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8th ANNUAL LATINO TRENDSETTER NOMINEES  
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 Ruben Diaz Jr.

 Lourdes Lopez  Richard Gonzales
 Laura Posada
 Jose Pinero

 Bronx Borough President

Director of Marketing, AXA Equitable

 District Manager, Capital One Bank
 Author, Fit Home Team; Activist
 Director of Communications, Microsoft
 
       
 
Jenny Rivera

 
Miguel Pozo

 
Jose Luis Rodriguez

 Willie Colon
  Maritza Puello
 Professor, CUNY Law College
 Firm member, Lowenstein Sandler P.C.
 CEO, HITN-TV
 Latin Music Legend
 Executive Editor, NY1 Noticias
 

Latino Trendsetters Defined


Latino Trendsetter Awards are given by DTM (Defining Trends Magazine) to leaders and innovators in the Hispanic community who maintain high levels of standards through their actions and deeds.  They are the ones who are not afraid to stand out from the pack in order to make a difference and  define trends that influence Hispanics, as well as the mainstream. 

 

They are active in the Hispanic culture and communities, serve as important role models for our youth and make us proud of our heritage.

Latino Trendsetters come  from all walks of life:

 

The community leader who organizes youth groups in the neighborhood…a groundbreaking executive in corporate America…an artist or performer who is changing music and the arts…a record-breaking sports figure…the small business owner who has come up with the next great idea…a student who dropped out to raise a child, but returned to earn a college degree…the lady next door who takes in children…a leading  political figure.

 

In other words, a Latino Trendsetter is someone who helps define the U.S. Latino experience.

 




Past Trendsetter Honorees


                   
                                2008                                                                                             2007

 

Jacqueline “Jackie” Torres

Promotions and Marketing Director

La Mega & Amor/SBS

 


Maximiliano Larroquette

Program Manager

General Motors


Luis J. Diaz

President and CEO

US Hispanic Advocacy Association


Jose Sanchez

Senior VP, Generation Plus/ Northern

Manhattan Health Network, NYC Health and

Hospital Corporation


Rudy M. Beserra

Vice President, Latin Affairs

The Coca-Cola Company


Mario Paredes

Director Community Business Development

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc 


Carmen Paulino

Owner/Operator

McDonald’s


David J. Perez

Co-Founder

Geoscape


Jose Velazquez

President

Tri-Line Contracting Corp.


Napoleon Barragan

Chairman & CEO

1-800-Mattress


Judy Torres

On Air Personality

WKTU


Rafael Alvarez

Founder

AlvarezTax


Yacov E. Wrocherinsky

Founder & CEO

Infinity Info Systems


Mariela Fermin

Board of Trustees Member

Alianza, Inc


Stephen W. Nicholas, M.D. (SPECIAL AWARD)

Director

International Family AIDS Program



         



Robert Abreu

Vice President Information Services

Goldman Sachs and Company


Wilton Cedeno

Director of Information

Con Edison


Eduardo Juarez

Founder

International Immigration Foundation


Lino Garcia

General Manager

ESPN Deportes


Francisco Jorge

President

National Supermarket Association


Guillermos Linares

Commissioner

NYC Mayor’s Office Immigration Affairs


Jay Hershenson

Secretary of the Board of Trustees,

City University of New York

Vice Chancellor for University Relations


Dr. Elicer Guzman

Clinical Assistant Professor Of Medicine

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

                    

Nadia Martinez, M.D.

Professor of International and Geriatric
Medicine to Physician Assistant Students

St. John’s University


Thomas Morales, PH. D.

President

College of Staten Island


Silvester Del Rosario

Capitan

United States Navy


Eligio Pena

President

Compare Foods


Frank Flores

Vice President Market Manager

Spanish Broadcasting System


Luis M. Estevez

Medical Director

Empire Blue Cross/ Blue Shield


Fernando Montejo

Emerging Markets Manager

The Home Depot