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Adrian Rodriguez Joins Board Of North Texas Three Share Plan
Maria Rodriguez-Salazar, Vice President for the Northwest Region, attended the Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 5 hosted by President and Mrs. George Bush in the White House Rose Garden. Latino leaders from throughout the country attended along with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Antonio Garza, Mexico’s Ambassador to the U.S. Arturo Sarukhan, and members of Congress and the President’s Cabinet. Attendees were serenaded by the performance of Mariachi Campanas de America from San Antonio, Texas, and Spanish singer Shaila Durcal. “President Bush said that Cinco de Mayo is a chance to say that Mexico and the United States are connected by more than geography.” Rodriguez-Salazar said. “We share an important border -- but we’re also united by values, our love of family and faith and freedom. We share an interest in making sure our people are prosperous and safe.” “Being at the White House was a great experience but being their reminded me that our country is so rich in its diversity and the cultures we come to celebrate,” Rodriguez-Salazar said. President Bush has held Cinco de Mayo celebrations since becoming President in 2001.
Photo by Luis Nuño Briones
LULAC NW VP Rodriguez-Salazar Attends Cinco De Mayo Celebration As White House Guest of Pres. Bush
Don Spies, (right), Executive Director of the North Texas Three Share Plan, welcomes Adrian Rodriguez, National Vice President – Southwest, to the Advisory Board of the North Texas Three share Plan. The North Texas Plan, in collaboration with organizations in the Brazos Valley, Central Texas, El Paso, Galveston, and Harris County are working to develop low-cost healthcare programs for low wage earners of small business owners not able to offer traditional health insurance plans to their employees, considered to be one of the most underserved groups in Texas. Hispanics are three times more likely than Anglos to be uninsured.
LULAC Corporate Alliance Members CHAIR Mr. Victor G. Cabral, Senior Counsel, NBC/Telemundo VICE CHAIRS Mr. Orlando Padilla, Vice Chair Strategic Planning Director, Public Policy Center, General Motors Corporation Mr. Richard Abraham Rugnao, Vice Chair Public Relations Public Affairs Senior Manager, Global Diversity & Inclusion, YUM! Brands Inc. Mr. Peter Villegas, Vice Chair Finance, First Vice President, National Manager of Emerging Markets, Washington Mutual Ms. Rita Kay Green, Director, Constituency Relations Government Affairs, Altria Corporate Services, Inc. Mr. Juan Rios, Manager, U.S. Hispanic National Organizations, American Airlines Mr. Jesus Rangel, Vice President, Corporate Relations Anheuser-Busch Companies Ms. Susan Santana, Assistant Vice President, External Affairs, AT&T Ms. Migdalia Murati, Vice President, Bank of America Ms. Larcine Bland, Director, Intercultural and Community Affairs, Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Philip Hays, BlueCross BlueShield Association Ms. Andrea Marquez, Mgr. of Diversity & Multicultural Relations, Burger King Corporation Mr. Rudy Beserra, Vice President, The Coca Cola Company
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Ms. Susan Gonzales, Sr. Director, Federal Government Affairs, Comcast Mr. Leonard James, III, Manager, Multicultural Marketing, ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing Ms. Raquel “Rocky” Egusquiza, Director, Community Development & International Strategy, Ford Motor Company Fund Mr. Brad Shaw, SVP, Corporate Communications & External Affairs, The Home Depot Ms. Vicki Lynn Cartwright, Manager of MultiCultural Affairs, JC Penney Company, Inc. Mr. Gus Viano, Director of Diversity & Inclusion McDonald’s Corporation Mr. Jose Ruano, Corporate Relations Manager Miller Brewing Company Mr. Kyle McSlarrow, President & CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association Mr. Augie Martinez, Community Relations NBC/Telemundo Mr. Ernest L. McFadden, Manager Community Affairs, PepsiCo, Inc. Mr. Raul Damas, Senior Manager of Public Affairs Pfizer, Inc. Ms. Marieli E. Colon-Padilla, Director, Hispanic Outreach, PhRMA Mr. Scott Stewart, External Relations, The Procter & Gamble Company
Mr. Bob Garza, Executive Director of Municipal Relations, SBC Communications, Inc. Ms. Patricia J. Richards, Manager, Supplier Diversity and Outreach, Shell Oil Company Mr. Jon Muñoz, Corporate Social Responsibility Sprint Nextel Corporation Ed Nicholson, Supervisor, Multicultural Community Relations, Corporate Public Relations, Tyson Foods, Inc Ms. Ivelisse Estrada, VP, Corporate & Com. Relations, Univision Communications Inc. Mr. Emilio Gonzalez, Vice President, Public Policy & Strategic Alliance Mr. Jose “Pepe” Estrada, Director of Hispanic Markets, Diversity Relations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Mr. Efrain G. Fuentes, Director, Diversity Programs, The Walt Disney Company Victoria Negrete, Hispanic Communications Director, AOR, Nissan North America, Christine Karbowiak, Vice President, Public Affairs, Bridgestone/Firestone Mr. Mario Hernandez, Director of Public Affairs, Western Union Mr. Benni C. Darden, Director, Constituency Relations, Government Affairs, Altria Corporate Services, Inc.
news Summer 2008