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2011ConferenceCommittee Members• Claudia Bachman, ChairOttawa, IL 61350100 W. La Fayette St.Family Violence Prevention CouncilThirteenth Judicial CircuitCaught BetweenTwo Cultures(A Glimpse of theHispanic Culture)• Christie Barnes• Gary Bensa• Susan Bursztynsky• Leslie Dougherty• Greg Elliott• Jennifer Gualandi• Arlene JacksonSEMINARThursday, May 12, 20118:00 Registration8:30 - 4:00 SeminarContinental Breakfast & Lunch includedMendota Civic Center1901 Tom Merwin Dr.Mendota, IL 61342• Mark Krueger• William Pfalzgraf• Julie Rashid• Patrick Sweeney• Rodney VerdineSponsored by:13th Judicial CircuitFamily Violence Prevention Council,La Salle County Juvenile Justice,& La Salle County Regional Office of EducationShimmer of Mendota

Caught BetweenTwo Cultures(A glimpse of the Hispanic Population)Cost & Location$25.00 per personIncludes continental breakfast & lunchMendota Civic Center1901 Tom Merwin Drive, Mendota IL 61342Who should attend?Businesses, school officials, law enforcement,social workers, counselors, probation, attorneys,judges, intervention providers and concernedcommunity members interacting withthe Hispanic populationDescriptionSuccessful Hispanic integration is a two waystreet. True diversity is consequently the resultof effective interaction, communicationand acculturation. Help your organization improvethe overall level of interaction with Hispanics,promote change and consequentlymeet your goals and objectives effectively.To be covered:• Culture (Where do our cultures collide)• Socio-economic structure• Culture shock (defined)• Internal stressors• Acculturation (the process)• RecommendationsSpeaker:Ciro A. SoteloCiro A. Sotelo provides cultural consultancy andtraining to professionals who have identified theneed to understand cultural differences. His workexperience includes: Cross-cultural Consultantant/Trainer,helping clients’ bridge cultural differencesand linguistic inadequacies in areas that impactgoals & objectives by improving: communication,operational results, contribution margin & bottomline. He is a part-time faculty member of theCollege of Du Page in Glen Ellyn, ILHis professional profile includes meaningful international& cross-cultural business experience in worldclassorganizations * Strong analytical capabilities *Guided, trained & monitored business implementations* Demonstrated abilities in establishing goals &objectives * Strong interpersonal skills & inquisitivenature * Proactive team player, coaching ability &motivator * Effective working skills * Experiencedcommunicator & Native Spanish speaker, multiculturalwith significant international business insight.Mr. Sotelo has a BS, Business Administration, CaliforniaState University—Long Beach, Certified InternationalBusiness Manager, California State University—LongBeach and Numerous Certifications. Heis currently writing a book on Hispanic culture.“My expertise assures me that when analyzingone culture against another, the most significantdifferences lie concealedbeneath the surface of apparentsimilarities.”Ciro A. SoteloREGISTRATION FORMName:___________________________E-mail:___________________________Organization:_____________________Web site_________________________Address:_________________________________________________________Phone:__________________________Circle CEUs Requested:Social Worker, CPDU, IAODAPCA, ILCDVP,MCLE, LCSWLicense #__________________________Registration Deadline: May 2, 2011Check payable to:Youth Service BureauMail registration & checkpayable in advance to:13th Judicial CircuitFamily Violence Prevention Council100 W. Lafayette St.Ottawa, IL 61350Phone: 815-431-0630, Fax 815-431-0637E-mail: 13fvpc@mchsi.com