Silvana Quiroz, Emmy award-winning journalist, and Nicole Quiroga, GWHCC.
Director, Editor-in-Chief, Zoom Latino, LLC.
Navteca. Speakers included Joel Quejada,
Lead Product Marketing Manager, Product
Marketing- Cybersecurity, AT&T, and Carmen
Luna, Senior Intelligence Analyst, FBI’s
Cyber Division.
The following panel of the day titled
Entrepreneurs Spotlight: Learning Strategies for
Success brought together successful business
owners in Washington D.C. to talk about their
strategies to success. Moderated by Susana
Marino, Founder & President, Northern Virginia
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, speakers
included Estefania Arregui-Gómez, PMP, CSM,
CPP, ITILv3, President and CEO, Abaco
Strategy, LLC; Elaine Coronado, President
& Owner, Argus Events & Marketing and
Karina Garcia Neff, Owner & Financial
Executive, MaxiMaids, Inc.
After a full day of workshops, Mistress of
Ceremonies, Silvana Quiroz, Emmy
award-winning journalist, Director, Editor
in Chief, Zoom Latino, LLC welcomed
Robert Bard, president & CEO, LATINA
Style, Inc. to the podium during the luncheon.
After welcoming words provided by Robert
Bard, the LATINA Style luncheon continued
with remarks by Pati Jinich, Award-winning
Mexican chef, TV personality, cookbook
author, and Host of PBS’s Pati’s Mexican
Table. Born and raised in Mexico City, Pati
is also resident chef at the Mexican Cultural
Institute in Washington D.C. and author of
two cookbooks, Pati's Mexican Table: The
Secrets of Real Mexican Home Cooking
and Mexican Today: New and Rediscovered
Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen.
The Latina Entrepreneur Awards Luncheon
honored the accomplishments of Latina
Entrepreneurs in the area. LATINA Style
honored Geraldine and Mariana Barrientos
Jackie Krick, President and Owner, ECU Communications,
and Michel Zajur, President, VAHCC.
Robert E. Bard, Corina Morga, CRS Services, and Luis
Borunda, Deputy Secretary for State of Maryland.
Thank you sponsors and partners!
Title sponsor: Nationwide. Platinum Sponsor: AT&T. Supporting Sponsors:
CapitalWirePR, and El Tiempo Latino News. Community Partners: Greater
Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce, Northern Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Maryland Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce, Prospanica, Hispanic Heritage Foundation, ALPFA,
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Women’s President Organization
(WPO), Latinas Leading Tomorrow, Women's Business Enterprise National
Council (WBENC), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO),
Mujeres of HACE, Dialogue on Diversity, SBA, and IRS.
Robert E. Bard, Mariana Barrientos, Geraldine Barrientos,
Roig, Co-Owners and Co-Founders of Roig
Communications, LLC, with the LATINA
Style "Entrepreneur of the Year" award for
the Washington D.C. area. The LATINA
Style "Entrepreneur of the Year" award
honors leading entrepreneurs of all
fields. Award finalists are nominated by
community partners and are selected based on
their vision, leadership, financial success,
community service, and visibility as role
models for young women. In addition, LATINA
Style awarded the top two finalists, Jacqueline
Krick, President, EUC Communications, and
Corina Morga, President, C.R. Services; for
their excellence in entrepreneurship, and
remarkable dedication to working with
the community.
“We are deeply humbled and grateful for
this recognition. This award validates our
vision that we, as Latinas, are capable of much
great success, striving and pursuing our dreams,”
shared Geraldine Barrientos Roig. “Most
importantly, we are empowered to pave our
own paths and leave a mark along the way.”LS
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(L-R): Jose Antonio Tijerino, Hispanic Heritage
Foundation; Cesar A. Collantes, Federal Aviation
Administration; and Araceli Gonzalez, Federal
Aviation Administration.
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