2016 HACR Corporate Achievers Summit™ Program Book

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2016
HACR
CORPORATE
ACHIEVERS
SUMMIT™
MANDARIN ORIENTAL
WASHINGTON, D.C.
APRIL 29 - MAY 1, 2016
WWW.HACR.ORG
ABOUT THE HACR
CORPORATE ACHIEVERS SUMMIT™
Launched in 2011, the HACR Corporate Achievers Summit™ (CAS) was created to offer Young
Hispanic Corporate Achievers™ (YHCA) a platform to network with previous HACR YHCA classes
and participate in training sessions that use critical thinking to become better executives and
leaders within their companies in order to fuel the pipeline in Corporate America.
HACR CAS participants are moving rapidly within their corporations and industries, finding new
opportunities and challenges. This program is designed to address those challenges, provide
insight, and learning.
2016 HACR CAS
SPONSORS
VISIONARY SPONSORS
CAS SPONSOR
2016 HACR CORPORATE ACHIEVERS SUMMIT™
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2016 HACR
CORPORATE ACHIEVERS SUMMIT™ PARTICIPANTS
Jennifer Altarriba
ESPN
Maria Jose Gatti
MGM Resorts International
Benjamin Yrun Ostapuk
Intel
Claudya Arana Sanchez
Ford Motor Company
Janeth Gomez
Capital One Financial
Joe Pacheco
Dell
Ernesto M. Arredondo Jr.
Wells Fargo & Company
Ariel Gonzalez
AARP
Dennis Peredo
PNC
Selene Benavides
Consero Global
Erika Gonzalez
Wyndham Worldwide
Mauricio Pincheira
Consumers Energy
Christian Campos
Harold González
Lexmark International, Inc.
Daniel Pinho
PNC
Dolores Campuzano-Pignatello
David Guzman
Adrianna Samaniego
Google
Jomo Castro
AT&T Inc.
Cinthia Lopez
Artemio San Martin
Dell
Nydia Correa
General Motors Co.
Carlos Armando Lora
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Rene Sanchez
UPS
Alencia Deanda-Gregg
AT&T Inc.
Robert Martinez
Bank of America Corp.
Alvaro Silva Vargas
The Coca-Cola Company
Sylena Echevarria
MassMutual
Jessica Montoya
Sodexo Inc.
Luis Tavarez
DuPont
Ibelka Fernandez
ESPN
Magaly Muñoz
Angel Uruchima
Chevron
Jason Luis Fernandez
Wyndham Worldwide
Michael Muñoz
Aetna, Inc.
John Vasquez
James Freedman Aponte
Google
Diana Navas-Rosette
Microsoft
Janet Velez
NBCUniversal
Mara Garcia Kaplan
Target Corporation
Alberto Ortega
Sodexo Inc.
Carlos Villasana
Juan Garcia
State Farm Insurance
Diana E. Ortega
General Motors Co.
Isabel Villegas
MillerCoors
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2016 HACR
CORPORATE ACHIEVERS SUMMIT™ AGENDA
FRIDAY, APRIL 29
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Joint CDS/CEF/CAS Welcome Reception
Location: Hillwood, Ballroom Level
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Joint CDS/CEF/CAS Welcome Dinner
Location: Oriental A/B, Ballroom Level
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Best of the Boardroom Reception
Location: Oriental C, Ballroom Level
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
CAS Breakfast
Location: Oriental B, Ballroom Level
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
CAS Introduction
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
CAS Business Session: Demoulas Market Basket Case - A
Governance Challenge
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
CAS Group Photo
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Joint CEF/CAS Business Session: NueroLeadership - Leading with the Brain in Mind
Location: Grand Ballroom C, Ballroom Level
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Break
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Joint CDS/CEF/CAS Luncheon: Challenges & Opportunities for Executive Advancement - Hispanic Inclusion on Corporate Boards
Location: Grand Ballroom A, Ballroom Level
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Break
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
CAS Business Session: How to Be a Power Connector
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Break
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
CAS Business Session: Wealth-Building: Financial Planning for Rising Corporate Executives
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free Time
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2016 HACR
CORPORATE ACHIEVERS SUMMIT™ AGENDA
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Joint CAS/YHCA Reception
Location: Hillwood, Ballroom Level
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Joint CAS/YHCA Dinner
Location: Oriental A, Ballroom Level
SUNDAY, MAY 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CAS Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CAS Business Session: Your Next Move: Career Advice from the CEF Location: Oriental B, Ballroom Level
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
CAS Business Session: Understanding and Managing Unconscious Bias
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM Break
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Joint CAS/YHCA Luncheon
Location: Grand A, Ballroom Level
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Break
2:15 PM - 4:45 PM
CAS Business Session: The Five To-Do’s for Effective Negotiation
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
CAS Wrap-Up and Closing Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Free Time / Meet in the Hillwood Foyer at 6:00 PM – Buses Depart for Off-
Site Reception & Dinner
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Off-Site Joint CDS/CEF/CAS/YHCA Closing Reception & Dinner
Location: The United States Institute of Peace
9:30 PM Buses Depart Back to the Hotel
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JENNIFER
ALTARRIBA
CLAUDYA
ARANA SANCHEZ
Jennifer Altarriba joined
ESPN in February of 2004
as their first international
assignment editor,
managing the flow of
content between the
U.S. SportsCenter and
the newly launched U.S.
Spanish-language network, ESPN Deportes.
Her role allowed her to travel and facilitate
content for major events including the 2006
FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008, 2008 Beijing
Olympics, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in
South Africa.
