Sabrina Fernandez

Sabrina’s career started in translation. She studied English–Spanish translation, moved from translator to project manager, and found her place in client-facing work. Today, she’s a Senior Customer Success Manager at PowerToFly, where she manages partnerships with corporate clients from contract to renewal. Born in Argentina and proud of her Latin roots, she’s driven by building long-lasting client relationships, advocating for her clients, and improving PowerToFly’s services along the way. When she’s off the clock, she’s spending time with her kids or on the padel court.

Sara Restrepo Cortes, MS is a product and marketing leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling digital solutions in payments, media, and wellness at Fortune 500 companies.

Her work has driven over $25M in product revenue via merchant optimization engagements, scaled contactless payments in the US to 58% of US merchants, and launched a proprietary BNPL product in partnership with Apple and Sofi. She has managed a $5M marketing budget for omni-channel campaigns spanning event activations, editorial, social, and web to drive market awareness and demand. A people-first leader, Sara has led cross-functional teams internationally and on-site with an emphasis on developing talent.

Inspired by her own wellness journey, Sara is the founder of Just Reframe, a startup educating stress management for knowledge workers.

Sara serves on the leadership team of the Latinas in Tech NYC chapter and on the Associate Board of the New York Common Pantry. She holds a BS in Business Management with a minor in Psychology from St. John’s University, as well as a Master’s Business Analytics from Baruch College.

More than 30 years of experience in the Geospatial Intelligence field and over 22 years of active duty service in the U.S. Army. Worked at all levels from team leader to project manager. Created, reviewed, and published all levels of geospatial products spanning local communities to global areas of interest. Knowledge and experience as a proven leader and manager of people and assets. Certified Army instructor and a master instructor certified by the National Geospatial-Intelligence College at Springfield, VA.

Yvonne Armenta is a Keynote Speaker, Public Speaking Coach, Communications Consultant, Founder of Latina, Presente, and creator of the Public Speaking con Cultura practice cards. Drawing on her background in tech and communication strategy, her work celebrates our lived experiences, traditions, and cultural ties to the art of public speaking, equipping speakers and leaders with the techniques and practice needed to confidently take the stage. When she’s not on stage, facilitating workshops, or working with her community, you can find her outdoors searching for her next running route and a local cafecito spot.

Omar Alvarez has worked at some of the world’s best-known companies, from Nike to Hims & Hers to Hilton. As a gay Latino, he’s seen firsthand who the wellness industry overlooks, and that perspective shaped Rumor, his second startup. Rumor is rethinking how we take supplements through the first lollipop form factor of its kind, and it’s backed by one of the largest factories in Mexico.