Almost fifty Latine actuaries, aspiring actuaries and allies got together for OLA’s happy hour in Chicago! The last time we had a mixer in Chicago was in January of 2020. It was great to see new faces and familiar faces all together. We are thrilled to see our community in Chicago growing and having a…
OLA hosted its first in-person happy hour in 2022! We are thrilled to be back meeting in person. Danny Fernandez, Anthony Lucero, Carlos Orozco and Anji Li, OLA Board Members who reside in the area, along with Brandon Alcaide, OLAA project manager, welcomed all guests. A great time was had by all! We thank OLA’s…
Cati Romo, Celeste Trevino, Dennis Rodriguez Garcia and Madeline Levithan, OLA Campus Ambassadors, shared their personal experiences and some tips they learned while pursuing the actuarial career with other Latine actuarial candidates. They also provided recommendations to help candidates prepare for the hiring season ahead. This is the second “OLA Pulse Check”, a forum formed by…
We are very proud to announce that the OLA team won the 2022 Travelers Case Competition – National Division! Congratulations to Elvis Arsiniega and Mariana Cano from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Diego Huerta Gutierrez from The University of Texas at Austin, Tanya Y. from Purdue University and Thomas Zorio from Arizona State University. You all stepped up to the challenge and made us proud! Thank you Travelers for the opportunity given to…
The continuing members of the OLA Board of Directors: Isaac Maycotte, Jessica X. Vega G., ASA, Anji Li, J. Alfonso Carrillo-Lundgren, FSA, EA (he/him), Adelaida Campos, FSA, Carlos Orozco, FSA, MAAA, Daniel Fernandez, FCAS, MAAA and Regina Kintana, ACAS (not pictured), officially welcomed new OLA team members! Board of Directors: Anthony Lucero, ASA joins the board as Director of Membership, he will enhance OLA’s database, create a…
OLA’s travel sponsorship restarted! Four OLA actuarial candidates attended the 2021 Conference of Consulting Actuaries (CCA) Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona from Oct. 24-27 2021. Sueleiza Acevedo, Carolina Casariego, Javier Ordonez and Analiese Ramirez were the lucky winners of the travel sponsorship. Here with OLA’s President Daniel Fernandez, FCAS, MAAA and Immediate Past President Adelaida Campos, FSA. We thank the CCA for…
New York Life, a platinum sponsor of OLA, hosted a Super Day for around 20 OLA aspiring actuaries. Candidates learned about NYL, their internship and development programs, and got useful information regarding resumes and interviewing. The candidates also had a chance to meet Liz Brill, NYL’s chief actuary, and were able to network with various…
OLA sponsored two students to attend the Student Day in Austin at the CLRS conference organized by the Casualty Actuarial Society. Alejandro Ortega mentored the students and was also speaker at the conference.
OLA sponsored 20 students to attend the convention this year. OLA’s chair of mentorship Regina Kintana, Alejandro Ortega and Normando González mentored the students who had a great time connecting with each other, learning and attending the Career Fair.
OLA sponsored four Latino actuarial candidates attend the SOA Health conference’s candidate connect day in Phoenix, AZ. Here with Jason Alvarez who spent an hour with the candidates telling them about his career progression, the challenges he faced, and giving great career advice!
