Welcome & Leadership Breakfast(Regency Ballroom E & F) Mistress of Ceremonies: Ms.Silvana Quiroz, Anchor, Romantica 900AM Introduction: Ms. Marie Quintana, SVP Multicultural Sales, PepsiCo, Inc. Welcome Remarks: Mr. Robert Bard, President & CEO, LATINA Style, Inc. Featured Speaker: Brigadier General Linda R. Urrutia-Varhall, United States Air Force Keynote Remarks: Brigadier General Camille Nichols, United States Army Special Recognition: Rear Admiral (Select) Raquel C. Bono, United States Navy
8:45 am - 9:00 am
Break (Transitions to Independence Ballroom Level)
9:00 am - 9:55 am
1st Workshop (Independence Ballroom) Nurturing Latina Leadership – Showcasing leadership inside and outside of your organization to create a pipeline of talent.How to maximize the visibility of leadership skills. Moderator: Ms. Betty Rengifo Uribe, President, Hispanic Outreach Taskforce Panelist:Rear Admiral (Select) Raquel C. Bono, United States Navy Panelist:Lieutenant Coronel Irene M. Zoppi Rodriguez, United States Army Panelist: Ms. Linda Jimenez, Chief Diversity Office, WellPoint
10:00 am - 10:55 am
2nd Workshop (Independence Ballroom) The Power of Networking – How Employee Resource Groups and Affinity Groups can play a vital role in professional growth and development. Moderator: Ms. Carla Grantham, United States Coast Guard Panelist: Commander Mery-Angela Katson, United States Navy Panelist: Marie Quintana, SVP Multicultural Sales, PepsiCo, Inc. Panelist: Arlene Gonzalez, Directorate of Civil Rights, United States Coast Guard
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
3rd Workshop (Independence Ballroom) Translating Military Expertise into a Civilian Workplace – The integration of returning military into the civilian workplace is a major initiative for LATINA Style and its partners. Presenter: Mr. Edmundo A. Gonzales, Office of the Asst. Secretary of the Air Force, Manpower & Reserve Affairs Moderator: LCDR Cesar Plaza, United States Navy Panelist: Rear Admiral Patrick Brady, United States Navy Panelist: Mr. Junior Ortiz, Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Labor Panelist: Ms. Sara Manzano-Diaz, Director Women’s Bureau, United States Department of Labor
12:15 am - 12:30 am
Break (Independence Foyer)
12:30 am - 3:00 am
DISTINGUISHED MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS LUNCHEON
(REGENCY BALLROOM E&F) Mistress of Ceremonies: Lieutenant Kristina Melendez, United States Navy Welcoming Remarks: Mr. Robert Bard, President & CEO, LATINA Style, Inc. Introduction: Honorable Joe Baca, United States Congress Chair’s Remarks: Honorable Loretta Sanchez, United States Congress Keynote Remarks: Honorable Juan M. Garcia, III, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Featured Speaker: Captain Kenneth J. Barrett, Deputy Director, Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity
* Please note this agenda is tentative & subject to change
