Dr. Sandra Hernandez, was named 2008 Woman of the Year by Hispanic Business Magazine. She is the first Hispanic and first woman to serve as public health director for the city and county of San Francisco. As health director, she helped to create a public HMO to handle an indigent population. Becoming a relentless supporter of the poor and uninsured is her mission.

Dr. Hernandez also serves as Chief Executive officer of the San Francisco Foundation. The foundation is dedicated to improving access and quality of health care for the underserved.. The Foundation provides aid to low income immigrant parents, foster children, nurse educators and religous leaders.

Redondo Beach, CA - April 8, 2008 --The Latino Speakers Bureau announced that the independent documentary film "The Motivator: The Business of Selling Hope", will premiere on April 24th at the Rincon International Film Festival in Rincon, Puerto Rico. For this film, Hispanic motivational speaker Victor Antonio G. and filmmaker Dan Perez teamed up for a "behind the scenes" look at the business of professional speaking and overcoming adversity.

Redondo Beach, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2008 -- An increasing number of colleges and universities are reaching out to successful Latino entrepreneurs and keynote speakers as the choice for their commencement speeches in 2008. Hispanic speakers are in high demand as their experience appeals to graduation audiences from a fresh, previously unheard perspective.

"While we have seen some interest in the past, in 2008 the link between education and success has aroused a greater interest for Latinos and other minorities to bring their message and vision of hope and opportunity to commencement ceremonies around the U.S.," said Leonor McCall-Rodriguez, President of the Latino Speakers Bureau and long time NSHP member.

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb 27, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire -- The National Hispanic Corporate Council announced its 2008 board of directors. Michelle Jordan, Senior Manager Strategic Community Partnerships at PepsiCo, Inc. has been elected Chair.

Other officers include Chair-Elect, Yolanda Medina Casey, Project Manager Visual Merchandising for Hallmark Cards, Inc.; Secretary, John F. Sequeira, Senior Diversity Advisor for Shell Oil Company; and Treasurer, Yvonne Vargas, Diversity Manager for The Boeing Company.

The Pew Hispanic Center has named economist Mark Lopez as a new Associate Director. Lopez joins the Center from the University of Maryland, where he was Research Director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) as well as a Research Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. His areas of expertise include labor economics, civic engagement, voting behavior and the economics of education. He received his PhD in economics from Princeton University.

The Pew Hispanic Center has named political scientist Susan Minushkin as its new Deputy Director. Minushkin joins the Center from the Centro de Investigaciones y Docencia Economicas (CIDE) in Mexico City, where she was a professor of international studies and director of the first, ongoing public and elite survey in Mexico on foreign policy and Mexican attitudes toward international issues.

Texas A&M University named Elsa Murano the next president of the College Station flagship.
Murano, A&M's dean of agriculture and a noted food safety expert, is the first female and first Hispanic to hold the president's post. The regents named Murano as the only finalist for the presidency in December after a yearlong search.

Is the host of Texas first women's talk radio show, The Ladies Room with Lolis. Here is what some are saying about her:

"Yesterday I had the privilege of having a great conversation with Lolis Garcia and Maria Sobrino regarding Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino Culture, Immigration, Entrepreneurship in our community, Hispanic Education and much more. I’ve mentioned Lolis show before, and invite you to check it out and see how this amazing Mexican-American lady is setting a great example for many Hispanics to follow." Juan Tornoe

The Black-Latino blame game - Finger-pointing between the two minorities is not going to help either group. // By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

One Friday earlier this month, a small but vocal group of black activists turned up at City Hall to blast Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and members of the City Council for failing to work hard enough to prevent violence by Latino gang members against blacks in South Los Angeles.

"You have one race of people exterminating another race of people," said one African American woman.