Harcum College Commencement is May 13

Carolina Cabrera DiGiorgio, President and CEO of Congreso de LatinosUnidos, Inc. will be Harcum College’s 101st Commencement speaker at theceremony to be held Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 11 a.m. on the Great Lawn

of the Academic Center, 750 Montgomery Avenue in Bryn Mawr, PA.

Some 447 Harcum graduates are expected to receive associate degrees and certificates in May, 2017. Harcum awards associate degrees in science and arts as well as certificates. More information can be found at harcum.edu/commencement.

Congreso is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization founded in 1977 and headquartered in Philadelphia with a mission to strengthen Latino communities through social, economic, education and health services,
leadership development, and advocacy. Harcum College has partnered with Congreso and I-LEAD, Inc. to offer courses in business management, human services, law and justice, and early childhood education in North Philadelphia.

Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Ms. DiGiorgio immigrated to the United States in the mid-1980’s. Ms. DiGiorgio graduated from Rutgers University Honors College where she majored in Political Science and minored in Psychology and Spanish.

Upon graduating, with honors, she pursued her law degree at Rutgers University School of Law Camden. Ms. DiGiorgio then served as a one-year judicial clerk for the Hon. George L. Seltzer of the State of New
Jersey, Superior Court, Appellate Division, where she drafted appellate advisory legal memoranda on civil and criminal matters.

Upon completion, Ms. DiGiorgio joined the law firm of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP. As a member of Stradley Ronon’s Business Practice Group and Spain and Latin America Practice Group, Carolina
focused her practice on banking, real estate, commercial finance, and nonprofit organizations. Ms. DiGiorgio was also a member of the firm’s Diversity Group and served on the Hiring Committee and Associate
Business Development Committee.

Formerly, Ms. DiGiorgio served as Montgomery County’s Director of Commerce where she was responsible for managing all County economic development and workforce development initiatives. In her former
capacity, Ms. DiGiorgio oversaw the functions of three economic development organizations, as well as the County’s Workforce Development Board.

She currently serves as a Commissioner for the Pennsylvania Women’s Commission under the leadership of Governor Tom Wolf. She previously served on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia School Advocacy
Partnership, a 501(c) (4) organization focusing on education reform. From 2012 to 2014, she served on Governor Tom Corbett’s Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs which focused on the education, economic
development, and civic engagement of Latinos across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

In addition, Ms. DiGiorgio served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc. In this capacity, she also oversaw the governance functions of the Pan American Academy Charter School, which
Congreso founded. She served as a board member for seven years in various capacities, concluding her service as Chair of the Board in October 2016.

Ms. DiGiorgio has been recognized as a Top Lawyer of Color and has been asked to speak at numerous women’s advancement and minority mentorship events. She has advocated for equal opportunity, economic development growth, workforce development, and comprehensive immigration reform. She resides in Chester County, Pennsylvania with her husband Valentino, their two sons Julian Francis and Dominic Francis, and her three step children, Emily, Valentino, and Olivia.