Claudya Arana
Sanchez works at Ford’s
Environmental Quality
Office. In her current role
as Plant Environmental
Compliance Engineer,
Arana Sanchez
is responsible for
compliance at the Ford Livonia Transmission
Plant, as well as supporting new programs
at Mexico facilities. Arana Sanchez began
her career at Ford in 2005. She held a
position with Ford’s Global Policy Group,
where she was part of the team leading the
development of Ford’s CO2 manufacturing
strategy. She is also responsible for Ford’s
first Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reports in
Asia Pacific, South America, and Mexico,
as well as the development of the Global
Environmental Database which now houses
Ford’s environmental metrics. Arana Sanchez
has vast experience on climate change. In
2010, she participated in the Automobile
Industry Action Group (AIAG) GHG initiative
to encourage suppliers to report GHG data.
She also supported Ford’s material and
handling initiatives to reduce GHG from the
transportation of vehicles and parts.
ESPN
In February of 2011, Altarriba joined
ESPN’s Remote Operations Department.
As the current senior director of crewing
and resources, her division is responsible
for the scheduling, payroll, and contract
arrangements of over 12,000 event
employees. This includes coordinating the
logistics of 4,000 events each year, ranging
in properties from Monday Night Football
and NCAA Basketball, to NBA and College
Football.
Altarriba graduated with honors from
Harvard University in 2003, earning a
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and American
literature. Originally from Weehawken, N.J.,
Altarriba currently lives in Connecticut with
her husband, Adam Jenkins, son, Enrique, and
twins, London and Sydney.
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Arana Sanchez earned a bachelor’s and a
master’s degree with honors in mechanical
engineering from the University of Illinois in
Chicago.
ERNESTO M.
ARREDONDO JR.
SELENE
BENAVIDES
Ernesto Arredondo Jr.
is the president of the
San Diego Region in
Southern California for
Wells Fargo. A 16-year
financial services veteran,
Arredondo oversees over
841 financial professionals
and 55 retail stores with over $5 billion in total
deposits and $1.5 billion in total loans.
Selene Benavides is client
finance director with
Consero Global where
she helps companies
address complex financial
requirements with
software applications
while scaling finance
operations more efficiently and reducing
G&A expenses to allow for greater investment
in driving and supporting top line growth for
her clients.
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
In 2013, Arredondo was nominated and
accepted into the Young Hispanic Corporate
Achievers™ program. He was also
recognized as being one of the “Top 40 under
40” business executives within San Diego
by San Diego Magazine. Arredondo was
invited to join the Stanford University Latino
Entrepreneurship Board. Most recently, he
was recognized at the Latino Impact Awards
hosted by San Diego Magazine. Arredondo
was presented with the “Volunteer of the
Year” award for his exemplary dedication
to volunteering throughout San Diego
communities.
Arredondo currently serves as the vice chair
for the San Diego Regional Chamber of
Commerce. He also serves on boards for
Father Joe’s Villages, LEAD San Diego, Big
Brothers and Big Sisters of San Diego County,
and The American Red Cross.
CONSERO GLOBAL
Prior to her new role, Benavides was the
chief financial officer/chief operations officer
for the National Society of Hispanic MBAs,
located in Irving, Texas, where she was
responsible for helping its leadership define
the strategic direction of the organization,
enhance its offerings and reduce its expenses,
all while overseeing the Operations, Finance,
Legal, and IT functions of the business which
includes 40 chapters across the nation.
Previously, Benavides was a Cost Center
manager at Dell, where she oversaw the
Global Audit and Transformation budget that
included 300+ employees across the world.
Benavides received a bachelor’s in
mathematics from Texas A&M University and
holds an MBA from Texas State University in
San Marcos, Texas.
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CHRISTIAN
CAMPOS
Christian Campos is a
senior vice-president and
leads the Premier Phone
Banks for Wells Fargo’s
Customer Connection.
He has over 18 years of
experience in the banking
industry and has held
several leadership positions since he joined
Wells Fargo in 2004.
Campos attended California State University,
Northridge, where he received a bachelor’s
degree in business administration.
Active in his community, Campos currently
serves on the board of directors for Clear
Passage. He is also involved in the Latino
Business Administration, Sierra Lakes PTA,
and the United Way.
DOLORES
CAMPUZANO-PIGNATELLO
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
Dolores CampuzanoPignatello is currently
the director of Banquet
Operations at the Mirage
Resort and Casino in Las
Vegas and has more than
16 years of hospitality
experience.
She received her bachelor’s in hotel
administration from the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas, as well as spent
some time abroad at HIM (Hotel Institute
Montreux) – Montreux, Switzerland, IHTTI
(International Hotel and Tourism Training
Institute) School of Hotel Management
– Neuchatel, Switzerland and the Ecole
Hoteliere de Lausanne – Lausanne,
Switzerland.
She participated in the MGM Resorts’
Leadership Institute program in 2012 and
is currently in the Leadership Las Vegas
Program. She is the recipient of the J.
Terrence Lanni Award for Excellence, MGM
Resorts International highest honor.
She currently serves on the boards of
the Women’s Chamber of Nevada, Latin
Advisory Board for Nathan Adelson Hospice
and the Congressional Award of Nevada.
She is the past chair of the MGM Resorts
International Hispanic Latino network group.
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JOMO
CASTRO
NYDIA
CORREA
Jomo Castro represents
AT&T in Southeast
Missouri, handling
inquiries as well
as legislative and
community affairs
initiatives. Castro
also assists with new
technology deployment and infrastructure
investment by collaborating with community
leaders, legislators, local and regional
business leaders, and customers.
Nydia Correa is a
Subsystem Validation
engineer in General
Motors’ (GM) Global
Validation organization.
In this role, Correa is
responsible to ensure
customer requirements
in eight vehicle programs. Correa joined
GM in 2007 and transitioned to the Global
Validation organization in 2015.
AT&T INC.
Previously, Castro was part of the leadership
team in AT&T’s Global Project Management
organization where he led initiatives
to improve organizational efficiency,
accountability, and enabled teams to
better serve customers. Castro’s experience
includes leading a team, collaborating with
partners, managing organizational data,
goals, metrics, and executive reporting, to
mention some.
Castro is passionate about helping others
and has had success through the AT&T
employee resource group, HACEMOS. Here,
he has successfully cultivated partnerships
with companies and organizations for
marquee events like High Technology Day
and the HACEMOS Scholarship Golf Classic.
