Dr. Antonio Flores welcomes attendees to HACU’s 16th Capitol Forum in Washington, DC, during the afternoon session

Congressman Raúl Grijalva addresses the attendees

Dr. Richard Fry, Senior Research Associate at the Pew Hispanic Center

Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus, Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Public Engagement at the U.S. Department of Labor

Ron Painter, CEO of the National Association of Workforce Boards, answers questions from the audience after his presentation

The afternoon panel takes questions from the audience. From left to right, Brian Looser from the Office of the Honorable Judy Biggert; Dr. Sharon Robinson, President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; Dr. Mel Riddile, Associate Director for High School Services, National Association of Secondary School Principals; and Gideon Bragin from Congressman Michael Honda’s office

Joan Wodiska, Director of the Education, Early Childhood, and Workforce Committee at the National Governors Association

Juan Sepúlveda, Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

Alison Perkins Cohen, Professional Staff Member for the Labor, HHS and Education Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee