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In the
news
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Former
chairwoman of the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC), Cari M.
Dominguez has been named to
the board of directors of
Manpower Inc. She was the
United States’ 12th chair of
the EEOC from 2001-2006, and
the first with a workforce
management background. She
has served in the U. S.
Department of Labor as
assistant secretary for
Employment Standards,
director of the Office of
Federal Contract Compliance
Programs, and architect of
the Labor Department’s Glass
Ceiling Initiative.
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Bolsa
de Valores, a capital
markets exchange in the
Dominican Republic, named
Darys Estrella its executive
director. She steps into the
role just after the country
has adopted the DR-CAFTA
free trade agreement, making
it challenging for all
business sectors to
modernize and compete more
effectively. Ms. Estrella is
a member of the Financial
Women’s Association, 85
Broads, the National
Association of Hispanic MBAs
(NSHMBA), and a Board member
of the NY Chapter for the
Association of Latino
Professionals in Finance and
Accounting (ALPFA).
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California Speaker of the
Assembly, Fabián Núñez,
recently awarded Sonia
Molina the Woman of
Distinction award for his
46th Assembly District. She
was recognized for
distinguishing herself
through outstanding service,
demonstrating courage and
providing leadership in
improving the quality of
life for the residents in
their community.
Molina is a native of El
Salvador and she immigrated
to Los Angeles when she was
18. She graduated from the
Harvard School of Dental
Medicine and received her
Endodontics degree from the
UCLA School of Dentistry.
She has contributed
significantly to her
profession and community.
Dr. Molina’s professional
affiliations include the
California Dental Board, the
Los Angeles Dental Society,
the Latin American Dental
Association and the Women’s
Dental Society. She is also
a House delegate and
legislative representative
for the California Dental
Association, commissioner
for the Los Angeles Health
Authority Commission and a
board member of the
Salvadoran American
Leadership and Educational
Fund.
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Linda Jimenez
Linda Jimenez was
appointed staff vice
president of Diversity
Leadership for WellPoint,
Inc. A San Antonio,
Texas native, she will
be responsible for
diversity management
strategies and programs
nationwide including
providing strategic
guidance around talent
management and
acquisition,
multicultural marketing,
diversity metrics and
external branding.
Prior to assuming this
position, Jimenez was
president and CEO of her
own consulting firm,
Diversity & People
Dynamics. She also held
diversity positions at
Accor North America,
Ross Products and H-E-B
Grocery Company.
Currently, Jimenez
serves on the advisory
board for the
Hospitality and
Diversity Institute at
the University of
Houston and on the
diversity advisory board
for the School of
Hospitality Management
at Penn State University.
She is also a
contributing member of
the Minorities in
Franchising Committee of
the International
Franchising Association.
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France A. Córdova
France A. Córdova,
chancellor at the
University of
California, Riverside
has been selected as the
11th president of Purdue
University. “Our
trustees interviewed
several very outstanding
candidates who would
have been excellent
presidents, but France
Córdova is the right
person at the right time
for Purdue,” says J.
Timothy McGinley,
chairman of Purdue’s
Board of Trustees. “The
breadth of her expertise,
as we might expect from
a astrophysicist,
enables me to make a
powerful statement. Dr.
France’s Córdova’s
resume is truly out of
this world. She has
distinguished herself as
a scientist, an
administrator and a
creative writer. She is
truly a Renaissance
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In
1997, Córdova became a
member of the Space
Astronomy and
Astrophysics Group at
the Los Alamos National
Laboratory, and then
joined Penn State
University to head the
Department of Astronomy
and Astrophysics. In
1993, she began her work
at NASA, serving as the
primary scientific
adviser to the NASA
administrator and the
main interface between
NASA headquarters and
the broader scientific
community. She has also
been vice chancellor for
research and a professor
of physics for six years
at Riverside and one of
the youngest person to
hold the position of
NASA chief scientist,
working on projects that
included the Hubble
Space Telescope.
“The opportunity to lead
one of America’s great
universities is a
wonderful privilege for
me,” she says. “I have
tremendous respect for
the achievements of
Purdue under Martin
Jischke’s leadership,
and I look forward to
working with the faculty,
staff and students here.” |
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