young hispanic corporate achievers™ recap

2012 HACR
young
hispanic
corporate
achievers
RECAP
™
Fairmont Chicago
CHICAGO, IL
APRIL 15-17, 2012
Top Row: John O’Shea, Noreen Gillen, Carmen Zamora, Mark Palmenter, Ivan Jaime, Sidney Espinosa, Edgar Bermudez, Nestor Lopez, Roger Lopez, Gloria Schoch, Luis Tavarez, Jr., and Marla Gomez.
Middle Row: Lladnar Garcia, Alfonso Calderon, Carla Rodriguez, Gerard Borda, Adam Salgado, Mauricio Pincheira, Javier Delgado-Granados, Ricardo Benavidez, Michael Múñoz, and Ivette Fernandez.
Front Row: Micheal Diaz, Lennies Gutierrez, Vanessa Nazario, Oscar Cordova, Juana Bordas, Carlos Lora, Jason Fernandez, Jose Olguin, and Frank Perez.
2012 HACR
young hispanic
corporate achievers
™
The Hispanic Association on
Corporate Responsibility (HACR)
honored 30 young professionals
at the 2012 HACR Young Hispanic
Corporate Achievers™ (YHCA)
program in Chicago held on April
15-17. Now in its sixth year, the
HACR YHCA program recognizes
talented young professionals
from Fortune 500 and/or HACR
corporate member companies for
their exceptional achievements
and successful leadership
abilities, as well as their ongoing
commitment to the Hispanic
community. Longtime corporate
member Altria sponsored the
program.
“Thanks again for all your
hard work and the support
during the HACR event. It was a
great experience,” said Mauricio
Pincheira of General Motors.
Participants gathered for an
intensive three-day program
where they partook in teambuilding exercises, group
presentations and challenging
panel discussions and sessions
which included topics on:
corporate diversity, personal
branding and organizational
services to enhance internal and
external collaboration, inclusion
and leadership.
The HACR YHCA attendees
participated in leadership
sessions led by Dr. Juana Bordas,
president of Mesitza Leadership
International. In addition, they
heard from UCLA’s Dr. Jorge
Cherbosque regarding emotional
intelligence and from William
Arruda, who provided insight
on the importance of personal
Altria’s Joe Murillo, HACR YHCA participant Noreen Gillen, and HACR’s Carlos Orta.
HACR YHCA participant.
First day of the HACR YHCA Program.
MassMutual’s Michael Múñoz & Dr. Juana Bordas.
HACR YHCA Awards.
The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) honored 30
young professionals at the 2012 HACR Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™
(YHCA) program in Chicago held on April 15-17.
branding to help get ahead in
Corporate America.
The participants also had
the opportunity to connect
with HACR’s other program
participants during two separate
panels, with one panel featuring
Rocky Egusquiza and Lourdes
Diaz. The other panel featured
Isaura Gaeta, Robert Rodriguez,
and Darren Rebelez.
“Thanks again for everything! I
thoroughly enjoyed the program
and learned a lot,” said Marla
Gomez of Intel.
To qualify for the HACR
YHCA program, nominees and
candidates should be of Hispanic
heritage and be between the ages
of 25-40 at the time the award is
received. They must be employed
at a Fortune 500 or HACR
corporate member company.
Finalists are selected based on
their demonstrated leadership
qualities and capabilities within
their respective corporations
and have a commitment to the
Hispanic community.
Launched in 2007, the HACR
YHCA program was developed
as a way to recognize the
outstanding achievements of
young Hispanic professionals
in Corporate America and
further the organization’s vision
to increase the number of
Hispanics on corporate boards.
HACR understands the critical
importance of Hispanic talent to
a company’s success and works
collaboratively with companies
and corporate members to help
them identify the potential of
their younger leaders in order to
continue elevating the power of
Hispanic inclusion in the U.S.
The seventh annual HACR
YHCA program will be held on
April 21-23, 2013 in Houston,
TX in conjunction with the
organization’s Annual Symposium.
2012 Sponsors:
Host
visionarY
CMYK Form (preferred)
Ford Motor Company
Ford Fund Master
6/2003
Partnership
MCDONALD’S
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE
WALMART
Ford
Motor Company
WELLS
FARGO
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
Black and White Form
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Ford Oval: CMYK
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