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Letter from the CEO |
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| Published on June 5, 2006 |
It is a great honor for me to assume the role of president and CEO of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility.I wish to thank the board of directors for their confidence in abilities and my professional and community outreach experiences and track record.
I am privileged to collaborate with 14 of our nation’s most influential community-based organizations and their leadership. I am also grateful for the financial and intellectual capital of HACR’s 32 corporate members, dozens of corporate advocates, Hispanic board members, partners, and a multitude of business and community influentials who believe in HACR and its mission.
I was introduced to HACR almost 10 years ago when I was assigned to manage Ford Motor Company’s national, regional and local Hispanic community outreach initiatives. I attended my first symposium in 1999, where I began to understand HACR’s position of influence and potential to effect a positive change within corporate America.
HACR’s strength, then and now, is based on the collective power of our coalition members, who are recognized leaders in their respective fields. By virtue of their diverse cultural, geographic and subject matter expertise, each coalition member provides an essential perspective necessary to accomplish HACR’s efforts on behalf on the nearly 45-million U.S. Hispanics.
This year we celebrate HACR’s 20th anniversary. It is important to take time to reflect on the many achievements HACR has had in its first 20 years. Achievements for which many of you can take credit. It is a time to recognize the visionaries — HACR Coalition Members and Corporate Members, corporate advocates, economic development experts, and community leaders — who have supported HACR since its inception. It is because of our individual and collective efforts that we celebrate 20 years of achievement. It is also why we can look with optimism toward the next 20 years as we affirm the power of Hispanic inclusion throughout corporate America.
Our mission is simple, yet translates into a more robust “bottom line” for corporate America: to ensure the inclusion of Hispanics in corporate America at a level commensurate with our economic contributions.
2006 is a year of taking inventory; celebrating HACR’s many successes over its first 20 years, and planning for a productive and interdependent future. Thank you for being part of HACR’s successes and milestones.
Sincerely,
Carlos F. Orta
President and CEO
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