, Josh Torres, who is an excellent speaker and could share his own unique insights.

It was 1-hour virtual event with ~100 attendees.

About Athenahealth

Athenahealth is a private American company that provides network-enabled services for healthcare and point-of-care mobile apps in the United States.

Athenahealth is made up of about 4,000 US and remote-based employees and they have offices located in Seattle WA, Austin TX, Atlanta GA, Boston (Watertown) MA, Burlington VT, and Belfast ME.

Topics Covered

• Importance of Latinx representation in software engineering
• Personal experience as Latina engineer
• HR strategies that work for hiring/retaining Latinx employees
• Why hiring managers should have diverse pools when hiring
• How companies can partner with communities
• Employee Resource Groups
• Community Partnerships