10th Annual Latina Conference - FRIDAY, APRIL 25th
9th Annual Latina Conference
Friday, April 13, 2007
The theme of the 9th Annual Latina Conference was ... Community Family and You! The event was held on Friday, April 13, 2007 at the Ontario Airport Hilton.
WORKING PROGRAM
Subject to Changes and Additions
8:00 am - 9:00 am - Networking • Exhibitors
9:00 am - Morning Welcome
Mistress of Ceremonies
Actress, Yeniffer Behrens
Ms. Josie Gonzales,
San Bernardino County Supervisor
Mayor of Pomona
Ms. Norma Torres
9:30 am - Panel Discussion “Community”
Moderated by 2006 Educator of the Year
Marilyn Martinez-Flores Ph.D. Riverside Community College
Panelists: Ms. Malka Sierra, Latino Cultural Health Initiatives Director for the American Heart Association,
Inland Empire and San Diego
Ms. Rachel Lopez,
Center for Community Action and
Environmental Justice
10:15 am - Panel Discussion “Family”
Moderated by Ms. Lillian Vasquez,
KVCR-PBS Marketing Director
Panelists: Rosa Elena Sahagún, Esq.,
Law Offices of Rosa Elena Sahagún
Ms. Julissa Castillo,
Social Worker in Foster Care & Adoption
11:00 am - Panel Discussion “You”
Moderated by Eloise Gomez Reyes, Esq.
Law Offices of Eloise Gomez Reyes.
Panlists: CHP Officer, Rosa Ray
Author, Margo Candela
12:15 pm - Lunchtime Keynote Addresses
Ms. Cristina Perez of
Cristina’s Court
Ms. Rodri Rodriguez, Producer,
MARIACHI USA, Entrepreneur
1:45 pm - Seminar Sessions
• Financial Planning for Latinas •
Arinda Lotze, Financial Advisor - Waddell & Reed
• The Basics of Running a Small Business •
SBA and Inland Empire Small Business Development Center
2:30 pm - Door Prizes
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Lillian Vasquez
Dir. Marketing & Promotions
KVCR-PBS
Rachel Lopez,
Center for Community Action and
Environmental Justice
Ms. Rodri Rodriguez, Producer,MARIACHI
USA, Entrepreneur
Ms. Josie Gonzales,
San Bernardino County Supervisor
Ms. Cristina Perez of Cristina’s Court
Mayor Norma Torres
City of Pomona
Ms. Rosa Ray
CHP, Officer
Marilyn
Martinez-Flores Ph.D.
Riverside Community College
2007 Latina Conference Speakers
Ms. Yeniffer Behrens Actress, Producer
Malka Sierra
Latino Programs
American Heart Association
Margo Candela
Author, Underneath It All
Eloise Gomez Reyes, Esq.
Law Offices of Eloise Gomez Reyes.
Rosa Elena Sahagún, Esq.,
Law Offices of Rosa Elena Sahagún
