Monica C. Lozano is Publisher and CEO of La Opinión, the nation’s largest Spanish language daily newspaper, as well as Sr. Vice President of Newspapers for impreMedia LLC, overseeing the company’s entire publications group. ImpreMedia is the No. 1 Hispanic News and Information Company in the U.S. in Online and Print with newspapers and magazines in most of the country’s top Hispanic markets. In addition to the print platform, impreMedia distributes content through its online portal and newspaper sites as well as mobile.

La Opinión’s award winning editorial content has established the paper as a leader in coverage of issues important to the Latino community and has been recognized by numerous journalistic, civic and business organizations. The paper has received numerous awards including "Best Hispanic Daily Newspaper" from the National Association of Hispanic Publications and the coveted Ortega y Gassett Award from Spain, the highest honor in Spanish language publishing for Lifetime Achievement.

The newspaper has been involved in important public information campaigns designed to empower the Latino community in the areas of health, economic advancement, immigration and education. For example, La Opinión and impreMedia were national partners to the "Ya es hora" campaign targeting Latino civic participation in the presidential elections resulting in historic levels of voting in November 2008. It has also been selected as a national partner for the upcoming 2010 Census and has a program underway to support small business through these challenging economic times.

La Opinión was founded by Monica’s grandfather in 1926 and has been led by a Lozano for over three generations. Under her tenure, La Opinión has expanded its distribution, launched new products and transformed itself from a newspaper company into a media company reaching audiences across multiple platforms with unique and high quality content. Monthly audience reach in Los Angeles now stands at just under 2.3 million Hispanic adults.

Monica serves on the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Company and Bank of America Corporation as well as some non-profit organizations. In February, 2009, she was appointed as a member to the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board by President Barack Obama.

Speaking Topics Include:

The Role of Media in the Hispanic Community.
Understanding the Hispanic Market through Segmentation
Making an Emotional Connection with Latinos through the Issues of importance to them.
Promoting corporate diversity as a business building strategic imperative.
The immigrant community and relations between United States and Mexico.
The evolution of a Newspaper into a modern media company.
Staying relevant in an evolving Media Landscape.

Visit www.impremedia.com.

Ph. 213-896-2153; Email monica.lozano@laopinion.com.

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Robert “Bob” McNeil, Jr.
President and CEO

Bob is the founder and president of IMAGES USA, a full-service multicultural marketing communications firm based in Atlanta. With humble beginnings in his Georgia Tech dorm room in 1989, Bob has grown IMAGES into a thriving business enterprise employing more than 40 professionals with a client list spanning a variety of industries including automotive, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, tourism and government.

Bob continues to expand IMAGES’ client roster servicing industry giants such as America Online (AOL), Amtrak, Astrazeneca, Cardinal Health, Intercontinental Hotel Group, National Black Arts Festival, Proctor and Gamble, Scientific Games, Sprint and Wachovia to name a few. IMAGES creates and implements marketing communications programs to include advertising, public relations and promotions engagement marketing and conducts market research for clients wanting to successfully identify and reach their target audience. IMAGES USA was recently named “One of the Top Places to Work by Atlanta Magazine” and “Multicultural Agency of the Year” by the American Marketing Association, and also selected as a “Top One-hundred Business” by DiversityBusiness.com and Black Enterprise Magazine.

Speaking Topics:

Tips for Effective Branding
Using Text Messaging to Reach, Educate and Influence the Ethnic & Multicultural Markets
Effectively Reaching and Influencing the Multicultural Markets
Marketing and Advertising Social Awareness Campaigns to Multicultural Markets

Visit www.imagesusa.net.
Ph. 404-892-2931, Email: b.mcneil@imagesusa.net

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David Morse is President and CEO of New American Dimensions, Inc.

