The 2018 Regional Leadership and Development Conference (RLDC) welcomed more than 300 attendees over the period of two days. Attendees included members of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) as well as local professionals, college students and high school students. They benefitted from hearing U.S. Army leaders and Soldiers discuss the importance of leadership and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) career opportunities available in the Army. One of the conference’s main events was the Leading Winning Teams: How to Lead Teams and Empower Your Team to Lead workshop where students had the opportunity to explore alongside Soldiers various leadership concepts.  As part of its ten-year partnership with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, the U.S. Army continues its commitment to the advancement of Hispanic youth pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at both the national and regional levels. SHPE was founded in Los Angeles in 1974 by a group of engineers.

Caption image 1: Sgt. 1st Class Javier Castrellon talks to high school students about leadership and STEM opportunities with the Army during the 2018 Regional Leadership and Development Conference at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
Caption image 2: College students visit the Army tables to learn more information on the educational and leadership opportunities within STEM and the U.S. Army with conference guest at this year’s RLDC at the Sheraton Grand Chicago hotel.
Caption image 3: 1st Lt. Wes Fromm greets high school students at the U.S. Army’s display table where they received information about educational and career opportunities with the U.S. Army at the RLDC at the University of Illinois in Chicago.