Post From Community: HPGM Becomes ASCÉNTO after 25 years of advancing Latino leadership

Editor’s note: Post From Community is the place for community announcements and event postings. If you have a community-oriented event you feel our readers would be interested in, please submit here. By Rosa Aviña Zuñiga, Ascénto After 25 years of connecting Latino students, professionals and leaders with opportunities across Wisconsin, the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM) has officially become ASCÉNTO. The new name and brand were unveiled during the organization’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Gala on September 25 in Milwaukee, honoring HPGM’s legacy while introducing the organization’s future as ASCÉNTO. Today, ASCÉNTO serves more than 6,300 professionals and students annually, collaborates with more than 100 partners across Wisconsin, and has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to Latino students since 2004. Its mission remains focused on increasing economic prosperity and growing Latino influence for a stronger Wisconsin. “ASCÉNTO represents both a cele