New America Alliance Applauds Administration on the Nomination of Rosie Rios for...

New America Alliance Applauds Administration on the Nomination of Rosie Rios
for U.S. Treasurer

DALLAS, May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The New America Alliance (NAA)
applauds the nomination of Rosa "Rosie" Gumataotao Rios for United States
Treasurer. As the premier advocate for increasing Latino access to economic
capital, the NAA, along with other national Latino organizations such as the
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, strongly supported the nomination
of Rios.

"We commend the Administration for this appointment to this key Treasury
Department post," said Carlos Loumiet, NAA Chair of the Board. "Rios' strong
financial services expertise and background will make her a valuable
contributor in helping solve the economic difficulties we are all currently
experiencing. Just as important in the long run, as her appointment
evidences, the President continues to identify and appoint outstanding young
Latinos and Latinas who want and will be able to serve our country for decades
to come."

With more than 21 years of real estate and urban development experience, Rios
is Managing Director of Investments for MacFarlane Partners, one of the
leading real estate investment management firms in the U.S. She serves as the
primary liaison with the firms' real estate and capital partners to facilitate
investments located in urban and high-density suburban markets and recently
closed on over $345 million worth of equity commitments. Recently, Rios
served as a member of the Treasury/Federal Reserve Transition Team on behalf
of the Obama Administration.

Prior to joining MacFarlane Partners, Rios was a Principal with Red River
Associates, a consulting firm specializing in providing development, project
management, and executive management services for municipalities. Previously,
she served as the director of the Redevelopment and Economic Development
departments for the City of Oakland. Rios has a long track record in
California economic development with municipal governments in the cities of
Fremont, San Leandro, and Union City. She serves as a Trustee of the Alameda
County Employees' Retirement Association (ACERA) and is a board member of the
California Association of Local Economic Development (CALED) and the Fruitvale
Spanish-Speaking Unity Council. A graduate of Harvard University, she is also
a Fellow with the Royal Society of the Arts.

The New America Alliance (NAA) is a national organization comprised of
prominent Latino business leaders united to lead the process of American
Latino economic empowerment and wealth-building through economic capital,
leadership development, strategic philanthropy, and public policy advocacy.

www.naaonline.org

SOURCE New America Alliance

Edna Z. Ruano, Vice President of Communications of the New America Alliance,
+1-214-635-1961, eruano@naaonline.org