The Women of ALPFA's 10th Anniversary ten-city Tour, "Building Latina Leaders: Strong from the Inside Out" continues to showcase the organization. After successful events in Chicago, Orlando, and Dallas, the tour rolls on to Boston in May, then Los Angeles in June, followed by stops in Northwest Arkansas, San Francisco, New York, Seattle, and Washington, DC. Click the links below to find out more about the Women of ALPFA and about how you can get involved today!
ALPFA Celebrates 40 Years Of Building Business Leadership
In 1972, a Latino college student might have felt lonely on campus. Not only was Latino college enrollment abysmal, but few campus organizations existed to help develop and connect them to professional opportunities. The same could be said for young Latino business professionals; many were dismayed by a lack of community of Latino colleagues and mentors to learn from, network with -- and who could, together -- work to open the doors to corporate America if not the global market.
The ALPFA founding members understood the need to build a Latino professional workforce that would contribute and compete in the region’s burgeoning economy. Today, as ALPFA celebrates its 40th anniversary with more than 18,000 members across 39 professional and 90 student chapters, ALPFA is the pre-eminent resource and authority of building Latino business leaders through its innovative programs and bold changes over the course of its existence...
Register Early & Save for the ALPFA Annual Convention 2012!
Planning for ALPFA's Annual Convention 2012, is well underway and this year's convention will highlight ALPFA's 40 years of building Latino leaders, as well as the 10th anniversary for Women of ALPFA. We have many exciting, fun, and informative events in the works and will be announcing details as they become available. Watch this space for details on our official convention website which will be launching soon!
UT Austin Student Chapter President receives Deloitte Leadership Award
Ricardo Vazquez De Lara, president of ALPFA's Student Chapter at University of Texas at Austin, was presented with the $10,000 Deloitte Student Leadership Award at the recent Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Conference in San Antonio. The award comes after Ricardo's first trip to the ALPFA Annual Convention where he left with two internships also from Deloitte. Congratulations, Ricardo!
ALPFA Boston Executive Leadership Summit Featured on "Centro"
Radhames Nova, ALPFA Boston Executive Director, was interviewed last week on "Centro" - a news program on local CBS affiliate WBZ. Radhmes spoke on ALPFA as well as the Boston chapter's upcoming Executive Leadership Summit being held Thursday, November 17 at the Westin Copley Hotel in Boston.
ALPFA New York co-hosts Private Screening of CNN's "Latino in America 2: In Her Corner"
On Monday September 19th, the ALPFA New York Chapter partnered with HOLA (Hispanic/Latino Organization for Leadership & Advancement) and Bank of America to present an advance screening of CNN’s Latino in America 2: In Her Corner. This invitation-only private event was attended by close to 150 ALPFA lifetime and professional members with over 10 years of experience in the finance, accounting and other business fields. Guests were joined by Soledad O’Brien, award-winning journalist, CNN anchor and special correspondent and Marlen Esparza, a Mexican-American female boxer preparing for the 2012 Olympics and the subject of this unique documentary
Both Soledad and Marlen participated in an interactive Q & A session with the audience at the close of the screening.
The full documentary airs nationally on Sunday, September 25th at 8pm ET.
The ALPFA Institute's inaugural event, held Friday, September 16, at the Sam M. Walton School of Business at the University of Arkansas, was a huge success for the newly formed consulting and research firm designed to educate and create the Latino business leaders of tomorrow - today! The Town Hall discussion on the current state of Latino Leadership in Corporate America and Public Office featured thought leaders including Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, ALPFA CEO Manny Espinoza, Walmart Executive Sharon Orlopp, and scholars Dr. Javier Reyes and Rafael Jimeno, both of the University of Arkansas.
The Women of ALPFA's 10th Anniversary ten-city Tour, "Building Latina Leaders: Strong from the Inside Out" continues to showcase the organization. After successful events in Chicago, Orlando, and Dallas, the tour rolls on to Boston in May, then Los Angeles in June, followed by stops in Northwest Arkansas, San Francisco, New York, Seattle, and Washington, DC. Click the links below to find out more about the Women of ALPFA and about how you can get involved today!
In 1972, a Latino college student might have felt lonely on campus. Not only was Latino college enrollment abysmal, but few campus organizations existed to help develop and connect them to professional opportunities. The same could be said for young Latino business professionals; many were dismayed by a lack of community of Latino colleagues and mentors to learn from, network with -- and who could, together -- work to open the doors to corporate America if not the global market.
Ricardo Vazquez De Lara, president of ALPFA's Student Chapter at University of Texas at Austin, was presented with the $10,000 Deloitte Student Leadership Award at the recent Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Conference in San Antonio. The award comes after Ricardo's first trip to the ALPFA Annual Convention where he left with two internships also from Deloitte. Congratulations, Ricardo!
Radhames Nova, ALPFA Boston Executive Director, was interviewed last week on "Centro" - a news program on local CBS affiliate WBZ. Radhmes spoke on ALPFA as well as the Boston chapter's upcoming Executive Leadership Summit being held Thursday, November 17 at the Westin Copley Hotel in Boston.
The ALPFA Institute's inaugural event, held Friday, September 16, at the Sam M. Walton School of Business at the University of Arkansas, was a huge success for the newly formed consulting and research firm designed to educate and create the Latino business leaders of tomorrow - today! The Town Hall discussion on the current state of Latino Leadership in Corporate America and Public Office featured thought leaders including Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, ALPFA CEO Manny Espinoza, Walmart Executive Sharon Orlopp, and scholars Dr. Javier Reyes and Rafael Jimeno, both of the University of Arkansas.
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