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Click here to download the 2008 HACR YHCA Recap:  2008 HACR YHCA Recap HACR Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™ Honored HACR recognized 26 ‘Fortune 500’ professionals at 2nd annual event.
Washington, D.C. (September 17, 2008) – The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) — a coalition of the nation’s most influential community-based organizations — honored 26 professional executives at its 2nd annual HACR Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™ (YHCA) program. Corporate sponsors of the program include Altria Group, Ford Motor Company, and MillerCoors. Candidates from across the country were nominated by their respective companies and selected after a review of the candidates’ accomplishments, established leadership qualities, industry expertise, education and employment experiences, as well as a demonstrated commitment to their communities. The candidates are between 25-40 years of age, of Hispanic heritage and employed by a Fortune 500 company or HACR Corporate Member company. “The list of Fortune 500 companies represented are as diverse as the talents each of these current and future leaders bring to their jobs each day,” said HACR President & CEO Carlos Orta. “We believe that a company’s success will be increasingly determined by the diverse talent they recruit into their management teams, which is why we developed the HACR YHCA program to highlight the progress being made by a growing number of corporations.” Hispanics represent more than 14 percent of the U.S. population and one out of every eight employees in the nation’s labor force — it is also the largest and fastest-growing non-white population in the United States. For the private sector, this growth translates into an estimated purchasing power of $1-trillion. HACR’s mission is to advance the inclusion of Hispanics in Corporate America at a level commensurate with our economic contributions. This annual leadership program recognizes young Hispanic achievers at Fortune 500 companies. Upon selection as a HACR YHCA, these individuals will not only have been formally recognized by their company and HACR, but will act as role models for young, aspiring Hispanics nation-wide.
The 2008 HACR YHCA honorees are: Northeast Region: Luis Cervantes, General Motors, Buffalo, NY
Benigno Gonzales, Verizon, New York, NY
Isaac Madera, Verizon, Basking Ridge, NJ
Martin Rodriguez, National City Corporation, Beachwood, OH
Janet Santana, Philip Morris USA, Bedminster, NJ
Southeast Region: Mariano Dall’Orso, Western Union, Sunrise, Fl
Harold Gonzalez, Lexmark International, Lexington, KY
Paul Jardon, Western Union, Sunrise, FL
Jessica Montoya, Chrysler LLC, Washington, DC
David Plazas, Gannett Company, Fort Myer, FL
Tuesday Stott, Owens & Minor, Mechanicsville, VA
Vivian Vasallo, First American Title Insurance, Washington, DC
Adriana Wilhelm, Tyson Foods Inc., Fayetteville, AR
Midwest Region: Alex Cardona, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, IL
Vincent Cordero, Univision Communications Inc., Chicago, IL
Monica Martinez, Comerica Bank, Detroit, MI
Inmer Perez, Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, NE
Western Region: Joe Avila, Coors Brewing Company, Golden, CO
Elcio Barcelos, Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, CA
Merlinda Gallegos, MGM MIRAGE, Las Vegas, NV
Maria Lane, Yum! Brands, Irvine, CA
Javier Rodriguez, DaVita Inc., El Segundo, CA
Shirley Sanders, Manpower Inc., Austin, TX
Raquel Tamez, ACS, Dallas, TX
Lisa Tenorio, AT&T, San Antonio, TX
Jessica Verduzco, First American Title Insurance, Santa Ana, CA
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