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news
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Sara Martinez Tucker was
nominated as Under Secretary of
the U.S. Department of Education.
Prior to her nomination, Tucker
was president and CEO of the
Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
since 1997.
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Ofelia Melendrez was appointed
vice president of McDonald’s
Corporation for the Greater
Southwest Region’s operations
team. “Her extensive operations
background, great people skills,
and proven business acumen gives
me great confidence in her
ability to help our owner/operators
and restaurants continue to
provide a great experience for
our customers,” said James
Collins, the former QSC vice
president for the greater
Southwest Region who named
Melendrez to the position.
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Susie Saavedra was promoted to
legislative director for
Congressman Joe Baca. As such,
she is responsible for
overseeing the Congressman’s
legislative staff, monitor
appropriations and legislative
processes, providing daily vote
recommendations, and managing
the Congressman’s Congressional
Caucus work and financial
services committee assignments.
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Recently, Lisette Jennes
Olmos, was promoted to the
communications director at the
League of United Latin American
Citizens (LULAC). Ms. Olmos has
eight years of combined
professional experience with a
wide range of professional
background. She has worked with
public and private organizations
in public relations, government
relations, mass media
communications, and grassroots
initiatives.
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Sonie
Marie De Leon de Vega:
A Groundbreaking Career Woman
Sonia Marie De Leon de Vega was
awarded the “Local Hero” award
by KCET in Las Vegas. De Leon de
Vega, a leading influence in the
growing Latino culture in the
United States, has achieved
distinction as a creative and
consummate musician. She has
been noted as symphony and opera
conductor, and a woman of
groundbreaking career roles.
Her musical talents have
inspired a large following in
Southern California through live
orchestral presentations, as
well as an international
audience through televised
performances in the United
States, Latin America and Europe.
De Leon de Vega is associated
with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra.
She is also the producer and
music director for the annual
Opera Under the Stars concert in
Los Angeles, a venue credited
with launching the careers of
many young operatic vocalists.
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Sonie Marie De Leon de
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She is celebrated in educational
circles for creating the dynamic
“Discovering Music” program that
takes orchestra members into
elementary schools in
underserved Latino neighborhoods
to introduce children to
classical music and orchestral
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Jackeline Cacho |
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Jackeline Cacho
Jackeline Cacho was awarded by
the Hispanic Women Professional
Association the “National TV
Personality of the Year” Award.
The new face of Azteca America—the
fastest growing Spanish-language
network in the U.S. —Cacho
embodies the spirit of triumph
and hope that inspires and
motivates the vast community of
Latinos who have made the U.S.
their home.
Cacho, a native Peruvian, has
been a local weather girl and
special assignments reporter at
the KTMD 48, the Telemundo
Houston affiliate to the
flagship Univision station in
San Antonio, Texas.
A self-proclaimed advocacy
journalist, Cacho has received
numerous awards, among them the
“Outstanding Hispanic Woman”
award in 2003 by the San Antonio
IMAGE organization, “The Yellow
Rose of Texas” bestowed upon her
by Governor Rick Perry and many
more.
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Today, Cacho is a
respected journalist and
TV media personality, a
national anchor and
reporter for the Azteca
America Network based in
Los Angeles, California. |
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Alice Perez
Alice Perez joined the
Sacramento Municipal Utility
District (SMUD) as manager of
Retail Services. Perez is
responsible for all SMUD
residential programs including
the nationally recognized
Greenergy®, Sacramento Shade,
residential retail lighting and
low-income programs. She also
oversees the SMUD finance group
that supports funding for energy
efficiency loan programs, as
well as the billing and credit
teams that serve the utility’s
530,000 residential customers.
Perez had been director of
Multicultural Markets for US
Bank since 2005. Prior to this
she was the director of the
Hispanic Banking Segment since
2000.
“Alice’s vast background in
banking and finance as well as
program development bring a lot
to the position,” says Ken Floyd,
SMUD director of Customer
Services. “I’m confident in her
ability to lead the SMUD
Residential Services
Department’s continuous efforts
to deliver the best products for
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[This article has been
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www.latinastyle.com. For the full version,
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