About Us

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Our History

ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals For America) is a national organization dedicated to empowering Latino/a professionals and students by providing them with the resources, network, and leadership development opportunities they need to succeed. ALPFA was founded in 1972 and since then thousands of Latinos have join the mission of ALPFA. With chapters at top universities and across major industries, ALPFA fosters a supportive community where members can connect, grow, and advance in their careers.

ALPFA has grown into one of the largest and most influential organizations for Latino/a professionals in the U.S. With over 100k members, 40+ professional chapters, and 200+ student chapters. ALPFA has contribute to the mission of Latino leadership in the fields students enter.

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Cultura

In our organization we believe in the phrase “Latino excellence” but the first part of this carries our culture. Being Latinos means giving back to our communities and having the mentorship for one on other. Through events like picnic on the slope, paint and sip with the Mexican association. Our organization tries to bring cultural aspects into our events and professionalism. Being Latino is something that has pride in our organization, so our members embrace this aspect more at ALPFA.

ALPFA at Cornell

ALPFA at Cornell University is a student-led chapter of the national Association of Latino Professionals For America, dedicated to empowering Latino/a students by providing leadership development, mentorship, and doing a discovery program of 8-10 weeks. This program is run by members of ALPFA who have achieve high level of professionalism in their careers. Additionally, we have over 100+ active members and each semester 20-30 members join. These students come from majors of Economics, Government, Engineering, Hotel Administration and more. Our chapter was founded back in 2010 and again in 2019 & 2021. It has been 4 years since it was reactive again. We are committed to promoting diversity, driving excellence, and creating pathways for Latino/a students to thrive in their careers.

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