National Society of Hispanic MBAs Orange County Chapter Presents: Expert Advice on...

National Society of Hispanic MBAs Orange County Chapter Presents: Expert
Advice on Orange County's Current Economic Climate

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Thursday, May
15th, 2008 in Irvine, CA, The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA)
Orange County Chapter and Smith Barney will host "Expert Advice on Orange
County's Current Economic Climate."
The event includes a networking reception and discussion about the
economic climate in Orange County presented by John Konop. "We're fortunate
to have a speaker that can shed some light on today's economic climate in
Orange County. With so much uncertainty, it's important that our community be
informed," stated Ms. Maria Rodriguez Villegas, Orange County Chapter
President.
Mr. Konop is the Managing Director of Smith Barney's Irvine branch. He
began his career as a financial advisor in downtown Los Angeles in 1980 and
was later promoted to manage the Malibu, California office in 1986. Since
then, he has successfully managed several Smith Barney offices in Los Angeles
and Orange County. In 2002, he became the managing director for the Irvine
branch.

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hors d'oeuvres & Refreshments will be served
Location: Smith Barney's Irvine Branch
1901 Main Street, Penthouse
Irvine, CA 92614

Cost: Free for members and friends of NSHMBA Orange County.
Event is sponsored by Smith Barney.

More information and details can be found on the website at
http://orangecounty.nshmba.org/
The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) was created in 1988 as a
501(C)(3) non-profit organization. Widely known as the "Premier Hispanic
Organization," NSHMBA serves 32 chapters and 7,000 members in the U.S. and
Puerto Rico. It exists to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate
management education and professional development. NSHMBA works to prepare
Hispanics for leadership positions throughout the U.S., so that they can
provide the cultural awareness and sensitivity vital in the management of the
nation's diverse workforce.
SOURCE National Society of Hispanic MBAs Orange County Chapter

Miluska Fowler of National Society of Hispanic MBAs Orange County Chapter,
membership@orangecounty.nshmba.org