In the past days, The McDonald’s Hispanic Owner-Operators Association (MHOA) joined United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI), CoolSpeak to present the USLHI Student Leadership Summit 2015 at J. Sterling Morton West High School in Berwyn. This sponsorship part of McDonald’s commitment to increase the number of Hispanics students going to college.

This summit offered students the tools necessary to find resources that will assist them in attending a university as well as providing information about applying to the RMHC© HACER© scholarships. LULAC National Education Service Centers (LNESC) provides innovative educational programming to high-need students through a network of 14 education and technology centers and was a resource for students seeking scholarship information. Among the speakers were Dr. Juan Andrade (USHLI President), Virginia Oviedo (Owner/Operator of McDonald’s), Josh McMahon (Morton West Principal), Dr. Michael Kuzniewski (District superintendent), Carlos Ojeda Jr. (President and CEO of CoolSpeak), Ernesto Mejia (Vice-President of CoolSpeak).