Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility

HACR Elects New Board Officers and Announces Two New Coalition Members
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Published on January 11, 2005

January 11, 2005

The Board of Directors of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility is proud to announce the election of new officers and the addition of two new Coalition Members.

Alma Morales Riojas, president and CEO of MANA, A National Latina Organization, was elected as the new chair of the board. Hector Flores, national president of The League of United Latin American Citizens was re-elected vice chair and Ronald Blackburn-Moreno, president and CEO of ASPIRA Association, Inc. was re-elected as treasurer. Raul Araujo, president of MENTóR, The National Hispanic Employee Association, was elected as the new secretary.

“Alma brings great expertise in the areas of advocacy, leadership development, corporate and government relations,” said Alfonso E. Martinez, president and CEO of HACR. “Her comprehensive knowledge relative to corporate responsibility and Hispanic inclusion will greatly benefit HACR.”

In addition, HACR welcomes SER- Jobs for Progress National, Inc. (SER) and The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) to the Coalition, bringing the total number to 13 national Hispanic organizations.

“Welcoming SER and the USHCC, two incredibly vital and successful national Hispanic organizations to the HACR coalition, fulfills the Board’s efforts to adding organizations that will strengthen our effectiveness in managing our four planks: governance, employment, procurement and philanthropy,” said new HACR Board Chair Alma Morales Riojas.“The HACR Coalition is positioned to extend its influential capital as the Hispanic community is now recognized as the largest minority in the United States. We are confident that with the addition of these two organizations, HACR is in an even stronger position to engage corporate America as the organization moves forward with an aggressive agenda for 2005 on behalf of Hispanics across the nation.”