A social services worker and a teacher with Madison County schools' Migrant Program will discuss "The Hispanic Presence in Madison County" at the Oct. 10 meeting of the Berea Forum. The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. in the Taylor Room of the Berea College Alumni Building.

Sandra Ortiz Powell, a native of Venezuela, has been living in Madison County for two years. Trained as a teacher and social worker, she has worked with at risk youth in Venezuela and in helping Hispanics in the Miami area. Since moving to Kentucky, she has been helping farm workers in Fayette County secure access to health care and other needed services, and in Madison County and Richmond, where she lives with her husband and two children, she is a volunteer helping to develop services for Hispanic migrants and their families.

Rona Comley has been teaching in the federally funded Title I Migrant Program in Madison County for 16 years. During the school year she is a teacher at Daniel Boone Elementary in Richmond, and also is involved in helping migrant families in the County through tutoring and helping children secure health insurance. Through Red House Baptist Church, she and other church members help distribute clothing and household items to migrant workers.

Upcoming Berea Forum programs are Nov. 14, "Berea visits Ghana's Arts and Culture" presented by Kathy Bullock, Robert Boyce and Keila Thomas (Taylor Room, Alumni Bldg.) and Dec. 5, "Christmas Party with the Berea College Women's Chorus and A Touch of Magic," with Gale Heard and Tom Hubbard (Woods-Penniman Commons).

Berea Forum programs are scheduled the second Tuesday every month, from 4-5 p.m., and are planned by a committee of retired persons with staff assistance provided by Berea College's Office of Special Programs. Parking is available in the lower lot behind the Alumni Building or in the lot behind Boone Tavern in addition to nearby on-street parking. For additional information, contact Sherry Bosch at 859-985-3552.