My ten minutes of fame.

I was notified last July that I was selected as one of the "20 most influencial hispanic business leaders in Utah" http://connect-utah.com/articles/20-influential-hispanic-business-leaders. A great honor in our community. I had a photoshoot ...sort of nervewracking...I was glad when the process was over and this month the magazine was published! Inside there is an article about the 20 people that were selected, many of them I personally know through business relationships and they are people that I very much admire.

20 Influential Hispanic Business Leaders
2008 Special Issue
Issue: September 2008
Author: Lumin
2008 Special Issue

For the second year, Business Connect, together with the Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (UHCC), recognizes 20 prominent Hispanic business leaders. A panel of businesspeople from within the community selected the 20, and the UHCC oversaw the process.
Miguel Rovira, chairman of the UHCC, says the criteria was simple: Successful individuals who have contributed to Utah business and the community.

“These 20 are committed, intelligent people who’ve become role models for the younger Hispanic generation. Many of them have risen above great odds,” Rovira says.

These men and women work in fields ranging from arts and entertainment to law and nonprofit, and their ethnic origins vary from 10 different countries.“Since moving to Utah in 2004, I’ve seen tremendous minority growth and witnessed the huge impact Hispanics are having,” says Rovira, who is also director of Latin America and Canada in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “I’m seeing more younger Hispanic professionals with aspirations to be at the top of their field and more established professionals making an even greater impact.”

According to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates, minorities — mostly Hispanics — make up 16.5 percent of the Utah population, up from 8.8 percent in 1990. They could reach 20 percent by 2010. The surge is broadening the vision of Utah businesses in every industry and expanding its potential to reach out to more diverse markets.
The 20

Antonella Packard Jaime Peña Robert Rendon Francisco Ruiz Yvette Donosso Ascencion (JR) Vera Sylvia Haro Sean David Reyes Martin Tristani Firouzi Enrique Yescas Sergio C. Palacios Vanessa Di Palma-Wright David Utrilla Michelle Schober Cesar Escobar Gonzalo Palza

Pilar Schmidt Duvan Botero Barbara V. Melendez Rod Castillo

Camping for a Cause

The Pampered Camper event at Girl Scouts Camp Cloud. Every year Wells fargo gives me the opportunity to attend this fun event. It is a fund raiser event and great fun experience.

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