GENERAL MOTORS CO.
Correa has demonstrated a profound
commitment towards philanthropy as
the GM Hispanic Initiative Team (GMHIT)
Community Service lead, as A World in
Motion program coordinator, and as a
Latin Americans for Social & Economic
Development Tax Assistance program
volunteer.
Correa obtained a bachelor’s degree in
industrial engineering in 2006 from the
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, and
obtained a master’s degree in automotive
engineering from the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, in 2011. Correa completed a
graduate certificate in customer value
and market success at Stanford University
and participated in SHPE’s 2014 Executive
Leadership Institute Program.
Castro holds a master’s in management
information systems, is PMP certified, and in
2015, was selected as one of St. Louis’ “most
intriguing people.”
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ALENCIA
DEANDA-GREGG
SYLENA
ECHEVARRIA
Alencia DeAnda-Gregg is
currently the chief of staff
for AT&T’s Global Media
Relations organization.
She is responsible for
business planning,
budget, and operations.
DeAnda-Gregg has been
with AT&T for nearly 20 years and has held
leadership roles in numerous organizations
including Mobility, Technical Operations,
and Customer Service.
Sylena Echevarria is an
assistant vice president
in Business Strategy
& Support, where she
is accountable for the
strategic development
and execution of
customer experience
initiatives across U.S. Insurance Group
Operations. She previously led the Life
& Disability Income Operations and Tax
Administration organization, and is the
former head of the U.S. Insurance Group
Customer Service Centers.
AT&T INC.
DeAnda-Gregg graduated from Southern
Methodist University’s (SMU) Corporate
Executive Development Program in 2015 and
volunteers with numerous organizations.
Most recently she was an officer of AT&T’s
oxyGEN employee resource group which is
focused on developing business leaders.
DeAnda-Gregg was born and raised in
Colorado and attended Colorado State
University. She relocated to Dallas in 2013, to
work at AT&T headquarters.
DeAnda-Gregg is married to Tony Gregg
and they have a blended family of four
children ages nineteen to twenty-three.
MASSMUTUAL
Echevarria is the past chair of the
Association of Latino’s at MassMutual and
Allies (ALMMA). Under her leadership,
in 2015 ALMMA was named the top 12
employee resource group in the nation
by the Association of ERG’s & Councils
and Prism International. She is a founding
member of the Womens Leadership Network
and a recognized diversity champion. She
was featured by MassMutual in a special
diversity edition of the New York Times
Magazine in 2014, and was honored that
same year as a HACR Young Hispanic
Corporate Acheiver™.
Echevarria is an active member of the
board of directors for Revitalize Community
Development Corporation, and is also a
volunteer coach with the Girls Inc. Teen
Leadership Academy.
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Our people
are what
make us, us.
It’s how we
Bank Human .
™
We’re on a mission to celebrate
diversity with a focus on our Employees,
our Customers, our Suppliers, and the
communities we serve.
We’re proud
to support
the Hispanic
Association
on Corporate
Responsibility.
EOE-Minorities/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
IBELKA
FERNANDEZ
JASON LUIS
FERNANDEZ
Ibelka Fernandez is a
director of HR Business
Partner who has
supported ESPN’s Sales
and Marketing division
for the last eight years.
Her responsibilities
include consulting,
supporting, and partnering with her client
group across the country in a wide range
of initiatives to help them drive their overall
strategic corporate initiatives. Her counsel
covers the scope of HR Centers of Excellence
– Diversity, Compensation, Training,
Organizational Development, Employee
Relations, and Staffing.
Jason Luis Fernandez
is a first generation
Cuban-American and is
the regional controller,
Resort Management
for Wyndham Vacation
Ownership (WVO)
and prior to this he
was the director, Financial Reporting and
Corporate Accounting for WVO. He holds a
master’s degree in accounting from Florida
International University and bachelor’s
degree in accounting from Florida State
University. He is a founding board member
of FUERTE, WVO’s Hispanic associate
business group, and has served as the board
chairman and finance committee chair for
the Orlando chapter.
ESPN
Prior to joining ESPN in 2008, she held
numerous HR roles including senior
manager, HR with Revlon and prior to
that more than 10 years in two different
companies supporting sales as well.
Fernandez is passionate about employee
development and has participated in
NAMIC’s Leadership Seminar, The ESPN
Mentoring Program, and is very engaged in
the Disney Heroes Work Here campaign.
Fernandez received with her bachelor’s in
psychology from City College of New York.
In 2005, she graduated with honors and
received her master’s in HR management.
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WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
With over 15 years of experience in various
industries, he has been responsible
for managing several operational and
accounting functions. Fernandez’s
experience also includes over six years
of public accounting experience with
Ernst & Young LLP. Fernandez was also a
founding member of the Miami Chapter
for the Association of Latino Professionals
in Finance and Accounting and actively
involved with the Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce of Metro Orlando.
JAMES
FREEDMAN APONTE
MARA
GARCIA KAPLAN
James Freedman Aponte
is an associate principal
for Trust & Safety at
Google, responsible for
strategic planning and
leading organizational
performance, change
management, and
initiatives focused on protecting users and
products from fraud and abuse.
Mara Garcia Kaplan
is a senior counsel at
Target Corporation,
a Minneapolis-based
retailer with over $75
billion in sales. Garcia
Kaplan is responsible
for the legal aspects
of Target’s merger and acquisition (M&A)
activity. She provides strategic guidance and
transactional support on M&A activity.
GOOGLE
Prior to joining Google, Freedman Aponte
was a vice president and product manager
at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a strategy
consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, and a
research & development engineer at the
U.S. Army’s Night Vision Labs. He has led
several development efforts aligned to the
next generation of ATMs, communication
satellites, and networked sensors.
