Illinois CMS Celebrates Latino Unity Day by Advancing Diversity and Workforce Inclusion

Programming example

Unidos con fuerza!The gravity of the work the Illinois Department of Central Management Services is expansive but as broad as it is, it is also personal. It is not lost on me, the responsibility I have in ensuring the State’s workforce looks, moves, hires, retains, and PROMOTES in alignment with the rich diversity of our State. It was my absolute honor to represent Illinois State agencies under the Governor at the 2026 Latino Unity Day opening ceremony, uplifting the power of unity and community. I also got to listen to the wisdom, passion, and lived experience of two of the most dynamic co-conspirators in progress a girl could ask for in Secretary Dulce Maria Quintero and Secretary Mario Treto Jr. My remarks centered on our progress as a State in adding more LatinX colleagues across the enterprise but I never let an opportunity pass to give a bit of my personal ethos. I shared a lesson I learned in spanish class all the way back in the 1900’s in grammar school spanish class: progreso para todos, JUNTOS! Progress for all, TOGETHER!So long as I am in role, CMS will loudly defend and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion PARA TODOS!hashtag#LUD2026 hashtag#LatinoUnityDays hashtag#Illinois hashtag#Diversity hashtag#CMS hashtag#LeadGreat

Communities

• Latin American & Hispanic

Formats

• Summit & Conference
• Internal Event

Goals

• Grow