Who We Are

Adelante Texas is an organization designed to research, implement and advocate for opportunities that highlight the growth and importance of the Latino community in the State of Texas.

At Adelante Texas, we focus primarily on advocating, increasing awareness, and providing opportunities to tell our stories and empower Latinas.

financial literacy

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING

PROMOTING & PRESERVING arts & culture

financial literacy

Promoting and providing financial literacy seminars, tool kits, and other initiatives, in English y en español, with our Corporate Sponsors, members and coalition groups to the Latino community.

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING

Building a network of coalitions with various businesses, industry leaders, community leaders, and everyday people to create a powerful network to grow, connect and empower our Latinas in Texas.

PROMOTING & PRESERVING culture

Cultivating, promoting and keeping a safeguard on the beautiful, dynamic and rich cultural roots we have in Texas, created by countless Latino, Indigenous, and other BIPOC.

The Latino community is growing exponentially in the State of Texas and across the United States, and Latinas are leading the decision making, purchasing power, and small business creation.

Adelante Texas was born out of the need to represent and support Latinas, while encouraging and advocating for:

1) Access to financial education to increase financial literacy and generational wealth in our community.

2) A powerful and quality network of businesses and leaders to provide opportunities and mentor the next generation of leaders in this country.

3) Awareness and celebration of our Latino roots and culture, in all its forms and colors.

Porque juntas, salimos adelante.

Pia Lara Namdar was born in Mexico City and grew up in Xalapa, Veracruz. She and her family moved to Dallas, Texas when she was a junior in high school.

Pia attended Southern Methodist University, where she was part of the NCAA D1 Women's Swimming and Diving program, and which she lead as team captain her senior year. She earned a BBA in Business Management and a BA in French Literature, with a minor in Advertising, and graduated with honors.

After graduation, and after coaching swimming at a variety of clubs and managing her family's restaurant, Pia earned her SMU MBA in Corporate Finance, and founded the SMU Latino Business Club. She also served on the SMU Hispanic Alumni Board.

Professionally, Pia has worked in a variety of HR and Compensation at the Neiman Marcus Group, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and Amazon. She currently works as a Senior Manager in Executive Compensation at Fluor Corporation.

Pia has attended the Hispanic Leadership Summit at the United Nations, and has spoken as an Equity Compensation Professional at the Merrill Lynch Annual Client Conference, and about Building Generational Wealth at the Prospanica National Leadership Summit. Pia strives to bring awareness and advocacy to the growing Latino demographic in Dallas.

Pia is fluent in English, Spanish and French. Pia is happily married and a proud dog mom.

Canvas Rebel Dallas. Meet Pia Lara Namdar

"Knowledge is power, and the earlier we teach our kids about money, the better off society will be."

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-pia-lara-namdar/

Shoutout DFW. Meet Pia Lara Namdar | Founder of Adelante Texas

"I strongly believe that more people in our community should know about personal finance, especially in these times of economic uncertainty."

https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet-pia-lara-namdar-founder-of-adelante-texas/

VoyageDallas. Conversations with Pia Lara Namdar

"The inspiration behind why I decided to start Adelante Texas was my cultural heritage... and wanting to be an advocate in providing a voice for our Latinas in North Texas"

http://voyagedallas.com/interview/conversations-with-pia-lara-namdar

Email Address

somosadelantetexas@gmail.com

INstagram

@adelantetexas