Powerhouse Latino speakers, Pegine Echevarria and Jimmy Cabrera, will be part of the Monster.com Diversity Leadership Program (DLP) coming to Los Angeles this weekend, where top business leaders share the event with a group of culturally diverse college students around the nation.

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Latino Speakers Keynote in Diversity Leadership Program

Redondo Beach, CA, July 22, 2004 –The Monster.com Diversity Leadership Program (DLP) is coming to LA this weekend with two powerhouse Latino speakers: Pegine Echevarria and Jimmy Cabrera.

DLP's goal is to bring together top business leaders with a select group of culturally diverse college students on six different campuses across the nation.

Out of nearly 18,000 applications, 1,800 college juniors and seniors were selected to take part in six separate weekend seminars to help develop life skills for success after college.

Presented by Monster, the leading global online careers property, the third annual Diversity Leadership Program (DLP) will enhance future employment opportunities by uniting students with some of America’s top companies.

In Los Angeles, the DLP will take place from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM on July 24 and 25, at St. Roberts Hall on the campus of Loyola-Marymount University.

In an engaging, interactive environment, the programs will provide students with an opportunity to network and build practical skills including resume writing, goal setting, career development and money management.

Pegine Echevarria has worked with people from infancy to their senior years. She has observed people in a variety of settings, from infant and toddler centers to corporate environments. She observed how many opportunities people have and how they may ignore them, or learn to use them to create more successful, fuller lives.

She has worked with individuals, teams, sales forces and corporations to identify the actions, thoughts, beliefs, policies and procedures that prevent them from increasing their productivity. Echevarria’s expertise is developing success strategies and the formulation of leadership roles that enable individuals, teams, sales forces and corporations to reach their full potential.

Echevarria has more than fifteen years experience as a nationally recognized expert on success, leadership, and team-building, and thirty years experience in the workplace, ranging from corporate America to public service.

Mark Victor Hansen of the “Chicken Soup” series calls Echevarria the "WOW of WOWS." She has worked with Montel Williams, Dr. Juan Andrade, Senator Hilary Clinton and Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez, as well as Fortune 1000 companies.

Echevarria is a published author of success, leadership, and team-building books and audio products. For more information, access www.pegine.com/products.html. Echevarria serves as an advisor for several national best-selling titles and frequently appears on national television and radio. She is a contributing author to "Women in Sales," by Dottie Walters.

Echevarria has appeared on several networks, including CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC and PAX, and in articles from The New York Times, The Chicago Sun Times, The Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Seventeen and Latina. Her high energy is also a favorite on the radio talk show circuit.

Jimmy Cabrera has been a professional speaker and consultant for more than twenty years. A member of the National Speakers Association, he has earned that association’s prestigious Certified Speaking Professional designation.

The research firm Market Data Enterprises of Florida ranks Cabrera as one of the top three Hispanic Motivational Speakers in the nation.

He is the author of “What’s In Your Backpack? Packing for Success in Life.” The book outlines eight of the most powerful success tools individuals can apply for their own empowerment. According to Cabrera, with the proper frame of mind and a priority of order, success in any endeavor is within reach. His philosophy is: “Don’t count what you have, but count what you have given and that total equals your success.”

Cabrera’s client list includes: United Way of America, Shell Oil, Federal Aviation Administration, Social Security Agency, Disney World, St. Luke’s Hospital, UnitedStates Hispanic Leadership Institute and NASA.