Freedman Aponte has served on the
board of directors of the YMCA and the
Latin American Chamber of Commerce in
Charlotte, N.C. He was also an enterprise
leader for Bank of America’s 7,000 member
Hispanic/Latino Organization for Leadership
& Advancement employee resource group,
and received the U.S. President’s Volunteer
Service Award in 2013.
He holds an MBA from the University of
Virginia’s Darden School of Business, a
master’s in electrical engineering from
George Washington University, and a
bachelor’s from Georgia Tech in computer
engineering.
TARGET CORPORATION
Prior to joining Target, Garcia Kaplan was
with the law firm Faegre Baker Daniels
where she advised multinational clients on
cross-border transactions, including global
M&A, restructuring, joint ventures, and
market entry strategies. She also counseled
clients on international compliance matters
including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Prior to her legal career, Garcia Kaplan
spent five years in the financial services
industry.
Garcia Kaplan was named in 2015 by
the Hispanic Association of Corporate
Responsibility (HACR) as a Young Hispanic
Corporate Achiever™ and was nominated
as one of two of Target’s 2013 Fellow for the
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. She
has served in various leadership roles both
at the Hispanic National Bar Association and
the Minnesota Hispanic National Bar since
2004. She has also served as a member of
Advisory Board of the Institute for Mexicans
Abroad, a decentralized agency of the
Mexican Foreign Ministry.
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JUAN
GARCIA
MARIA JOSE
GATTI
Juan Garcia is an
enterprise vendor
relationship manager
in the Enterprise
Vendor Management
Office (EVMO) at State
Farm Insurance. He
played a key role in
operationalizing vendor relationships with
multiple vendors when the EVMO was first
established in 2013.
Maria Jose Gatti
serves as the executive
director of Philanthropy
and Community
Engagement for MGM
Resorts International’s
Corporate Operations.
She is responsible for
fostering and maintaining relationships with
national and local community organizations.
Through these relationships, she supports
the company’s business objectives, and
additionally facilitates the company’s
participation in programs and events that
support the community. She also implements
programs to help educate and engage the
employees of MGM Resorts on community
related initiatives, activities, and issues.
Gatti is also the vice president of the MGM
Resorts Foundation and the program
director for the MGM Resorts Foundation
Women’s Leadership Conference, which
focuses on the professional development of
women of all industries.
STATE FARM INSURANCE
Garcia began his career at State Farm
in 2006 as a Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) analyst, where he helped
further develop State Farm’s geo-spatial
capabilities. He then had the opportunity to
join the Innovation Team where he led the
design and development of the telematics
program for State Farm’s Intelligent Home
initiative.
In addition, Garcia was the chair of State
Farm’s Hispanic Employee Resource
Organization (HERO) during 2015, where he
led HERO’s migration to an enterprise-led
approach.
Garcia is passionate about community
service and demonstrates this by fulfilling
leadership positions in local organizations
such as Bloomington-Normal Daybreak
Rotary Club, Epiphany Catholic School,
Multi-Cultural Leadership Program (MCLP),
and others.
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In 2008, Gatti joined Luxor Hotel and Casino,
an MGM Resorts International property, as
director of Guest Experience and in 2010
was appointed to also oversee the Guest
Experience program for both Luxor and
Excalibur Hotels and Casinos. During her
three years at the properties, she served
as either chair or co-chair of the Property
Diversity Councils; which were responsible
for implementing the company’s diversity
principles into the properties’ culture.
JANETH
GOMEZ
ARIEL
GONZALEZ
Janeth Gomez is a senior
manager on Capital
One’s Marketing and
Analytics team. She is a
leader in critical initiatives
dedicated to harnessing
the power of big data
and natural language
processing to improve the customer
experience and business strategy. During
her nine years at Capital One, Gomez has
held multiple customer experience strategy
and data analytics roles. She has received
numerous recognitions, including the Circle
of Excellence, the highest recognition at
Capital One.
Ariel Gonzalez has over
15 years of advocacy
experience in the areas
of political and health
care law. Gonzalez
currently works for AARP
as the director of Federal
Health and Family
Advocacy. He serves as AARP’s chief Capitol
Hill lobbyist in these areas and executes
lobbying strategies to clarify and promote
AARP’s policy objectives. Gonzalez oversees
a team of lobbyists dealing with issues
impacting the 50 plus population.
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL
Gomez volunteers for various organizations,
both in Colombia and the United States,
which are dedicated to inspiring Hispanic
youth to believe in themselves while stressing
the importance of higher education. At
Capital One, she is a leader in the Hispanic
Network, served as co-chair for the college
scholarship, and is an active ally member in
the LGBT and military networks.
A native of Colombia, Gomez graduated
with honors in computer systems
engineering from the Universidad Industrial
de Santander and holds a master’s degree
in computer engineering from the University
of Puerto Rico. Gomez is an MBA candidate
at the Darden School of Business Global
MBA for Executives 2017.
AARP
Prior to working for AARP, Gonzalez
managed government affairs for Quest
Diagnostics and before working at
Quest, Gonzalez served as director of
Congressional and State Legislative Affairs
for the American College of Radiology while
attending evening law school.
Gonzalez received his Juris Doctor from
Catholic University Columbus School of Law.
He also holds a bachelor’s degree from
James Madison University and a master’s in
legislative affairs from George Washington
University.
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ERIKA
GONZALEZ
HAROLD
GONZÁLEZ
Erika Gonzalez is the
senior manager of
Diversity & Inclusion at
Wyndham Worldwide.
In her role, she is
responsible for diversity
and inclusion initiatives
including managing the
internship program, evaluating diversity
metrics and trends in the marketplace,
developing the diversity talent strategy,
working with Wyndham’s Associate Business
Groups, as well as developing relationships
with organizations in support of the
company’s diversity mission. Prior to working
in Diversity & Inclusion, Gonzalez held a
marketing position within the Wyndham
Hotel Group e-Commerce team.
