HIGHLIGHTS
Three "Glass-Ceiling Busters" will share their stories about how they climbed the rough road to the top in their respective professions, overcame obstacles, and paved the way for the next generation of Latinas.
Panamanian-born Arisa Batista Cunningham entered the
corporate world after earning degrees from Sta. Maria La Antigua University and James Madison University and her MBA from Ohio University. Today she leads the Global Diversity Strategic Alliances and Leadership Programs at Johnson & Johnson.
 The Hon. Iris Martinez earned degrees from Northeastern
University and the University of Illinois at Chicago before becoming the first Latina elected to the Illinois State Senate in history. As a State Senator she quickly learned the ways of power and influence in getting things done and rose to the position of Assistant Majority Leader. More recently State Senator Martinez was elected Chair of the Hispanic Caucus of the Democratic National Committee.
 The Hon. Aida Alvarez has had an extraordinary career that includes her early years of work in the television industry, a senior position at Bear Stearns in the financial industry, and then in government where she headed the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. She made history as the first Latina to serve in the Cabinet of the President of the United States when then-President Bill Clinton appointed her Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Aida earned a degree from Harvard and has received four Honorary Doctorates.
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DEADLINES
Lodging: The deadline for our special rate of $119 is Wednesday, February 8. Click on the the link to reserve your room(s).
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