ELLAS

Thank you for the highlight, Stara Collaborative!

The 2026 ELLAS cohort spent six months practicing what leadership looks like when it starts from who you already are.

Ana Lilia Murillo is pictured here with her Legacy Madrina, Jazmin Ortiz, at the cohort 4 graduation this spring. Four cohorts in, over 75 Latine leaders have come through this program.

ELLAS runs six months of professional development and community grounding rooted in cultural identity, working through imposter syndrome and reconnecting with values like familismo and respeto.

Stara Collaborative is in the background. Legal structure, liability coverage, financial software, and the compliance work that keeps everything running so ELLAS can stay focused on the leaders it serves.

🟢 Learn more: https://stara.org/ellas

🟢 Upcoming event at ONEplace@kpl: https://www.kpl.gov/event/ellas-voices-collective-roundtable/

Alt text: Two women stand on a sidewalk in front of a brick building holding a framed ELLAS Certificate of Achievement. The woman on the left wears a black dress. The woman on the right wears a navy outfit.