Prior to founding the multicultural market research company New American Dimensions in 2003, Mr. Morse was President of Cultural Access Group (CAG), where he grew it into one of the nation’s largest ethnic research firms. He is a frequent speaker on U.S. multicultural markets, and is known for having worked with some of the most successful companies in America in developing innovative and profitable ethnic marketing strategies.

Mr. Morse has over 20 years in market research, brand management, and strategic planning in the United States and Mexico. Prior to CAG, he managed market research for fashion brands at Levi Strauss & Co., developing a particular expertise in the urban youth market. Prior to his tenure at Levi’s, he lived in Mexico City, working as a Brand Manager for Gillette de Mexico, where he managed marketing and advertising for the company’s PaperMate brand.

Mr. Morse has held senior marketing and market research positions at Southern Pacific Transportation Company and American Honda Motor Company. He holds a Master’s degree from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management where he specialized in Consumer Marketing, with a special emphasis on Latin America. Mr. Morse speaks Japanese and is fluent in Spanish.

His speaking topics include:

Hispanic Marketing 101
Hispanic Youth Marketing
Marketing to Multicultural Consumers
Marketing to GLBT consumers
Marketing to Millennials

Visit www.newamericandimensions.com

Ph. 310-670-6800, Email: david@newamericandimensions.com

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Jo Muse, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Muse Communications, Inc.

“Multiculturalism calls for a transformation that will impact the $600-billion global commerce market forever. ” — Jo Muse

Known as one of advertising’s most imaginative and progressive leaders, JoMuse, founder of Muse Communications, has led the first and only multicultural ad agency in the U.S. to national prominence. Today, his company continues as one of the leading agencies that addresses diverse market segments, including African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Pacific Islanders and the GLBT community. During the last 20 years, Muse has produced award-winning work for such world-class clients as American Honda Motor Corporation, NIKE, MGM Mirage, Wells Fargo, Sempra Energy, the U.S. Army and the White House.

Mr. Muse has spoken on the topic of multicultural intelligence to such government agencies as The White House, U.S. Congressional Hearings and The Federal Trade Agencies, as well as Stanford University, Morehouse College and Ball State University. He has also presented on multicultural marketing to various ad clubs and American Marketing Association chapters and at conferences including Geoscape: Multicultural and Multinational Market Intelligence, Multicultural Media Expo, Hispanic Outreach Forum, African American Business Forum, The International Center of Multicultural Communication and Aspen Institute, among others. Mr. Muse has created speeches on various issues related to multicultural marketing and creativity and can tailor a speech to an organization’s needs.

To view Jo Muse’s speaker bio, including footage from previous speeches and audience testimonials, please visit: http://www.museusa.com/jo_muse/.

Sample Speech Topics

Increase Your Multicultural Intelligence

America’s Hidden Consumer Market

Understanding Cultural Differences, Values, Norms, Customs and Needs in Creative Work for Multicultural Audiences

The Death of General Market Advertising

What is Multicultural Today Will Be General Market Tomorrow

The Seven Senses of Multicultural Marketing

For more information or to book Jo Muse, please contact Kathy Macaraeg at kathy@kjm-marcomm.com or (310) 649-0944.

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Stephen Palacios

Stephen Palacios
Executive VP
Cheskin Added Value

Stephen Palacios is an executive vice president with the innovation consulting firm, Cheskin Added Value. As the head of Cheskin’s New York office and leader of the company’s Hispanic practice, Palacios directs strategy on client engagements relating to new market assessment, product innovation, communication strategy and overall program effectiveness. Palacios joined Cheskin with 14 years of business development and consulting experience, in the U.S. Hispanic market, Retail, Consumer Goods and Financial Services sectors.

Stephen’s passion lies in finding where companies can create new opportunities and derive new revenue streams by creating or expanding their brand. He is a leading expert in the U.S. Hispanic market having helped guide strategy for organizations such as AstraZeneca, Nestle, the National Council of La Raza, and Pepsi. He is a frequent national speaker on the U.S. Hispanic Market, including keynoting national conferences. Palacios has been cited in the LA Times, NY Times and has appeared on ABC News Nightline and PBS.

Cheskin Added Value (www.cheskin.com) is a consulting firm that guides innovation through a deep understanding of people, cultures and change. From a perspective grounded in research, design and business analysis, Cheskin helps companies identify new markets, develop new products and services, and enhance brand experience. Cheskin is known as one of the preeminent companies in the arena of Hispanic market consulting. We have been key players since the 1980s and have brought the world of the Hispanic consumer closer to our clients through innovative research methods and grounded expertise in the market.

Cheskin’s clients range from technology and finance to consumer goods and professional services, and include many of the Fortune 500. Cheskin was established in 1946 and is part of Added Value Group (www.added-value.com) - a global brand development and marketing insight company with 25 locations in 15 countries.

Speaking Topics:

Aligning Diversity, Corporate Social Responsibility and Multicultural Marketing in Healthcare: A Corporate Branding Imperative

Developing New Products Based on US Hispanic Market’s Culture and Needs for Successful Market Penetration

Future Direction of the U.S. Hispanic Market: The Evolving Marketing Paradigm

Under-Recognized Multicultural Market Niches for Financial Services

Marketing Financial Services to Multicultural Markets

The Next Big Market Segment: Hispanic Populations

Product Innovation Through Cross-border Opportunities in the Hispanic Market

Segmenting Multi-Markets – Making Distinctions Between Acculturated vs. Assimilated Prospects and Customers for Financial Services

Hispanic Teens – Finding Opportunity Between Two Worlds

Ph. 917-860-0517, Email: spalacios@cheskin.com

Visit www.cheskin.com.

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Yuri Radzievsky, CEO, GlobalWorks

Radzievsky has been recognized as a trailblazer in multicultural marketing, advertising and branding for more than three decades. Three different agencies he co-founded have created, adapted and recast advertising in over 80 languages, for 100 countries, including the U.S. GlobalWorks, his current agency, pioneered the Internet-driven discipline of global brand management. The innovation streamlines the way brands create, share and distribute digital brand content across multiple languages, cultures and technological platforms, around the world. He has focused the past few years on the globalization of brands on the Web, among them Avaya, with customers in more than 120 countries. In the consumer realm, under his hand, GlobalWorks is among the first to produce award-winning multicultural campaigns that—in a stunning reversal of tradition—generated record results among mainstream markets. He has spoken widely on consumer and B-to-B branding and advertising, and authored many articles on breakthrough approaches to the multicultural marketplace, in the U.S. and across the globe.

GlobalWorks fuses language, culture and technology to grow brands across all multicultural markets, wherever client brands do business, here and abroad. It combines, under one roof, all the resources—strategic, creative, linguistic and technological—to help brands achieve new levels of marketing productivity and profit, winning consumers of any origin and culture.

Speech Topics:

Multicultural: The New Definition of Mainstream

Winning Multicultural Strategies: Honor Differences, Celebrate Similarities

Cablevision: Translating Multicultural Success into Mainstream Victory

The Net: How to Walk the Talk, Down the Street and Around the World in any Language

Technology: How Avaya’s Digital Footprint Spans the Globe

Visit www.globalworks.com.

Ph. 212-252-8800; Email: y.radzievsky@globalworks.com

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Jorge E. Reynardus
Co-founder / President
Reynardus & Moya Advertising

Jorge E. Reynardus is Co-founder of Reynardus & Moya. He has worked in the Hispanic Advertising industry for 18 years. Jorge has helped break barriers in Hispanic marketing and advertising for clients such as Pathmark Supermarkets, LaSalle Bank, Schering-Plough (Claritin), and ITT Tech, to name a few.

Jorge offers key insights to issues faced by today’s advertisers. Speaking topicsinclude:
Jorge holds a Harvard MBA as well as a Juris Doctor degree from The University of Puerto Rico Law School. Jorge is a member of the Board of Directors of The Hispanic Federation of New York.