Harold González is a
service engineer for
the Imaging Solutions
and Services Division at
Lexmark International,
Inc. He began his career
with Lexmark in 1997,
working in technical
support for Lexmark’s operations in Latin
America. He has also served as a product
engineer and service manager for Lexmark
in Latin America.
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
She is also an active participant in nonprofit
organizations and has served as a board
member for the National Society of Hispanic
MBAs- New Jersey chapter. Gonzalez is
also involved with the Lupus Foundation
of America, the Big Brothers Big Sisters
program, and serves as a mentor in her
community for young professionals. In 2013,
she was recognized as an HACR Young
Hispanic Corporate Achiever™.
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
A native of Colombia, González earned a
bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
from Florida International University and a
master’s in electrical engineering from the
University of Kentucky.
González is the co-founder of the Kentucky
Bluegrass Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers (KYBG-SHPE). He is also
chairperson of the Hispanic Organization
for Leadership and Achievement (HOLA) at
Lexmark, a mentor for Junior Achievement,
and has volunteered for Habitat for
Humanity and United Way Care Day
projects.
Gonzalez attended the College of New
Jersey where she received a bachelor’s
in business administration marketing,
and later obtained an MBA in healthcare
administration from Seton Hall University.
She has studied abroad in China and Spain.
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DAVID
GUZMAN
David Guzman serves
as West Florida Region
president for Wells Fargo,
where he manages
155 banking locations
and more than 2,800
community banking team
members.
A 13-year Wells Fargo veteran, Guzman has
been working in the financial industry for 20
years. He began his career with Wells Fargo
as a store manager in Los Angeles.
A graduate of California State University,
Guzman was selected to the 2014 class
of HACR Young Hispanic Corporate
Achievers™, one of 36 selected across the
country.
Throughout his career, Guzman has been
an active member of his community. He
currently serves as an executive advisory
board member of Equality Florida.
CINTHIA
LOPEZ
Cinthia Lopez has been
with Capital One for
more than 14 years,
beginning her career in
product management in
the credit card business.
Throughout her
career, she has
embarked on opportunities in project
management, process management, and
risk management in auto and home loans,
developing her immediate team, leading
the transition to a new processing platform,
and partnering with operations, legal, and
compliance to rollout projects of great
impact and scope. In 2015, she transferred to
human resources to lead Diversity Strategy
for Capital One’s Financial Services division.
Lopez is dedicated to her community,
staying connected through volunteerism,
and networking with the Hispanic associate
network and the Junior League of Dallas.
Cinthia holds a bachelor’s in business
administration from University of the Ozarks,
and a master’s in Latin American studies
from Georgetown University. She is a proud
wife and mother of three children and loves
to travel and read when she finds the time.
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CARLOS ARMANDO
LORA
ROBERT
MARTINEZ
Carlos Armando Lora
was born in Rio Piedras,
Puerto Rico. His passion
to work in the community
was formed during
his childhood when
he began to serve at
his local church. Lora’s
passion further developed when he joined
the United States Coast Guard after high
school. After completing his tour, Lora
attended the University of Phoenix where he
completed his bachelor’s degree in business
administration. In 2008 Lora began working
for W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Robert Martinez is a
senior software architect
at Bank of America.
He has 15 years of IT
experience covering
a scope that includes
software development,
infrastructure planning,
and platform management. He has an
extensive expertise in linking business
requirements to technology capabilities
for the implementation of state of the art
solutions that employ optimal performance
and enhanced customer experience.
W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
Over the past eight years Lora has had the
opportunity to assist in the improvement
of talent management by helping team
members develop their career development
plans.
Lora’s belief in the Coast Guard and
Grainger’s missions, have driven him to be
a community leader with the American Red
Cross and the Grainger Latino business
group.
Lora continues to be ready for today by
committing to community leadership and to
help those who need a helping hand.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP.
He joined the Hispanic/Latino Leadership
and Advancement (HOLA) employee
network in 2007. He soon became involved
with the leadership team where he has
served in a variety of roles such managing
mentoring programs, leading enterprise
communications, regional operations, and
today HOLA enterprise strategy, tasked with
continuously aligning Bank of America’s
goals to the needs of Hispanic/Latino
customers and employees.
Martinez was born in the Dominican
Republic and migrated to the U.S. at the age
of 10. Although he holds strong American
cultural values, he continues to have strong
ties with his native homeland and the
Dominican culture.
He attended Rutgers University and NJIT
where he obtained a bachelor’s in computer
science.
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JESSICA
MONTOYA
MAGALY
MUÑOZ
Jessica Montoya joined
Sodexo January 2010
as vice president of
Government Affairs and
assistant general counsel.
Montoya represents
the company on policy
and legislation before
the U.S. Congress, the White House, and
federal agencies. She is a leader on child
nutrition and childhood hunger issues and
serves on Sodexo’s wellness council, advising
the company on the laws and regulations
affecting nutrition and wellness.
Magaly Muñoz is
the national diversity
relations manager
for MGM Resorts
International. An MGM
Resorts National Diversity
Champion, she served
as secretary for the
company’s Hispanic Latino employee
network group. As a member of the
planning committee for MGM Resorts
Foundation’s annual Women’s Leadership
Conference, Muñoz plays a vital role in its
success, helping to distinguish the women’s
conference as one of the most popular in the
region.
SODEXO INC.
Montoya holds bachelor’s degree in political
science and Spanish and a Juris Doctor from
the University of New Mexico. She also holds
an MBA from the Johns Hopkins University
Carey Business School. She is a licensed
attorney in the State of New Mexico, where
she was born and raised.
Muñoz supports a variety of groups that
promote diversity. She is vice chair of
the Latin Chamber of Commerce Young
Professionals Committee.
A lifelong singer, Muñoz performed the
lead singing role in “Inspiring Our World:
A Musical Journey,” an in-house stage
production that showcased MGM Resorts’
commitment to diversity, philanthropy, and
sustainability.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in
international business from the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas, and her MBA from the
University of Phoenix.
