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For Immediate
Release: Wednesday,
October 8,
2008
Contact: Cheryl
Aguilar 703-527-6007, ext 16.
National Conference
and Awards Ceremony Provides Premier Training, Celebrates Latina Leadership and
Honors Women for Lifetime Achievements
Hundreds of National
& Local Leaders from
Across the Country Expected to Attend
WHAT? Hundreds of high powered professional
Latinas and community leaders from non-profits, corporate, public and other
sectors will gather in Orlando, Florida on Thursday and Friday, November 13-14
to partake in the National Hispana Leadership Institute’s 2008 Executive
Leadership Training and Mujer Awards Conference.
The highly
attended conference will provide cutting-edge management and leadership skills
workshops facilitated by some of the country’s most successful Latinas
including Millie Herrera, President
of the Miami Group; Ysabel
Duron, Anchor and
Reporter at San Francisco’s KRON-TV 4,
and other top-level executives from the public and private sectors. Health and
wellness experts will discuss fitness and Goya Foods will have its celebrity Chef Fernando
Desa, demonstrate
healthy cooking.
Held at Disney’s
Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, the conference will kick-off with
motivational keynote speaker Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, Founder & President of Educational
Achievement Services, and continue with concurrent sessions on home
ownership in times of economic crisis, corporate social responsibility, public
speaking, getting on a board of directors and more.
In addition to a
variety of tracks ranging from politics (Latinas in Politics: Should I Run?
Where do I Start?) to social networking (Leveraging the Power of Social
Networking), day two will feature top of the line Latina authors at a Book
Signing & Exposition Fair featuring Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, New York Times bestseller author of Dirty Girls Social Club and author of the recent Dirty Girls on Top; Congresswomen Loretta and Linda Sánchez co-authors of the memoir Dream in Color: How the Sánchez are Making
History in Congress, among other
distinguished authors. Monica Lozano, Publisher and CEO of La Opinión, the nation’s largest Spanish language
daily, will keynote
the luncheon with a discussion on Hispanics in the Media.
Both days will offer Career Recruitment fairs.
Debuting in this year’s conference, the Ask the Expert sessions
provide attendees with one-on-one coaching on a variety of topics.
The gathering will culminate with the Mujer Awards Gala, a
premier event that pays tribute to the sustained lifetime achievements of three
exceptional Hispanic women.
This
year’s honorees are Media Mogul & President of Galan Entertainment, Nely Galán, who will be presented with the Chair
Award; Dr. Angela Díaz,
MD, MPH, a national leader and advocate for Latinos at Mount Sinai
Adolescent Health Center,
with the 2008 National Mujer Award and Rossana Rosado, newspaper Publisher and CEO of New
York’s El Diario-La Prensa, with
the 2008 Regional Mujer Award. The black-tie event features an art
exhibit reception, silent auction, dinner, and the presentation of awards
followed by a dance.
Sponsors to date
include: State Farm Insurance, Wal-Mart, T-Mobile, MillerCoors, Southwest
Airlines, General Motors, Nordstrom, Ford, McDonalds, Nationwide Insurance,
Nissan, WaMu, Goya Foods and American Family Insurance
WHERE? Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, 4401 Floridian Way Lake Buena Vista, Florida,
32830-1000
WHEN? Thursday, November 13, 2008: Registration from 9 am to 5 pm;
Conference from 2 to 8 pm. Friday, November 14, 2008: Registration from 7:30 am
to 4 pm. Conference and gala from 7:30 to 12:30 am.
HOW? Attendees may register online at www.nhli.org. Early Bird Rate available until October
15, 2008.
WHY? The
National Hispana Leadership Institute has been developing Latina Leaders since
1987. NHLI’s Executive Leadership Training & Mujer Awards Conference is the
premier gathering for Latinas looking to renew their skills through leadership
and management training, network and pay tribute to other Hispanic women
serving the community.
For complete
agenda and workshop information, visit www.nhli.org. For more information about the event
and to find out about sponsorship opportunities please contact Victoria Morillo
to 703-527-6007 or by email to Victoria@nhli.org. For media inquiries, please contact
Cheryl Aguilar at 703-527-6007 or by email to Cheryl@nhli.org.
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The
National Hispana Leadership Institute NHLI is a national leadership development
organization focused on future Latina leaders. Created in 1987 to address the
disparity of representation of Latinas in leadership, NHLI’s mission is to
develop Hispanas as ethical world leaders through training, professional
development, relationship building, and community activism. www.nhli.org.
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