The PODER Fellowship is powered by people

—trailblazers who said yes to leading with courage, culture, and purpose.

Here, we celebrate our past fellows: professionals from diverse industries and backgrounds who stepped into their power, built lasting networks, and took action that matters.

These are the changemakers shaping communities, boardrooms, and futures. Their journey through PODER is just the beginning.

*Not all Fellow participants are featured here as they did not approve to share their information.

A promotional graphic for the 2025 Poder Fellows program featuring headshots of diverse men and women arranged around the program logo. Text reads "2025 Poder Fellows: Leading with purpose. Growing with PODER."
Professional headshot of Jacqueline Guzman wearing a blue blazer, smiling, with LinkedIn logo overlay.
Professional headshot of Ingrid Gamero with LinkedIn icon in the background.
A professional headshot of Melissa Mata with a gray background, smiling, with LinkedIn logo in the top right corner.
A woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a red top and multiple pearl necklaces, smiling and touching her face with her fingers. There is a LinkedIn logo in the top right corner and the name Amber Cabrera in purple and white text at the bottom left.
Headshot of Deanna Prusinowski with dark curly hair, smiling, wearing a black top, white blazer, gold cross necklace, and LinkedIn icon in the top right corner.
A smiling man in a gray suit jacket and a light purple shirt, with a LinkedIn icon and name label overlaid on a circular gray background.
Professional headshot of Sandra Garcia, a woman with long dark hair, wearing glasses, a light purple blazer, and gold jewelry, with a LinkedIn logo in the background.
A professional woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling, wearing a black turtleneck, with a LinkedIn logo in the top right corner, and text labels reading 'Oriana Higuera' in purple and white.
A woman with curly brown hair, wearing a plaid blazer and jewelry, smiling for a portrait with a gray background, social media icons, and name tags that say "Valerie Diaz".
Professional portrait of Heidi Romer with dark wavy hair, pearl jewelry, wearing a white blazer over a black top, against a gray background with LinkedIn logo
Professional headshot of Heliber Batista, smiling man with dark hair wearing a light blue button-up shirt, against a gray background. LinkedIn logo in top right corner.
Headshot of Viviana Costa smiling, with dark hair, wearing a light-colored top and layered gold necklaces, against a gray background, with a LinkedIn logo in the top right corner.
Headshot of a woman with dark hair smiling, wearing a black blazer and a blue top, with LinkedIn logo and text "GENESIS PAZ" in purple and white.
Professional headshot of Maria Villavicencio smiling, wearing a dark blazer, with LinkedIn logo in background.
Professional headshot of Jean Claude Crissien, wearing glasses, in a dark suit, smiling, with a plain background, linked to LinkedIn.
Professional portrait of Carolina Urrecha wearing a white shirt with earrings, smiling, with LinkedIn logo in the top right corner.