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The Unidad Latina Award for Excellence in Business was presented to Juan Figueroa, an owner ofMilestone Mechanical, a heating and cooling company in Manhattan that focuses on energy‐efficientbuildings. After beginning just three years ago, the company has achieved almost $2 million in sales.The Unidad Latino Legacy Award was presented to Rita DiMartino, a member of the CUNY Board ofTrustees and former vice President of Congressional Relations for AT&T. Ms. DiMartino also served inleadership roles with UNICEF.In addition, Senator Lee Zeldin presented an award for Business Person of the Year to Santiago Reyes, arestaurant owner in Suffolk County.Other speakers at Unidad Latina were: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Irene M. Esteves,Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Time Warner Cable Inc.; Dr. John B. King,Commissioner of Education and President of the State University of New York; and former New York CityCouncil Member Fernando Ferrer.Unidad Latina Conference workshops included the following:Minding Our Business: Protecting and Supporting Latino Small Businesses – There are almost 100,000Hispanic‐owned small businesses in New York City. This workshop focused on promoting Latino jobgrowth and the unique challenges faced by Latino businessmen through loans, small businessdevelopment and other measures.Participants included: Hector Cordero Guzman, a professor at the School of Public Affairs at BaruchCollege; Paul Quintero, President of ACCON NY; Luis Balzac, former Director of Puerto Rico IndustrialDevelopment Corp.; and Das Velez, Executive Director of Minority and Women Business Developmentfor ESDC. The workshop was moderated by Senator Martin Golden.Got Jobs? Promoting Latino Job Growth – The unemployment rate for Hispanics in New York City hasincreased from seven percent to more than 12 percent from 2007 to 2010. This discussion focused onwhat is being done at the government and community levels to help Latinos and others find jobs. Itincluded discussions about job training, adult education and support for small businesses.Workshop participants included: Alexander Saavedra, Vice President/Director of SEEDCO; EdwinMelendez, Director of Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College; Jorge Martinez, a Trustee in the Village ofFreeport; Alfredo Placeres, President of the NYS Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and Ken Pokalsky,senior Director of Government Affairs for the Business Council of the State of New York. The workshopwas moderated by Senator Jim Alesi.Bridge to a Healthier Tomorrow: Addressing Latino Health Disparities – This workshop focused on thehealth disparities that imperil the well‐being of the Latino population, which is disproportionatelyimpacted by diabetes, asthma, HIV/AIDS, cancer, cardiovascular disease and the lack of healthinsurance. Panelists discussed successful community‐based health care initiatives and public policiesthat can promote solutions to Latino health care needs.Participants included: Paloma Hernandez, President of the Urban Health Plan; Wayne Keathley,President and CEO of Mount Sinai; Guillermo Chacon, President of the Latino Commission on AIDS; andPage 126 of 154
Dr. Alvaro Carrascal, Senior Vice President for Cancer Control of the American Cancer Society. Theworkshop was moderated by Senator Jeff Klein.Las Olvidadas: Confronting the Latina Teen Suicide Crisis – According to the Centers for Disease Controlin New York City, more than one Latina teenager out of every seven has attempted suicide. Thisworkshop focused on how to prevent suicide among Latina adolescents.Workshop participants included: Dr. Rosa Gil, President of Comunilife; Dr. Leopoldo Cabassa, from thePsychiatric Institute Center of Excellence; Dr. Manny Gonzalez from the Hunter College School of SocialWork; and Dr. Maria Oquendo, from the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. Theworkshop was moderated by Senator Diane Savino.Our Future Depends on It: Increasing Latino College Success – While Latino college enrollment rateshave been increasing over the last 10 years, Hispanics currently have the lowest college graduation ratesof any major population group. This panel helped to identify programs and strategies to support andaccelerate Latino college success rates to stimulate long‐term community wealth and development.Workshop participants included: Frank Sanchez, CUNY Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs; LillianRodriquez Lopez, President of the Hispanic Federation; Frances Lucerna, Executive Director of El PuenteAcademy; and Carlos Medina, Associate Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor of the SUNY Office ofDiversity, Equity and Inclusion. The workshop was moderated by Senator Jack Martins andAssemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis.In addition to the workshops, a CUNY youth roundtable discussion was conducted by Senator JohnFlanagan to discuss career challenges and opportunities. The roundtable included a number of CUNYstudents, along with Senators Golden and Alesi, Assemblywoman Malliotakis and senior CUNY officialsincluding Senior Vice Chancellor and Secretary to the Board of Trustees Jay Henderson, Vice Chancellorfor Student Affairs Frank Sanchez, Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges Eduardo Marti and CUNYTrustee Rita DiMartino.Organizations participating in the Unidad Latina Conference included: Adelante of Suffolk County,Alianza Dominicana, the Brooklyn Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Business Council of New YorkState, Catholic Charities, Circulo de La Hispanidad, the College of Staten Island, the Committee forHispanic Children and Families, the Community Association of Progressive Dominicans, the HispanicBrotherhood of Rockville Centre, the Institute for Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly, the Long Island HispanicChamber of Commerce and the New York City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.Also Featured on: newswire.com nysenate.govPage 127 of 154
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