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Press Release
Top Woman Leaders To
Participate in LULAC National Women's Conference in San Antonio,
Texas.
Premiere Latina
Event to Honor LULAC National President Rosa
Rosales
March 10, 2008
For more information, contact:
Margaret Moran, (210) 422-2812
Lizette Jenness Olmos, 202-833-6130 ext. 16
Washington, DC —The LULAC
National Women’s Conference will be held on
March 14-15 in San Antonio, Texas at the Hyatt
Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa located at
9800 Hyatt Resort Drive. “Today’s
Women—Visionaries Shaping Our Nation’s
Leadership” is the theme of this year’s
conference.
“As we celebrate our 79th
Anniversary fighting for civil rights, Latinas
have made tremendous strides in holding
positions of influence within American society,”
said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “I
am humbled to be serving another year as your
National President and proud to announce that
women are serving in more LUALC national, state
and local elected positions than ever before. We
are confident that the future will see Latinas
making greater inroads into the non-profit,
government, business, and political sectors of
our country, as our community begins to realize
its full potential.”
The keynote speaker at the
opening ceremony on Saturday morning will be
Diane N. De Hoyos, President of the General
Motors Hispanic Initiative Team. Presenting on
behalf of the City of San Antonio will be Mayor
Pro-Tem, Mary Alice Cisneros. The Women’s
Recognition Luncheon keynote speaker will be
Chief Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals, Alma L.
Lopez and Guest Speaker Raquel Egusquiza,
Director of Community Development and
International Strategy for the Ford Motor
Company Fund. This year’s honorees include Rosa
Rosales, LULAC National President; Mary
Espiritu, LULAC Deputy for Women, District XV;
and Brianna L. Hinojosa-Flores, Esq., Mayor Pro
Tem, Coppell, Texas.
“We invite the public to
attend our dynamic sessions featuring
inspirational stories and strategies for success
as well as our Latina Expo and silent auction
held during the conference,” said LULAC National
Vice-President for Women Margaret Moran. “We are
delighted to offer the LULAC National Women’s
Conference during Women’s History Month which
recognizes the achievements of women in all
facets of life—science, community, government,
literature, art, sports and medicine.”
Conference workshops are as
follows:
“8:50 am to
9:45 am Workshop Hill Country Salons E-G
“Leadership Skills can and do Affect our Roles
when Empowering Communities”
Presenters: Nora De Hoyos Comstock, Ph.D.,
President/CEO Las Comadres Para Las Americas
Council Woman, San Antonio District 6, Delicia
Herrera
Amelia (Molly) Ruiz, FHA Account Liaison, U. S.
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Headquarters
Moderator: Lupe Torres, LNESC-SA Advisory
Committee Member
10:00 am to
10:45 am Workshop - Hill Country Salons E-G
“Setting Priorities that are Important for your
Mind and Body”
Presenters: Dr. Norma Martinez-Rogers,
University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio.
Celia Thompson, Warrior in Pink Recipient
Powered by FORD, Honoree
A. Camis Milam, M.D., Center for Health Care
Services
Moderator: Yolanda Rodriguez-Escobar, Executive
Director, Las Mujeres Project
11:00 am to
11:45 am Workshop - Hill Country Salons E-G
“Opportunities Available for Entrepreneurs and
Building a Successful Business”
Presenters: Debra Dimando, Business Development
Specialist, Small Business Administration
Hada Maria Morales, Renowned Author
Cristy Lopez, Ph.D., Financial Advisor, Smith
Barney
Moderator: Janey Camacho, Treasurer, National
Women’s Commission
The Conference is sponsored by
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., The
Coca-Cola Company, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Ford
Motor Company Fund, General Motors Corporation,
Hispanic Network Magazine, Southwest Airlines
Co., Tyson Foods, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
The workshops and exhibits are
open to the public. For registration information
and to purchase tickets to meal events, please
contact Margaret Moran at moran0529@aol.com or
Carolina Munoz, LULAC Fiscal Officer at (915)
577-0726 or toll free at 866.577.0726. You can
also reach her via email at cmunoz@lulac.org.
The League of United Latin
American Citizens, the oldest and largest
Hispanic membership organization in the country,
advances the economic conditions, educational
attainment, political influence, health and
civil rights of Hispanic Americans through
community-based programs operating at more than
700 LULAC councils nationwide.
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