Most recognized for her community influencer and leadership abilities, Midy Aponte is an accomplished communications strategist intent on delivering meaningful results that connect all types of audiences: corporate representatives, political thought-leaders, community advocates and next-generation influencers. She is currently an independent consultant serving outdoor recreation and environment and conservation clients and is collaborating with the Americas for Conservation + the Arts as their National Partnership Director for its annual event, the Americas Latino-Eco Festival. She is also a member of the newly-launched Diverse Environmental Leaders (DEL) National Speakers Bureau, a program of Earthwise Productions.

Midy recently concluded an appointment to serve as the Founding Executive Director of the American Latino Heritage Fund (ALHF) of the National Park Foundation. A position created by the President and CEO of the National Park Foundation, in concert with the Former Secretary of the Department of Interior, Ken Salazar. Her charge was to build a national non-profit fund, ALHF, and inspire awareness of historic preservation, outdoor recreation, and conservation and stewardship of national parks among American Latino audiences. Here, she created the nationally-recognized @American_Latino Expedition, a national public awareness social media campaign designed to engage Latinos in outdoor recreation and the national parks sponsored by REI, Aramark Parks & Destinations and Columbia Sportswear.