Latino Policy Forum President, CEO Sylvia Puente stepping down after 16 years [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — A new change in leadership: The president of the Latino Policy Forum is stepping down.

Sylvia Puente has led the organization for 16 years.

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The CEO said it’s time for the next generation of leaders to run the group.

Flipping through old photo albums with her mother, Puente credits the 87-year-old for opening her eyes to injustices within the Latino community.

“When I was very young, my mother took me to my first picket line, and literally spent a good amount of time working in support of the Illinois farm workers,” Puente said.

But, Puente realized after graduating from college, the first in her family to do so, change takes more than marches, pickets and protests.

“You also need to understand the magnitude of the issue; so, you need data, research and information,” Puente said.

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