National Hispanic Leadership Agenda's new leaders

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda Elects New Officers

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (June 5, 2012)

The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), one of the leading coalitions of national Latino civil and service rights organizations, has just announced the election of its new Executive Committee:

Chair

Hector Sanchez, Labour Council for Latin American Advancements (LCLAA)

Vice Chair

Brent Wilkes, LULAC

Secretary

Jessica Gonzalez, National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC)

Treasurer

Al Zapanta, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce (USMCOC)

At-large

Juan Andrade, US Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI)

Tom Saenz, Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

Yanira Cruz, National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA)

NHLA's mission calls for unity among Latinos around the country to provide the Hispanic community with greater visibility and a clearer, stronger influence in our country's affairs. NHLA brings together Hispanic leaders to establish policy priorities that address, and raise public awareness of, the major issues affecting the Latino community and the nation as a whole.

For further information

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

1133 19th St NW, Suite 1035

Washington, DC 20036

http://nationalhispanicleadership.org/

Chris Espinosa

cespinosa@hispanicfederation.org

(202) 887-4977

(202) 833-6135 fax

Estuardo Rodriguez

estuardo@rabengroup.com

(202) 631-2892

NHLA Members

ASPIRA Association, Inc.

Cuban American National Council

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

Hispanic Federation

Hispanic National Bar Association

Labor Council for Latin American Advancement

League of United Latin American Citizens

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

MANA, A National Latina Organization

National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives

National Association of Hispanic Publications

National Association of Latino Elected Officials

National Conference of Puerto Rican Women, Inc.

National Council of La Raza

National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators

National Hispana Leadership Institute

National Hispanic Council on Aging

National Hispanic Environmental Council

National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts

National Hispanic Medical Association

National Hispanic Media Coalition

National IMAGE, Inc.

National Institute for Latino Policy

National Puerto Rican Coalition

Self-Reliance Foundation

SER Jobs for Progress-National

Southwest Voter Registration Education Project

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

United States Hispanic Leadership Institute

United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce