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Gala Awards 2008
On the evening of Friday,
September 5th, 2008,
LATINA Style
celebrated it’s
commitment to support
and embrace the
advancement of Latina
Entrepreneurs in the
United States at the 2nd
Annual Anna Maria Arias
Memorial Business Fund
2008 Gala Awards. This
year marked the seventh
year in which the awards
are presented to
successful Latinas
throughout the country.
Since its establishment
in 2002, the Anna Maria
Arias Memorial Business
Fund, dedicated to the
memory of Anna Maria
Arias, late founder of
LATINA Style
Magazine, recognizes her
drive and mission to
empower Hispanic women.
This year, LATINA
Style in
collaboration with
Dartmouth College’s Tuck
School of Business,
provided executive
business education
grants to each
entrepreneur. Awardees
will attend the Tuck
School’s flagship
executive program,
Building a High-Performing
Minority Business
program, which helps
business owners take
their company to the
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Elizabeth
Lisboa-Farrow,
president and
CEO
of The Oliver
Group |
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With great
enthusiasm and energy, attendees
gathered at the splendid event
to recognize 10 outstanding
Latinas who have been selected
from a pool of qualified
applicants for achievement and
community service.
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Wilka
Toppins
OVP,
Diversity
Strategies
Macy's
Inc.;Carmen
Bauza,VP/DMM
Confections
at
Wal-Mart
Stores,
Inc. and
Anne
Alonzo,
VP,
Kraft
Foods |
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(Left to
right)
Patricia
Richards,
Shell
Oil
Company;
Leonard
James
III,
Exxonmobile
and
Linda
Denny,
interim
president
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Since its establishment
in 2002, the Anna Maria
Arias Memorial Business
Fund, dedicated to the
memory of Anna Maria
Arias, late founder of
LATINA Style
Magazine, recognizes her
drive and mission to
empower Hispanic women.
This year, LATINA
Style in
collaboration with
Dartmouth College’s Tuck
School of Business,
provided executive
business education
grants to each
entrepreneur. Awardees
will attend the Tuck
School’s flagship
executive program,
Building a High-Performing
Minority Business
program, which helps
business owners take
their company to the
next level. With great
enthusiasm and energy,
attendees gathered at
the splendid event to
recognize 10 outstanding
Latinas who have been
selected from a pool of
qualified applicants for
achievement and
community service.
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(Left to
right)
Capt.
Kathy
Contres,
US Navy;
Brigadier
General
Angela
Salinas,
USMC;
Colonel
Lisa C.
Firmin,
US Air
Force |
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(Left to
right)
Pepe
Estrada,
Wal-Mart
Stores;
Tony
Waller,
Wal-Mart
Stores;
Art
Ruiz,
State
Farm and
Mark
Espinoza,
Wal-Mart |
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During the Gala,
attendees were welcomed
by Gala Chair, Elizabeth
Lisboa-Farrow, president
and CEO of The Oliver
Group and opening
remarks were given by
Brigadier General Angela
Salinas, U.S. Marine
Corps. As attendees
enjoyed dinner, they
politely listened to the
keynote speaker,
Patricia Richards,
manager of Supplier
Diversity and Diversity
Outreach at Shell Oil
Company.
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U.S.
Treasurer,
Anna E.
Cabral |
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Theresa
F.
Barrera,
Wal-Mart
Stores |
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As
Theresa F. Barrera, vice
president of Supplier
Diversity for Wal-Mart
Stores introduced the
first Latina
entrepreneur of the
evening on stage,
laughter and happiness
was visible in each
attendees face. With
pride each one of them
walked on stage to
express their gratitude.
Congratulations to all
the awardees.
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