Abstract
During my transition from Cuba to Puerto Rico when I was 10 years old, I found myself socially disconnected and trying to integrate into my new environment. I soon found out that if you cannot dance salsa or merengue when you are growing up in Puerto Rico, life can be very difficult and lonely. Therefore, at age 15, I traded math tutoring for dance lessons with a classmate and have been dancing ever since. At every professional transition, from industry to academia and government, I have had to learn new steps along the way, adjust to new realities and people, and work very hard to thrive and succeed. When I am president of the American Chemical Society, my goal will be to provide the most interesting new programs and opportunities for my fellow ACS members, especially for our younger colleagues. Following my father’s advice, I take every role that I
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