LATINAStyle®
Vol. 24, No. 4, 2018 July/August
Columns & Departments
4 Publisher’s Message
6 Latinas Today: Sindy Marisol Benavides, Tania Castroverde
2 www.latinastyle.com
LATINAStyle Vol. 24, No. 4, 2018
Features
Table of Contents
8 Diversifying Corporate America
Diversity and inclusion is at the forefront of issues challenging
corporate America. Read how leading corporate America Latina
executives such as Jaqueline Maestri, Vice President, Engineering &
Property Services at Johnson & Johnson; Diana Morales, Vice
President, Legal, Fire & Security Products at United Technologies
Corporation; Brenda Durham, Senior Vice President and
Regional General Counsel at Marriott International, Inc. and Sonia
Perez, President at AT&T Louisiana, are impacting the company’s
bottom line, the health and direction of the business, and
influencing the culture in corporate America.
By Gloria Romano-Barrera
12 STEM Latinas Preparing the Future
Latinas in STEM know their positions hold great responsibility
as they work to better their communities and the world they live
in. They also carry the torch of the Latinas who came before
them and for the young Latinas in STEM who seek to follow in
their footsteps. Women such as Pilar Manchon, Director of Cognitive
Interfaces at Amazon Machine Learning, Dr. Monica DeZulueta,
Data Architect and Computer Scientist at Microsoft, Sara del
Valle who specializes in understanding the spread of infectious
diseases and how to better prepare for possible pandemics,
and Sara Isbell, who formed her own company determined to
research and find cures for neurodegenerative diseases and
traumatic brain injuries, are the ones carrying the torch.
By Christine Bolaños
22The 2018 LATINA Style 50 Annual Report
For the past 21 years, the LATINA Style 50 Report has researched
and rated thousands of companies from a variety of industries.
Check out the list of companies recognized for their programs
that encourage recruiting, training, mentorship, sponsorship and
promotion of Latinas in their careers. The mission of the report is to
recognize the work that corporate America and leading Hispanic
professional organizations are performing to advance and
empower Latinas in the workplace. The survey not only reflects on
the opportunities being given to Latinas and women, but it is
also a reflection of the culture of the company and their overall
focus on diversity and inclusion.
By Beana Ramirez and Robert E. Bard
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Moskalenko and Ilia Calderon
16 LATINA Style Business Series, Washington D.C.
18 Silvana Quiroz: An Entrepreneurial Endeavor
20 Cyber Fraud Threats of Today
44 Food & Entertainment
48 Back to School
50 Social Media: The Benefits of an E-Newsletter for Your Brand
and Business, By Rebecca Aguilar
52 Latina Letters From the Front! SMSgt Lucero Stockett, USAF
54 A Veteran’s Perspective: By Francisco German, Security Manager,
UPS, Former U.S. Marine
56 Las Jefas: Latinas In Corporate America -The Missing Link
By Marisa Rivera
58 About the Author: The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs
Will Be Latina Led By Nathalie Molina Niño, CEO, BRAVA Investments
60 College Beat: By Lucy Ortega, Master’s in Bilingual and Multicultural
Education, Universidad de Alcalá
62 His View: By Alex Gorsky, Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson
64 ¡Punto Final!: By Jacqueline Maestri, Vice President, Johnson &
Johnson Engineering and Property Services
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