Visit www.reynardusandmoya.com.

Ph. 212-204-8360, Email: Jreynardus@reynardusandmoya.com

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Sheila Robinson, Founder and Publisher of Career Network Magazine and Diversity Woman™ Magazine

Sheila is recognized as a leader in her industry and is committed to creating editorial and networking opportunities to support her readers achieve their career dreams and life goals. A 20-year veteran of corporate America, she was previously the North America Marketing Director of DuPont’s $7 billion global textiles division, and was responsible for all Marketing Communications and Public Relations functions for the apparel business, including advertising, media relations, crisis management, retail promotions and trend presentations.

Sheila launched Career Network Magazine to help individuals that may be experiencing the obstacles she endured throughout her career. The magazine provides ideas, solutions and resources to business professionals whether they are established in their profession, seeking career advancement, recent college graduates or in career transition.

After two successful Women’s Leadership Empowerment Conferences, highly attended by the most diverse group of women in the country, she was urged and encouraged to create Diversity Woman™ Magazine, a business and professional magazine for executives and entrepreneurs. Leadership Empowerment for Women Who Mean Business is the tagline for the integrated print, event and online business focused on mentoring a diverse group of Woman Entrepreneurs and Corporate Leaders. The magazine is unique in that it is the only publication of its kind that directly promotes the career and business advancement of multicultural women.

She was recently hired by the National Football League as their keynote luncheon speaker for the players’ wives at the NFL Pro Bowl in Hawaii. “Women Who Mean Business, ” was her topic as she mesmerized her audience by encouraging and inspiring them to take advantage of their opportunities as future entrepreneurs.

Sheila’s presentation topics include:
- Lead by Example: An Insider’s Look at How to Successfully Lead in Corporate America and Entrepreneurship
- Networking
- Diversity in the Workplace
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Leadership
- Mentoring
She serves on the Board of Directors of national organizations such as WIPP (Women in Periodical Publishing) and BPW (Business and Professional Women). She is a member and on the speaker’s bureau of NAWBO, The National Association for Women Business Owners. In addition she is a marketing consultant for the Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole Global Institute for Diversity and Inclusion and a member of their speaker’s bureau.

To book Sheila Robinson or to request more information, please:
- Call: Office (336) 279-8820 or (336) 451-4289
- Email: publisher@diversitywoman.com
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Alex Romanovich
Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Social2B (www.social2b.com), a leading Social Media Marketing Consultancy for the Enterprise
Alex Romanovich has more than 20 years of leadership experience helping build domestic and international B2B brands, bring service and product innovators into new markets, and guiding top-tier companies. An accomplished business developer and corporate strategist, his vision and expertise in business performance have driven notable corporate growth in the media, technology, transportation, financial services, and professional services sectors.

Offering a rare blend of creative and operational strength, Alex has achieved numerous company and product turnarounds and is recognized for his success in growing sales and profits. As Marketing and Business Development executive for companies such as IBM, Silicon Graphics, Unified Technologies, Bertelsmann and others, Alex has managed numerous sales, marketing, product launch, and market entry initiatives in US, Europe, and CIS countries with expertise in product development, marketing strategy, social media, technology, and business expansion.

Alex is a regular speaker on topics of international and multicultural marketing and business strategies and has appeared on CNBC and CNN International. He has been interviewed by and quoted in a number of publications including Business 2.0, Economist, Aviation Weekly, Prague Post, Forbes and others.

