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Now in its ninth year, the HACR Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™ (YHCA) program was created to recognize and develop young Hispanic executives in Corporate America. The annual program was held in Atlanta, Ga., on April 26-28 at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead. This year’s class featured an impressive roster of young Hispanic executives, selected to participate based on a combination of leadership, professional experience, and a history of community service.

Dr. Juana Bordas, president of Mestiza Leadership International, once again led the activities and guided participants through the intensive program. Participants began the program on Sunday, April 26 with a brief presentation about HACR delivered by HACR President and CEO Cid D. Wilson. Dr. Bordas guided the participants through an introduction and program overview, followed by a number of workshops aimed at highlighting the contributions that Hispanics have made in the U.S.

Following lunch, HACR YHCA participants joined the HACR Corporate Achievers Summit™ (CAS) participants for a joint business session featuring Richard Montañez, vice president of multicultural sales and community activation, PepsiCo North America, and author of “A Boy, a Burrito, and a Cookie: From Janitor to Executive.” Afterward, HACR YHCA and CAS participants had the opportunity to participate in a meet-and-greet led by Dr. Bordas.

That evening, HACR YHCA participants had an exclusive opportunity to network with distinguished Hispanic executives and board directors at the joint program’s reception and dinner at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, sponsored by Target Corporation. Attendees were treated to engaging remarks from Julio Portalatin, president and CEO, Mercer. Following dinner, participants were invited to the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead hotel for an evening reception sponsored by Anheuser-Busch.

Top Row: Edwin Paoli Perez Molina, Lady Melodie Maldonado, Marco A. Villareal, Jr., Douglas Bowles, John Martinez, Thais Rodriguez-Caez, Dennis M. Peredo, Angel Arocho, and Robert Martinez. First Middle Row: Carlos Ruiz Rábago, Jennifer de la Torre, Jesse Antonio Lopez, James M. Jimenez, Janeth Gomez, and Marco Ugarte. Second Middle Row: Ana M. Martin, Mara Garcia Kaplan, Angel Uruchima, John Vasquez, Judith Ibarra-Bianchetta, Rene Sanchez, Cinthia Lopez, Graziella-Vesta Sampedro Pennington-Evans, Lisa Tuccio King, Luis Alfredo Figueroa, Esmeralda Barriga Gonzalez, and Michelle Caraballo. Front Row: Magaly Munoz-Mejorado, Angie Rios, Francesca Parodi Morris, Gianinna Daniel, Diana Navas-Rosette, and Imelda Siegelson.

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On Monday morning, HACR YHCA participants returned to their rigorous schedule for exclusive sessions with board directors, Hispanic executives, and best-selling author Gina Rudan. On Tuesday, Dr. Bordas continued the program with sessions aimed at further developing these young Latino leaders into the corporate moguls they aspire to become.

HACR YHCA participants sat in on the HACR CEO Roundtable featuring Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T mobile and business solutions and Arnold Donald, president and CEO, Carnival Corporation & plc, moderated by Telemundo’s Norma Garcia. Garcia engaged both CEOs in a lively discussion about diversity and Hispanic inclusion.

The HACR YHCA program concluded with an awards ceremony recognizing the successes and accomplishments of the 2015 class. HACR YHCA sponsors, Altria and MillerCoors had the opportunity to provide remarks and congratulate the future generation of Hispanic leaders.

In 2016, HACR celebrates its 30th anniversary as well as the 10th anniversary of the HACR YHCA program. We are looking forward to welcoming our new class of HACR YHCA participants into the ranks of the Corporate Achievers SummitTM program (their alumni program). We hope you will join us at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Washington, D.C. on April 29-May 3, 2016.

ManPowerGroup’s Graziella-Vesta Sampedro Pennington-Evans. Angel Uruchima, Gianinna Daniel, and Cid D. Wilson.

Walmart’s Michelle Caraballo and Chevron’s Angel Uruchima. HACR YHCA lead Dr. Juana Bordas.

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