The LATINA Style Top 15 Employee Resource Groups of the Year for 2017. Back row:
(L-R) Lupita Colmenero, LATINA Style, Inc. VP; Brian Torres, Southern California Edison;
Patricia Carrera, Kaiser Permanente; Laura Ruelas, Cisco; Luis Amaya, Northern Trust;
Antoinette Fox, General Motors Company; Marty Sibilia, American Airlines; Claudya Arana,
Ford Motor Company; Lucy Elliott, Fannie Mae; Ivana Kriznic, Verizon Communications;
Stephanie Roemer, Freddie Mac; and Robert Bard, LATINA Style, Inc. CEO.
Front row: (seated) Hernan Celis, JPMorgan Chase; Cinthya Allen, AT&T; Elba Pareja-Gallagher,
UPS (ERG of the Year); Manuel Diaz, Johnson & Johnson; and Rosa Bravo, Accenture.
The 2017 Top 10 LATINA Style Corporate Executives of the
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Year and Top 15 Employee Resource Groups of the Year Awards ”
Awards Presentation in which Crecer, the
Hispanic/Latino BRG at UPS was recognized as
the 2017 LATINA Style Employee Resource Group
of the Year. Crecer, the Hispanic/Latino BRG was
established in 2012 to empower individuals
through leadership and professional development,
and to accelerate business growth for UPS. Its
vision is to make UPS the company of choice for
Latinos. Crecer has grown to over 1,500 members
across 17 chapters globally with members
ranging from entry level to Vice Presidents. In
partnership with the UPS Foundation, Crecer has
contributed to grants of $2.7 million to Hispanic
organizations. Crecer’s biggest accomplishment
was to support the launch of the Spanish version
of UPS MyChoice and UPS.com. In 2017, CRECER
conceived the “The Latino Link” which connects
UPS sales and marketing resources to build B2B
relationships in the Hispanic community.
The LATINA Style Top 10 Corporate Executives of the Year for 2017. (L-R) Sigal
Cordeiro, General Motors; Melissa Bolden, AT&T; Isaura S. Gaeta received award on
behalf of Sandra Rivera, Intel; Maria (Duda) Kertész, Johnson & Johnson; Claudia
Marquez, INFINITI; Olga Gonzalez Aponte, Walmart of Mexico and Central America;
Olga L. Lopez, Wells Fargo & Company; Eliana Murillo, Google; Evanghela Hidalgo,
Masco Coatings Group (BEHR), Tony Gutierrez, American Airlines (Corporate Executive
of the Year).
In addition, Catherine Hernandez-Blades,
SVP, Chief Brand and Communications Officer,
Aflac was also named to the stage to provide
sponsor remarks.
Following the remarks by the sponsors and
program supporters, the 2017 Top 10 LATINA
Style Corporate Executives of the Year Awards
Presentation and winner was announced. LATINA
Style congratulated Tony Gutierrez, Country
Director of Mexico for American Airlines, with the
2017 LATINA Style Corporate Executive of the
Year award. Gutierrez oversees operations of
more than 600 weekly flights to 21 destinations.
With 43 years of experience at American
Airlines she is the first Mexican woman to lead
an international airline. Gutierrez is recognized
for her contribution to the expansion and growth
that American Airlines has experienced in Mexico.
The celebration continued with the 2017
Top 15 Employee Resource Groups of the Year
Latinas benefited from a day full of empowering
workshops at the LATINA Style 50 Diversity Leaders
Conference.
AT&T was named Company of the Year in 2013 and today
continues to provide great opportunities for Latinas.
Melissa Bolden, Assistant Vice President Program
Management, Merger Integration at AT&T was named one
of the top 10 Corporate Executives of the Year. The AT&T
ERG HACEMOS also received recognition as a top ERG in
the country. AT&T team (L-R) Celeste Carrasco, Susan
Santana, Melissa Bolden, Cinthya Allen, Eric Mitchell, and
Isabel Cabrera.
Corporate Latina Executives of the Year: Celebrating
Achievement panel. (L-R) Maria “Duda” Kertesz,
President of U.S. HealthE at Johnson & Johnson, along
with the top Latina executives shared her stories of
success, challenges, and how they are making an
impact in their business role and community.
Dr. Robert Rodriguez, founder of DRR Advisors, a
management and diversity consulting firm specializing
in employee resource groups welcomed attendees to
the Empowering ERGS session at the LATINA Style
50 Awards.
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