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All events will be
held at the Historical Navy Pier unless otherwise
noted
8:00 - 4:30 pm
Session VIII - National Council of Hispanic
Employment Program Managers Third Annual Summit,
325-326
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Understanding HR Special Appointment Authorities and
Flexibilities
Town Meeting
HEP Round Table Discussions
7:00 -8:30 am Armed
Forces Awards Breakfast Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by the Department of Defense
8 am to noon Coors Gallup Training for LULAC
Officers 306
TRACK I: LULAC Health Commission
9:00 - 10:20 am Latino Health Care Disparities Rms
309 & 311
HEARING:
LULAC’s National Health Commission strives to
increase awareness and educate the Latino community
about access to health care, disease prevention and
treatment programs. This hearing will examine Latino
healthcare disparities and encourage Latinos to take
better care of their health. U.S. Department of
Health & Human Services specialists will be
available to discuss programs for lower income and
uninsured Americans.
Moderators: LULAC Health Commissioners
Rev. Deacon Sal Alvarez M.S.W, (Co-Chair)
Jaime Martinez (Co-Chair),
Maria D. Rodriguez-Salazar R.N.,
Dr. Roberto Jimenez
Dr. Oscar Perez,
Blanca Vargas
Speakers: Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Minority Health, Department of
Health and Human Services
Dr. Larissa Aviles-Santa, National Institute
of Health
Roger Perez, Administrator, Atlanta Regional
Office, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Betsy Rodriguez, MSN. CDE., Public Health
Advisor, National Diabetes Education Program, Center
for Disease Control and Prevention
9:00 - 10:20 am Strength Through Diversity:
Developing An Inclusive Latino Agenda Rm 305
SEMINAR
The panel will examine societal difficulties facing
Latinos in the LGBT, disabled, and Afro-Latino
communities. By focusing on the stereotypes and
challenges facing these segments of our community
from both the national & community perspective, the
panel hopes to forge stronger partnerships to
dismantle divisions in the Latino community and
foster strength through diversity.
Moderator: Jesse Garcia, Secretary, LULAC
Dallas Rainbow Council
Speakers: Chuck Middleton, President/CEO,
Roosevelt University
Patricia Mancha, President, LULAC Dallas
Rainbow Council
Carlos Castillon, Executive Director, ALMA
Rene Luna, Team Leader, Community Economic
Development Team, Access living
Beatrice Santiago, Illinois Public Defender
9:00 - 10:20 am Preventing Domestic Violence Rm 307
SEMINAR
This seminar will focus on increasing public
awareness, education & understanding of domestic
violence issues, particularly as they affect
Hispanic women. The panel will provide technical &
training support from public & private service
providers who work with victims of domestic
violence. It is designed to help Hispanic women
become leaders in combating domestic violence.
Moderator: Annabelle Guerra, Victim Witness
Advocate Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
Speakers: Antonieta Gimeno, Director of
Training & Technical Assistance/Community Education
& Development, National Latino Alliance for the
Elimination of Domestic Violence
Dawn Dalton, Director, Violence Intervention
and Prevention Services, Jane Addams Hull House
Association
Maria S. Pesqueria, President, Mujeres
Latinas en Acción
10:30 - 11:50 am Forming Public Opinion: How the
Media Covers Immigration Rm 305
SEMINAR
With immigration as the nation’s top domestic issue,
has media coverage of immigration issues been
satisfactory? Has coverage been balanced? Have
Latino interests been adequately addressed? Do
Latino organizations such as LULAC get a fair shake?
Top journalists in the field will explore this
controversial topic.
Introduction: Lizette Jenness Olmos, LULAC
Director of Communications
Moderator: John Quinones,
Anchor/Correspondent, ABC News, Prime Time
Speakers: Paul Cuadros, Author, A Home on the
Field, freelance contributor, Time Magazine
Olga Briseno, Director of the Media,
Democracy and Policy Initiative, University of
Arizona
Alejandro Escalona, Editor, Hoy Chicago
Esteban Creste, News Director, Telemundo
Chicago
Domingo Garcia, LULAC Civil Rights Co-Chair,
Attorney
10:30 - 11:50 am Defending Civil Rights Post 9/11 Rm
307
Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the
nation has instituted security and surveillance
measures once considered unthinkable. From airport
procedures to expanded authority for searches and
seizures, the war on terror has ushered in legal
changes that have gone largely unnoticed in the
Latino community. This panel will discuss the state
of Latino civil rights and civil rights challenges
in the post 9/11 era.
Moderator: Luis Vera, LULAC Legal Advisor
Speakers: John P. Rowe, Illinois District
Director, EEOC
Colleen Connell, Executive Director, ACLU of
Illinois
Rocco Claps, Director, Illinois Department of
Human Rights
John Tanner, Chief, Voting Section, U.S.
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Virginia Martinez, Legislative Staff
Attorney, MALDEF
10:30 - 11:50 am TRACK II: LULAC Health Commission
Rms 309 & 311
Obesity and Chronic Diseases
HEARING
The long-term goal of the LULAC Health Commission is
to increase awareness and educate the Latino
community about access to health care, disease
prevention and proactive treatment. This hearing
will feature expert testimony to inform and educate
Latinos about healthcare issues, in particular
obesity and chronic diseases and how to prevent and
treat them.
Moderator: LULAC Health Commissioners
Speakers: Sylvia Meléndez-Klinger, M.S.,
R.D., L.D., C.P.T, Founder Hispanic Food
Communications
Dolores Chavez, Senior Regional Scientific
Manager, AstraZeneca
Dr. Albert Collazo, Hispanic Alliance
Development Director, PhRMA.
