NHLI received the Center for Creative Leadership Distinguished Alumni Award

NHLI received the 2005 Leadership Independent Sector Award

Marisa Rivera-Albert, President of NHLI received the Cesar Chavez Award from the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute and the LatinaStyle Magazine Trailblazer Award

22 Latina professionals graduated from the Executive Leadership Training

21 young Latina leaders graduated from the 5th Annual Latinas Learning to Lead Youth Institute

NHLI hosted five Latina Empowerment Conferences across the country in Omaha, NE; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Albuquerque, NM; and Atlanta, GA; 800 Latinas were trained at the five Latina Empowerment Conferences

NHLI held the 18th annual 2005 Leadership Training and Mujer Awards Conference in San Diego, California and 500 people attended

NHLI hosted its first ever Latina Golf Clinic at the Mujer Awards Conference

NHLI honored Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch and Eva Pagan Hill as the 2005 National and Regional Mujer Awardees respectively

The Leadership Conference featured a Latina golf clinic, keynote speakers, Center for Creative Leadership training, a luncheon panel of influential Latinas, a Latina book signing session, art exhibit, concurrent sessions, and awards gala

NHLI hosted the 8th annual Latina Congressional Breakfast at the Library of Congress

NHLI kicked off its Vision Forward: Growing Latina Leaders capacity building campaign at the Mujer Awards Conference, with a goal of raising $3.0 million in three years

Published the 2004 Annual Report

NHLI empowered and trained over 1,500 Latinas in 2005!

NHLI moved to a new office in Rosslyn, Virginia