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MICHAEL
MUÑOZ
DIANA
NAVAS-ROSETTE
Michael Muñoz is
currently the senior lead
business consultant
on Aetna’s Workplace
Culture, Diversity &
Inclusion team based
in Hartford, CT. In this
role, he is responsible
for leading Aetna’s advancement of women
strategy, Aetna advocating real change, and
formalized sponsorship program.
Diana Navas-Rosette
is a strategic Human
Resources leader with
more than 11 years of
experience developing,
managing, and executing
key initiatives for Fortune
500 firms. Currently,
Navas-Rosette is driving key elements of the
global diversity and inclusion strategy for
Microsoft by leading innovative strategies
that drive organizational performance.
AETNA, INC.
Prior to Aetna, Muñoz was an associate
director in EY’s Americas Inclusiveness
Office where he led the Inclusiveness
Leadership Program (ILP) for women and
ethnic minority partners. He served as
director of diversity at MassMutual Financial
Group prior to joining EY.
Through his work experiences, he has
partnered with senior executives to
develop and deliver D&I metrics, establish
and manage employee resource groups,
and collaborate with talent acquisition to
increase the representation of diverse hires.
He is also a facilitator with of the AntiDefamation League, and serves on the
board of the nonprofit organization, Arts for
Learning-Connecticut.
Muñoz earned his bachelor’s from the
University of Connecticut and will begin an
executive masters in HR management at
Cornell University in May 2016. He resides in
West Hartford, Conn. with his wife Courtney,
and their young children Ariana and Noah.
MICROSOFT
Known for being a strategic maximizer
with a strong bias for action and a candid
ability to work collaboratively, she is an
active volunteer in the nonprofit community.
Navas-Rosette has held leadership roles
with ALPFA and is currently an advisory
board member for Latina Vida, a nonprofit
dedicated to her passion, developing the
next generation of Latina executives.
Born and raised in Medellin, Colombia,
Navas-Rosette migrated to the United
States at the age of 15. She holds a master’s
in management with emphasis in human
resources and a bachelor’s degree in
psychology, both from the University of
Central Florida. Navas-Rosette was most
recently recognized as an HACR Young
Hispanic Corporate Achiever™.
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ALBERTO
ORTEGA
DIANA E.
ORTEGA
Alberto Ortega develops
and executes strategic
sales plans, that result
in the achievement of
sales, market share,
account retention, and
market growth targets –
impacting revenues up to
$100 million at Sodexo.
A native of Detroit, Diana
E. Ortega is the quality
launch manager for the
2017 Chevrolet Volt at
GM’s Detroit Hamtramck
Assembly Center. In this
role, she is responsible
for achieving quality
targets and leads a quality team. She holds
a bachelor’s of mechanical engineering
from the University of Detroit Mercy, and an
MBA from the University of Michigan-Flint.
SODEXO INC.
He recommends and influences key decision
makers to pursue a course of action
based on an analysis of client objectives,
needs, and challenges. In addition, Ortega
conducts research, prepares responses, and
develops proposals (in response to RFPs),
and follows up with prospective clients.
He cultivates and maintains client
relationships and utilizes a client centric
approach to create shared value which
results in business and community impact.
GENERAL MOTORS CO.
Additional to her quality role she serves as a
board member on GM’s Hispanic employee
resource group, GM HIT, and also leads
the GM SHPE recruiting team. In 2014 she
was recognized by HACR as a HACR Young
Hispanic Corporate Achiever™, which
promotes young Hispanics in Corporate
America who have shown exceptional
leadership qualities, capabilities within
their respective corporations and have
demonstrated a commitment to the Hispanic
community.
She is currently SHPE Detroit Professional
Chapter president serving as a role model
providing mentorship to young professional
engineers in the local Detroit community.
Ortega is a mother of two children and
resides in Allen Park, Mich. with her husband
and family.
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BENJAMIN YRUN
OSTAPUK
INTEL
Benjamin Yrun Ostapuk
is an associate
general counsel in
Intel Corporation’s
Law and Policy Group,
and director of patent
litigation worldwide for
Intel and its affiliates.
While at Intel, Ostapuk has been named
a 2015 Corporate IP Star by Managing IP,
a member of Diversity MBA magazine’s
2013 Worldwide Top 100 under 50 Diverse
Emerging Leaders, and was a member of
the 2011 HACR YHCA class. In 2016, Ostapuk
will be one of Intel’s first two Fellows for the
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.
Ostapuk joined Intel in 2010 from Kirkland
& Ellis LLP, where he was a patent litigation
partner in the San Francisco office. Prior to
Kirkland, Ostapuk was a patent litigator at
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Ostapuk holds a Juris Doctor from Stanford
Law School, where he graduated in 1996.
JOE
PACHECO
DELL
Joe Pacheco is a
marketing director at
Dell where he leads
a team that connects
technology resellers with
Dell’s broad portfolio
of solutions. In his role,
Pacheco is responsible
for various revenue generating programs
within Dell’s North American Channel
business, including communications, events,
and incentives. Pacheco joined Dell in
2003, earning experience in sales, solution
architecture, and program management.
During his tenure Pacheco has helped
launch Dell’s cloud computing business
and has participated in multiple corporate
acquisitions.
Pacheco is a 2013 HACR Young Hispanic
Corporate Achiever™, and is active in Dell’s
employee resource group for Latinos,
Adelante, where he spends his time helping
to develop future leaders. Pacheco earned a
bachelor’s in psychology from The University
of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from Texas
State University, where he is a member of
the McCoy College Advisory Board.
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DENNIS
PEREDO
MAURICIO
PINCHEIRA
Dennis Peredo is vice
president, Business
Banking Division for PNC
Bank. He specializes in
commercial deposit and
credit solutions for small
businesses with annual
revenues up to $15 million
in the Greater Washington Area. Additional
services provided include SBA financing,
Merchant Services, Treasury Management,
and Commercial Real Estate financing
solutions. Prior to joining PNC, Peredo spent
five years as a vice president in TD Bank’s
Retail Banking division where he specialized
in branch management and small business
development.