Karen Ignagni, President, America’s Health
Insurance Plans
Mayte Prida, Founder, The Mayte Prida
Foundation
Dr. Oscar Perez, Chief of Staff, Peak
Hospital in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, LULAC Health
Commissioner
12:00 - 2:00 pm Unity Luncheon Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Ford Motor
Company, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services and Univision Communications Inc.
Guest Speaker: William A. Navas, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Mr. Navas was nominated on 6 June 2001 by President
George W. Bush to serve as the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), and was
sworn in on 17 July 2001. In this capacity, he acts
on matters pertaining to manpower and personnel
policy within the Department of the Navy. His
purview also includes personnel readiness, quality
of life and health care programs and issues
affecting active duty and reserve Sailors, Marines,
and Department of Navy civilians.
Keynote Speaker: Eduardo Castro-Wright,
Executive Vice President and President and Chief
Executive Officer, Wal-Mart Stores Division
Eduardo Castro-Wright oversees the Wal-Mart Stores
Division in the United States. He was promoted to
this position in September 2005, following his role
of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Wal-Mart Stores Division.
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder
and President, RainbowPUSH Coalition, Inc.
The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., Founder and
President of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, is one of
America’s foremost civil rights, religious and
political figures. Over the past forty years he has
played a pivotal role in virtually every movement
for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender
equality, and economic and social justice.
2:30 - 3:50 p.m. LNESC Workshop: Tools for Latino
Family Outreach & Scholarship Opportunities Rm 305
WORKSHOP
With the onset of an ever increasing Latino
population, LNESC has made it an important priority
to reach out and provide educational services to
America’s Latino youth. LNESC is continuing to
develop partnerships and seeking new ways to provide
educational opportunities to Latinos. In partnership
with Education Development Center, LNESC is
promoting an educational toolkit and resource, Tools
for Latino Family Outreach: Supporting Student
Success in the Middle Grades and Beyond. The
presenter will show how these tools to assist school
leaders in planning, implementing and evaluating an
outreach program targeting Latino parents or other
under-represented parent populations. A second
presentation will provide information about LNESC’s
scholarship program and update the audience on any
new and upcoming changes.
Moderator: Richard Roybal, Executive
Director, LNESC
Speakers: Amanda Dorris, Research Associate,
PALMS Project (Postsecondary Access for Latino
Middle-grades Students)
Richard Roybal, Executive Director, LNESC
Maritza Bosques, Scholarship Coordinator,
LNESC
2:30 - 3:50 p.m. Human Rights Struggles in Latin
America Rm 307
SEMINAR
This seminar will address human rights concerns
throughout the Americas with a special focus on the
role that Latinos in the U.S. can play to improve
conditions in our native countries.
Moderator: Regla Gonzalez, Former LULAC Vice
President of the Northeast
Speakers: Berta Soler Fernandez, Dama de
Blanco- Via Webcast
Maricela Garcia, President, National
Coalition of Guatemalan Organizations
Abel Núñez, Associate Director, Centro Romero
Sonia Gaete, Director of Citizenship,
Instituto del Progreso Latino
2:30 - 3:50 p.m. TRACK III: LULAC Health Commission,
Rms 309 & 311
Achieving Universal Health Care
HEARING
This third and final forum of the LULAC National
Health Commission will feature expert testimony on
laying the groundwork for affordable universal
health care. The second component to this track will
give LULAC members the opportunity to voice their
concerns about the state of Latino health in the
U.S. and in their councils.
Moderator: LULAC Health Commissioners
Speakers: Dr. Aida Giachello, Director,
Associate Professor, Midwest Latino Health Research
Training & Policy Center
Rachel Rosen DeGolia, Director, Universal
Health Care Action Network
Jaime R. Torres, National Coordinator,
Latinos for National Health Insurance
Jonathan VanderBrug, Health Care Justice
Director, Campaign for Better Health Care (Illinois)
LULAC Chapter Testimony:
Carmen Velasquez, Executive Director, Alivio
Medical Center Chicago, IL.
Nancy Pelayo, President, National Hispanic
University LULAC Councils
Angel Luevano, Former LULAC CA State Director
John G. Hinojosa, Texas Deputy State Director
of Young Adults
Pablo Martinez, LULAC State Director, New
Mexico
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Women’s Hall of Fame Pinning
Ceremony & High Tea Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by ExxonMobil Corporation and Merisant
Worldwide, Inc.
5 pm to 7 pm Sponsor and Exhibitor Reception
Exhibition Hall A
Sponsored by Denny’s Restaurants, International
Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
and Washington Mutual
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Youth & Young Adults Awards
Banquet Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by Shell Oil Company, America’s Health
Insurance Plans, McDonald’s Corporation, Southwest
Airlines, The Coca-Cola Company, State Farm and
TracFone Wireless
Keynote Speaker: Roberto Garza, Chicago Bears
Guard
As one of a few Hispanic players in the NFL, Roberto
Garza believes that it is important for him to give
back to the Hispanic community, as well as promote
and teach the game of football. The Bears guard
spent more than eight hours creating TV, radio and
print public service announcements in both English
and Spanish in conjunction with the American
Diabetes Association, League of United Latin
American Citizens and American Health Insurance
Plans.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Juan Andrade Jr., President, United States
Hispanic Leadership Institute
Juan Andrade is one of only two Latino recipients in
history of a Presidential Medal “for the performance
of exemplary deeds of service for the nation” and
“excellence in promoting leadership and civic
participation.”
8:30 pm to 11 pm Concierto de la Gente, featuring La
Mafia & Grupo Niche Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by Miller Brewing Company, AARP, Harrah’s
Entertainment, NBC/Telemundo, Wyndham Hotel Group
and La Raza Newspapers
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