Solis, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Hilda L. Solis for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Hilda L. Solis and other top speakers and celebrities. She is now the First District Supervisor in Los Angeles. She served as Secretary of Labor until January 2013. She was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Secretary of Labor on January 20, 2009. A former federal employee, she worked in the Carter White House Office of Hispanic Affairs and was later appointed as a management analyst with the Office of Management and Budget in the Civil Rights Division. Solis graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. She also authored a record seventeen state laws aimed at combating domestic violence. As the chairwoman of the California Senate Industrial Relations Committee, she led the battle to increase the state's minimum wage from $4.25 to $5.75 an hour in 1996. She served in the California State Assembly from 1992 to 1994, and in 1994 made history by becoming the first Latina elected to the California State Senate. Solis was first elected to public office in 1985 as a member of the Rio Hondo Community College Board of Trustees. Her California environmental justice legislation, enacted in 1999, was the first of its kind in the nation to become law. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2000 for her pioneering work on environmental justice issues. elected official to serve on this Committee.Ī nationally recognized leader on the environment, Solis became the first woman to receive the John F. In June 2007, Solis was elected Vice Chair of the Helsinki Commission's General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions. In 2007, Solis was appointed to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Helsinki Commission), as well as the Mexico United States Interparliamentary Group. A recognized leader on clean energy jobs, she authored the Green Jobs Act which provided funding for green collar job training for veterans, displaced workers, at risk youth, and individuals in families under 200 percent of the federal poverty line. LA Opera is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the greater Los Angeles community.In the Congress, Solis priorities included expanding access to affordable health care, protecting the environment, and improving the lives of working families. Click here for details.ĭirector of Opera’s 2022/23 season is generously underwritten by GRoW Annenberg. Fleming will cap off the week with a concert at LA Opera on Saturday, June 10. Visit /ArtsandHealth to see the full program of events. Where: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Music Center, 135 N. Highlights include 'Music to Remember' with mezzo-soprano/educator Nani Sinha (1:30pm-2:10pm), a musical program designed for those living with dementia, Alzheimer's disease or other neurological conditions. Panel discussions and experiential sessions will continue from 10:15am through 4pm. Fowler-Chapman will introduce Supervisor Solis, followed by Ms. When: Friday, June 9, 2023, from 9:30am to 4pmĩ:30am-10am: introductory remarks (Mr. Tehvon Fowler-Chapman, Vice President, LA Opera Connects.Lisa Wong – Director, LA County Department of Mental Health Laura Trejo – Director, LA County Department of Aging and Disabilities Christopher Bailey – Arts and Health Lead, World Health Organization.Kristin Sakoda – Director, LA County Department of Arts and Culture.Maria Rosario Jackson – Chair, National Endowment for the Arts Solis – Los Angeles County Supervisor, First District Renée Fleming – LA Opera's Advisor for Special Projects and a World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Arts & Health.Who: Speakers at the Arts & Health Week Summit will include What: To mark the conclusion of Los Angeles County Arts & Health Week, LA Opera will host an all-day summit on June 9, spearheaded by superstar soprano Renée Fleming, a powerful advocate for the arts in healthcare.Īrts & Health Week, which explores the connections between arts, wellness and recovery, is a collaboration of LA Opera and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, Healing Arts-an initiative of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab and the World Health Organization-and other organizations from across Los Angeles.

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