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Julian Castro was elected in 2001 to the City Council in San Antonio at the age of 26 and elected Mayor in 2009. He is one of the youngest mayors in America. Mayor Castro has placed an unprecedented emphasis on education during his first term in office with a goal of positioning the city to attract the jobs of the future. His initiatives include a holistic approach to raising local educational attainment levels by increasing city participation in early childhood education, high school dropout prevention and comprehensive higher education counseling. Mayor Castro earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University with honors and distinction in 1996 and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in 2000. The Mayor will speak at our National Hispanic Hero Award Gala on Saturday evening
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Rick Najera is an award-winning actor-writer-director-producer with credits in film, television, theatre and Broadway. He is undeniably one of the most sought after comedic talents in the industry. Honored twice by Hispanic Business Magazine as '100 Most Influential Latinos in America', Najera is also one of the most powerful voices in the Latino world today. As one of the only three Latinos in history to write and star in his own show on Broadway, Najera made his Broadway debut in 2005 with his self-written and created, award-winning sketch comedy show, LATINOLOGUES™. He has also written for groundbreaking television comedies such as MAD TV, In Living Color and Culture Clash. Rick has also been involved in many charitable organizations giving back to the community and is a true advocate for education, reading, writing and the arts. He will speak at our National Hispanic Hero Award Gala on Saturday evening. |