Mauricio Pincheira is
currently senior program
manager, responsible for
leading the development
and implementation
of solar and wind
facilities at Consumers
Energy in Jackson, Mich.
Pincheira joined Consumers Energy in
2013, as executive director of Quality with
responsibility for leading a new customer
centric Quality initiative.
Peredo has over 13 years of banking
experience working with business owners in
the Greater Washington Area. He volunteers
on the Advisory Board for the Pro-Bolivian
Committee and Edu Futuro.
Pincheira is very active in the Hispanic
community in Michigan, serving as the 20132014 president of the Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers (SHPE) - Detroit
Chapter, and the Wayne State University
Industrial Advisory Board. He volunteers
and supports area colleges, high schools,
and the Detroit Hispanic Development
Corporation.
PNC
Peredo has a bachelor’s in economics with a
management certificate in finance from the
University of George Mason University. He
was selected to participate and graduated
Leadership Arlington in 2013. He is currently
pursuing an MBA from Strayer University.
CONSUMERS ENERGY
Before joining Consumers Energy, Pincheira
spent more than 15 years at General Motors
in various assignments leading organizations
in engineering, program launches, and
operations.
In 2012, Pincheira was recognized as
a Hispanic Association on Corporate
Responsibility Young Hispanic Corporate
Achiever™.
Pincheira earned a bachelor’s in mechanical
engineering from Purdue University, and a
master’s from Kettering University.
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DANIEL
PINHO
ADRIANNA
SAMANIEGO
PNC
GOOGLE
Daniel Pinho is senior vice
president and assistant
group manager at PNC
Bank’s Trade Finance
Group in Pittsburgh.
In this dual role, he
is responsible for the
general management
and financial performance of a specialized
lending unit and manages a corporate and
institutional group that oversees a specialty
loan portfolio to support trade finance.
Pinho also serves on the North American
Council and chairs the Structured Trade
and Export Finance Committee of BAFT –
Bankers Association for Finance and Trade.
He is a member of ALPFA and is chair of
the board of Ten Thousand Villages in
Pittsburgh, a nonprofit organization focused
on fair trade.
Originally from Brazil, he graduated from
the University of São Paulo with a naval
architecture and marine engineering degree
and with a business degree from Brazil’s
Mackenzie University. He later earned an
MBA from the University of Connecticut.
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Adrianna Samaniego
leads Google’s Supplier
Diversity Initiative on the
Diversity Markets Team.
In that capacity, she
is focused on building
programs that help
bridge the digital divide
by connecting Google to communities that
are underrepresented across Google’s
business and the tech industry, creating a
model for diversity and inclusion in Google’s
business globally.
She joined Google five years ago as a
account manager consulting large B2B
corporations on their marketing strategies.
Prior to joining Google, Samaniego
worked at Goldman Sachs in the Finance
division. Samaniego serves on the board
of the Hispanic Googler Network, Google’s
employee resource group.
Outside of Google, she serves on the board
for San Francisco Sponsors for Educational
Opportunity (SEO) and is an avid traveler.
Samaniego’s excellence in the workplace
and community has been recognized on
numerous occasions, most recently, Top
Latinas at Tech Giants by Hispanic Engineer
and Information Technology magazine.
Samaniego graduated with a bachelor’s
in business finance from the University of
Georgia. She is of Mexican descent and was
born and raised in Douglas, Ariz.
ARTEMIO
SAN MARTIN
RENE
SANCHEZ
Artemio San Martin is a
Mergers & Acquisitions
Integration Strategy
senior program manager
at Dell. He has held
strategic, financial, and
business roles in global
organizations throughout
Mexico and the U.S., including Siemens,
Monsanto, U.S. Department of State, World
Trade Center Cleveland, NewellRubbermaid,
and Boehringer-Ingelheim.
Rene Sanchez is a
HR professional with
progressive managerial
experience and
professional certification.
Effective in high profile
leadership roles, making
integral decisions, and
overcoming complex business challenges.
Recognized as a committed employee and
skilled facilitator, his customer service focus
and ability to lead, coach, and counsel all
levels cross-functionally enables him to
deliver exceptional results.
DELL
He is a 2013 HACR Young Hispanic Corporate
Achiever™, board member of Leadership
Austin, business pillar lead of Dell’s Adelante
Hispanic employee resource group, and
communications lead of Dell CFO’s World
Wide Inspired Council. He has also served as
president of the National Society of Hispanic
MBAs Austin and Cleveland chapters, and
on the board of directors of the Cleveland
Hispanic Roundtable, and The University
of Akron’s College of Business Alumni
Association.
San Martin is a certified project
management professional, and holds a
bachelor’s in accounting from the Instituto
Politecnico Nacional, Mexico, and an MBA
and a master’s in management from the
University of Akron.
UPS
Sanchez provides strategic guidance to
division managers and tactical execution
in key HR areas such as performance
management, career development,
employee services, labor relations,
compensation and benefits, workforce
planning, and employee relations. By
upholding a safe work environment, and
safeguarding regulatory compliance,
he ensures the health and safety of UPS
employees and customers.
Active in the community supporting CPLC,
United Way, and Road Code, Sanchez is a
co-chair in the UPS Hispanic BRG and is on
the UPS Congressional team. Sanchez has
his bachelor’s from ASU and his MBA from
UOP. He also has his SPHR certification.
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ALVARO
SILVA VARGAS
LUIS
TAVAREZ
Alvaro Silva Vargas
is currently a Global
Corporate Mergers
& Acquisitions (M&A)
manager at The CocaCola Company. Silva
is a Colombian native,
and studied industrial
engineering at the Pontificia Universidad
Javeriana. He also holds a bachelor’s in
finance from Kennesaw State University, and
a MBA from Emory University. He is married
and has two daughters.
