A Celebration of Latino PR History

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Written By Paul Kontonis

Live Event: September 12 (New York City)

A Celebration of Latino PR History

Join the Museum of Public Relations and the Hispanic Public Relations Association, NYC, for their third annual celebration of Latino PR History, featuring talks by leading PR professionals in the Latino community. This year our focus will be the role of communications in political advocacy, past, present and future — a topic of critical significance for Latino communities today.

Where: 85 Broad Street, 27th floorWhen: Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

A networking reception will follow the program.

Our keynote speaker, Sindy Benavides, CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). As the nation's oldest and most prominent Latino civil rights organization, Lulac has been front and center in the crises faced by Latino communities today — from the mass shooting in El Paso to the ICE raids in Mississippi. Sindy believes that today's political environment presents unprecedented challenges for Latino communities throughout the country, and Communications has a huge role to play in helping advocate for social justice and equality.

The program also includes Catherine Hernandez Blades, SVP, Chief ESG & Communications Officer, Aflac, and Mike Fernandez, CEO, Llorente & Cuenca.

The panelists include, in alphabetical order:

Sara Banda, Associate Director of Public Relations, United TechnologiesTroy Blackwell Jr., Award winning publicist, Obama White House alum, and Senior Director, PRSADarcy Brito, Business PR Manager, Corporate Communications, AflacAlberto Canal, Vice President, Strategic Communications, PanasonicManny Cedeno, Senior Account Executive, Finn PartnersAndy Checo, Associate Vice President, Havas Formulatin; President, HPRA USANicole Cueto, Esq., Head of Public Relations & Communications, North America, RevolutRosanna Fiske, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Wells FargoChantal Gomez, Senior Account Executive, Finn PartnersBerenice Gonzales, Senior Account Executive, Havas FormulatinOscar Suris, Executive Managing Director, C-Suite & Crisis Strategy, Zeno Group

You must REGISTER to attend this event. All fees are tax deductible donations to the Museum of Public Relations.STUDENT $5 | EDUCATOR $15 | THREE-YEAR-AND-UNDER PRO $15 | GENERAL $75

Paul Kontonis

Paul is a strategic marketing executive and brand builder that navigates businesses through the ever changing marketing landscape to reach revenue and company M&A targets with 25 years experience. As CMO of Revry, the LGBTQ-first media company, he is a trusted advisor and recognized industry leader who combines his multi-industry experiences in digital media and marketing with proven marketing methodologies that can be transferred to new battles across any industry.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kontonis/
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