Leadership Conference Addresses Disparity in Workforce With Support of Major Corporations...

Leadership Conference Addresses Disparity in Workforce With Support of Major
Corporations and Participation of Nationally Recognized Experts

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Hispana
Leadership Institute (NHLI), the premier non-profit organization dedicated to
developing Hispanas/Latinas as ethical leaders through training, professional
development, relationship building and community and world activism, will hold
its 2008 Executive Leadership Training and Mujer Awards conference in Orlando,
Florida on Thursday and Friday, November 13-14 at Disney's Grand Floridian
Resort & Spa.

The conference is a major gathering of professional Latinas and community
leaders from non-profits, corporate, public and private sectors.

The two-day conference will provide cutting-edge management and leadership
skills workshops facilitated by some of the country's most successful Latinas
and other top-level executives. In addition to workshops and seminars ranging
from professional development to politics to corporate strategies to financial
advice, the conference will expose top of the line Latina authors, offer
one-on-one "Ask the Expert" sessions and provide Health and Career Fairs.

"Women and Latinas have overcome important barriers to break the glass
ceiling, but we still have a lot of work to do," said Cristina Lopez,
President of the National Hispana Leadership Institute. "Through
skills-building training of this magnitude, networking and community projects,
NHLI prepares Latinas to take on leadership positions in government, corporate
America and as non-profit executives."

Featured panelists and speakers include: Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, New York
Times bestseller author of "Dirty Girls Social Club" and the recent "Dirty
Girls on Top"; CongresswomenLoretta and Linda Sanchez co-authors of the memoir
"Dream in Color: How the Sanchez Sisters are Making History in Congress";
Monica Lozano, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of La Opinion, the
nation's largest Spanish-language daily; renowned motivational speaker
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, Founder & President of Educational Achievement
Services; Millie Herrera, President of the Miami Group; Ysabel Duron, Anchor
and Reporter at San Francisco's KRON-TV 4; Fernando Desa, Goya Foods celebrity
Chef, among others.

The gathering will culminate with the Mujer Awards Gala which pays tribute to
the sustained lifetime achievements of three exceptional Hispanic women. This
year's honorees are Media Mogul and President of Galan Entertainment, Nely
Galan, Dr. Angela Diaz, MD, MPH, a national leader, health advocate and
Director Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center in NY, and Rossana Rosado,
Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of New York's El Diario-La Prensa.

NHLI's 2008 Executive Leadership Training and Mujer Awards is supported by
sponsors who understand the value of diversity in the workplace and are
committed to creating opportunities for professional Latinas. Sponsors
include: State Farm Insurance, Wal-Mart, T-Mobile, MillerCoors, Southwest
Airlines, General Motors, Nordstrom, Ford, McDonalds, Nationwide Insurance,
Nissan, Johnson & Johnson, Direct TV, WaMu, Goya Foods and American Family
Insurance.

"During these economic times, it is more important than ever to find top
talent. Our conference sponsors recognize the impact NHLI has in developing
strong leaders and the effect of our leadership conference and its value in
helping them access the pool of top Latina talent," concluded Lopez.

For an overview of the conference schedule and to register online, visit
www.nhli.org

The National Hispana Leadership Institute NHLI is a national leadership
development organization focused on future Latina leaders. Created in 1987 to
address the disparity of representation of Latinas in leadership, NHLI's
mission is to develop Hispanas as ethical world leaders through training,
professional development, relationship building, and community activism.
www.nhli.org

SOURCE National Hispana Leadership Institute

Cheryl Aguilar of National Hispana Leadership Institute, +1-703-527-6007, ext
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