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MUSIC PRODUCER EMILIO ESTEFAN FEATURED SPEAKER AT LATINO LEADERS LUNCHEON SERIES™

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(WASHINGTON, D.C. ) – Music producer Emilio Estefan will be the featured speaker at the next Latino Leaders Luncheon Series™ , taking place from 11:30 am-2:00 pm on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW in Washington, DC. Additional speakers for the program include Senator Bob Menendez; The Honorable Mickey Ibarra, Latino Leaders Network (LLN) Founder & Chairman; Clara Padilla Andrews, President, National Association of Hispanic Publications; Michelle Minguez Moore; LLN Executive Director; Margarita Flores, Senior Director of Community Relations for Anheuser-Busch, Inc.; and Norelie Garcia, Associate Vice President of Public Affairs, AT&T. The quarterly event provides a platform for prominent Latino leaders to share their personal story of obstacles overcome to achieve success. Read more by clicking Leaders Network advisory Emilio Estefan

President of National Council of La Raza calls for 2011 All-Star game to move

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When a host of individuals and organizations called for Major League Baseball’s 2011 All-Star Game to be moved from Phoenix in protest of Arizona’s new racial profiling law, MLB commissioner Bud Selig flubbed his response. Read more by clicking MurguiaESPN-OpEd.

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The Latino Leaders Network hosted Emilio Estefan as part of its Latino Leaders Luncheon Series on May 4th in Washington, DC. Launched by the Ibarra Strategy Group, the program provides a platform for Latinos to network and gain insight from their peers. Read more by clicking Nosotros.

Un astronauta hispano “aterriza” en Washington

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:39:17 +0000

El astronauta mexicoamericano, Jose Moreno Hernandez, “aterrizo” en Washington DC el lunes 1 para recibir un premio de manos del Latino Leaders Network. Hernandez es el noveno astronauta latino y cuarto mexicano.

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LATINO LEADERS NETWORK HONOR ROLL SHOWS 37% INCREASE IN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WITH LATINO STAFF

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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Latino Leaders Network™ (LLN) today announced the 2nd Latino Leaders Network™ Honor Roll, which recognizes Congressional leaders who employ at least one Latino staff member in their Washington, D.C. office. A total of 156 members made the Honor Roll, compared to 114 in 2008 when the Honor Roll was first released. This represents a 37% increase in members of Congress who employ Latino staffers since 2008. The U.S. Senate had 39 Senators and the U.S. House of Representatives had 117 members who made the Honor Roll (see attached copy). In addition to the members identified, seven leadership offices and 27 committees are represented on the 2010 Honor Roll.

The Honor Roll follows the November 2009 release of the online edition of the Latino Leaders Network Directory™, which includes contact information for Latino leaders from the Obama administration, Capitol Hill, and national advocacy organizations. The directory and Honor Roll are available at www.LatinoLeadersNetwork.org.

The online directory identified 307 Latinos who serve in the Congress as members and staff. Of those, 29 serve as Members of Congress in either the Senate or the House of Representatives, 18 as Latino Chiefs of Staff, and 12 as Legislative Directors. The directory also includes Committee Staff Directors, Press Secretaries, Schedulers, Legislative Assistants, Legislative Correspondents and District Directors, as well as organizational leaders for major Latino advocacy organizations. Data for the resource was compiled via the web, phone surveys and through intercept interviews on Capitol Hill. Every office on the Hill was visited to both collect and confirm data as of August 2009. Those featured are encouraged to visit online and update their listings to ensure accuracy.

Mickey Ibarra, Founder & Chairman, announced the Honor Roll during a panel discussion today on Capitol Hill entitled “State of Diversity on the Hill,” hosted by the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association, Congressional Black Associates, Congressional Asian Pacific American Staff Association and Congressional Muslim Staffers Association. He noted in his remarks: “While we can be pleased with the progress made in promoting diversity on Capitol Hill and in our government, there is no reason to be satisfied. The Latino Leaders Network is committed to continuing our work to honor and recognize members of Congress who practice diversity in hiring and recognize the importance of employing public servants who represent all segments of our society.”

In addition to the release of the Honor Roll, a new groundbreaking report, Unrepresented: A Blueprint for Solving the Capitol Hill Diversity Crisis was released. To receive a copy of the report, please contact Lindsay Vidal at Lindsay.vidal@gmail.com or on www.chsadc.org.

Latino Leaders Network™ (LLN) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to develop ongoing opportunities to bring leaders together to establish relationships and dialogue on issues important to the Latino community. In addition to the Latino Leaders Luncheon Series™, other signature LLN events include the Latino Leaders Issue Hour and Tribute to Mayors. Mickey Ibarra, LLN founder and chairman, served as Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House from 1997 to 2001. Other Latino Leaders Network Board members include: Michelle Minguez Moore, LLN Executive Director; Maria Teresa Petersen, Voto Latino; Ruben Alvarez, The Molera Alvarez Group; David Ibarra; Ibarra Foundation, and Ken Trujillo, Trujillo Rodriguez & Richards, LLC. For more information, go to www.LatinoLeadersNetwork.org.

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