Luis Tavarez is currently
working as the
operations leader –
ABU, Supply Chain and
Distribution for DuPont at
its Mobile Manufacturing
Center. There, he is
responsible for driving
the organizational efforts of supporting and
continuously improving the manufacturing
processes, and for bringing to market
new products in DuPont’s $3 billion Crop
Protection portfolio.
Silva has a strong passion towards giving
back to the Hispanic community through
education. He currently is a board member
of La Vida (Coca-Cola’s Hispanic BRG). In
the last year, together with his wife, Silva
co-led the creation of a program called
Shadowing Corporate America aimed to
provide an inspiring opportunity to Hispanic
students from schools with high dropout
rates in the Atlanta Metro Area, and help in
reducing these tendencies within the Latino
community.
Tavarez is an energizing people leader
who works to ensure that the needs of the
business, the customer, and his employees
are met. Now, in his 15th year in the chemical
industry, Tavarez has a proven track record
of success. He has a passion for growing
and developing talent to improve the
performance of his teams.
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Silva has been invited as a columnist of
newspapers, keynote speaker at an event
for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez,
speaker at the Colombian Government Free
Trade Agreement Launch event in Atlanta,
and keynote speaker at different universities
in the state of Georgia (Emory University,
Armstrong University, and Kennesaw State
University) for leadership seminars.
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DUPONT
Tavarez received a bachelor’s in chemical
engineering from Rowan University and later
received his MBA from Drexel University.
He is also a certified Green Belt and Lean
Six Sigma Practitioner. He is of Puerto Rican
descent and was born and raised in New
Jersey.
ANGEL
URUCHIMA
JOHN
VASQUEZ
Angel Uruchima is the
project engineering
lead of Chevron’s
Wheatstone Upstream
Project in Australia. In
this role he is responsible
for managing project
engineering activities and
coordination across multidiscipline teams.
He is also responsible for managing the
commissioning contractor and the transition
of Chevron’s megaproject to the operating
team.
John Vasquez is the
district manager for the
Phoenix district in the
great state of Arizona for
Wells Fargo. The Phoenix
district consists of 13
banking locations with
over 180 Team Members.
The district is comprised of $1.4 billion in
deposits and holds a loan portfolio $178
billion.
CHEVRON
With over a decade at Chevron, Uruchima
has spent the majority of his career
working on new oil and gas projects and
in operations assignments with leadership
roles of increasing responsibility.
Uruchima has served as as the team lead
for the Chevron Hispanic Recruiting Team
overseeing the relationships amongst
the Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers (SHPE), the Hispanic Engineer
National Achievement Awards Conference
(HENAAC), and the University of Puerto
Rico at Mayagüez. He is the vice president
of Chevron’s Hispanic and Latin America
“Somos” employee network.
Uruchima graduated from the University of
Missouri-Rolla with a bachelor’s degree in
electrical engineering.
Vasquez was named Credit Champion for
the West Valley of Arizona from January 2013
to April 2014, a timeframe during which he
took the West Valley team to number one
in credit over the state of Arizona. In April
2014, Vasquez was named Affluent Segment
Champion for the West Valley due to his top
Year-Over-Year performance in the Affluent
Segment.
Vasquez sits on the on the board of directors
for Habitat for Humanity. He has over 17
years of retail experience, with seven years
in the banking industry. Vasquez also served
in the U.S. Armed Forces from 1994 to 2001.
Vasquez is married to his wife Lynnette, has
two daughters, Ravyn and Isa, and a son,
John. They reside in Mesa, Ariz.
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CARLOS
VILLASANA
JANET
VELEZ
NBCUNIVERSAL
Janet Velez is senior
director of Strategic
Partnerships and
Promotions for
NBCUniversal Telemundo
Enterprises. Velez was
promoted to this role
created in 2015.
She is responsible for leading the strategic
planning and tactical execution of corporate
cross promotion, also known as Symphony,
for all NBCUniversal business units. By
working with cross-channel, owned and
operated stations, as well as affiliate station
teams, she partners to develop and execute
multi-platform promotions to drive revenue
and ratings. She continues to oversee all onair inventory for Telemundo Network, which
includes on-air promo spots and graphics.
Velez provides management support and
instruction to a five-member team.
Velez, who is from R.I., earned her bachelor’s
degree from Northeastern University and
her MBA from the University of Miami.
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Carlos Villasana is a
senior manager at
Capital One Accountable
for Credit Card
Payments Experience.
His background includes,
launching new ventures,
improving digital
engagement, and deploying customer
service strategies. He holds an MBA from the
University of Notre Dame and a bachelor’s
degree in engineering from the ITESM in
Mexico.
Villasana was a recipient of the 2013 HACR
Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™
award. He is active in his community and
has been part of Capital One’s Hispanic
network since joining the company. Villasana
has helped launch and manage key
associate development programs at Capital
One. He was born in Mexico and currently
resides in Richmond, Va.
ISABEL
VILLEGAS
MILLERCOORS
Isabel Villegas is currently
an associate brand
manager at MillerCoors,
focused on multicultural
brand & retail marketing
for above premium and
import brands. She is an
accomplished focused
multi-lingual brand strategist and multicultural
marketing expert with strengths in multicultural market development, brand and retail
strategy, experiential, communications, and
social/digital media strategy.
For nearly 20 years, her experience has
included creating and launching campaigns,
brands, platforms, and leading crossfunctional teams.
Some of her accolades include leading the
retail strategy and execution for Miller Lite,
bringing the brand back to growth; creating
the music platform for Alltel Wireless to help
build brand awareness drive sales; leading
the McDonald’s team and the sponsorship
of the Mexican National Team; leading
Target’s multicultural event strategy plan; the
Samsung’s Galaxy S national product launch.
Villegas serves as a regional director for the
Northwestern University Alumni Association,
and a founding member and advisor to the
Latino Alumni of Northwestern University. She
received her bachelor’s from Northwestern &
lived a short sabbatical in Italy during 2006,
which included participating in the World Cup
in Germany.
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