Alex has a degree in Engineering and Computer Science and did postgraduate marketing and public relations work at Fordham and Harvard Universities. He is fluent in three Slavic languages and enjoys international travel.
Alex’s speech topics include, among others:
- Social Media Marketing – How Enterprise can leverage, track and analyze Social Media information to generate business, connect with customers, and get results
- Social Media Technologies: From Mashups to Social Graphs to Mobile Applications – Demystifying the buzz
- Social Multicultural Media: Multicultural is Social – American awakening to the most connected communities through Social Media
- Social Media Marketing for Professional Service Firms – how to position expertise and client relationship to leverage new trends in ‘conversation marketing’
- Eastern European Markets – Here and Abroad: How American Business can take advantage of this fast growing community in the US
Ph. 646-710-5010 (office) 917-815-1151 (cell) email: alexr@social2b.com

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Howard J. Ross
Founder & Chief Learning Officer, Cook Ross, Inc.
Howard J. Ross is founder & Chief Learning Officer of Cook Ross, Inc. and an acclaimed builder of innovations in the field of diversity and inclusion.
“To accelerate success, organizations need to integrate diversity applications into every function, system, and relationship.” – Howard J. Ross

Pioneering. A unifier of people. Inspirational. This is how clients and audiences describe Howard Ross. He is an admired advocate for high-performing organizational cultures that advance people, performance, and profits. Through the power of his ideas and convictions, Howard has emerged as one of the most influential voices on diversity topics including: the impacts of structures and systems, unconscious bias, performance assessment, smart downsizing, and managing a “diversity crisis. “ He has fostered wide-reaching breakthroughs in mutual understanding between different races, religions, and lifestyles. Howard has served more than 40 years as an influential business consultant to hundreds of organizations across the globe, specializing in leadership, diversity, and organizational transformation. He is the respected architect of award-winning diversity training programs including ReInventing Diversity, the Diversity Toolkit, CultureVision, and Inner Journey Seminars DC. Howard was appointed the 2007-2008 Professor of Diversity in Residence at the Johnnetta B. Cole Global Diversity and Inclusion Institute at Bennett College for Women. He served as the first white male diversity professor for an historically Black women’s college. He can be heard on National Public Radio the first Monday of every month at noon, as a regular guest on the Kojo Nnamdi Show.

A former teacher, school administrator, rock and roll musician, and college professor, and a father of four sons and grandfather of four granddaughters, Howard is a celebrated thought leader in building cultural competency and a vigorous advocate for personal and public renewal.

Recent presentation topics include:

Re-Inventing Diversity for the 21^st Century

Exploring Unconscious Bias

Cultural Competency in Healthcare

Enhancing Cross-Cultural Communication in a Diverse World

Strategic Whole Systems Diversity Planning

Managing a "Diversity Crisis"

Creating a Culture of Openness, Inclusiveness and Mutual Understanding

Overcoming the Complexity of Talent Management in Diverse Organizations

Core Competencies of a Diversity Literate Organization

Spiritual Leadership in a Tumultuous Economic Environment

For more information, contact Howard via:

http://www.cookross.com · (301) 565-4035 · lookingforanswers@cookross.com
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Terry Simmons

CEO and Managing Partner, Simmons Associates, Inc.

Terry Simmons is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Simmons Associates, Inc., an internationally known Human Resources consulting firm specializing in Diversity and Inclusion headquartered in New Hope, PA. Mr. Simmons has made a series of innovative contributions to the field of Diversity and advanced the-state-of-the-art by developing Vectors™, Wall Analysis™, Diversity 360™ and many other concepts.

Mr. Simmons is the primary author of The Next Phase, a diversity-related program that helped Merck & Company, Inc. win the OFCCP’s first EVE award for voluntary EEO/AA efforts. This program was later implemented in over 125 major organizations, thereby reaching over one million participants. Mr. Simmons is the writer and producer of many videos related to the topics of diversity, equal employment opportunity, and eliminating sexual harassment. Titles include “Pieces Of The Puzzle” and the award winning “Twenty Questions. ” Mr. Simmons has also participated as an Expert Panel Member for DiversityInc.’s Top Ten Companies for Diversity. Simmons Associates clients include Accenture, BBDO New York, Edward Jones Investments, Johnson & Johnson, Lowe’s, MasterCard and PepsiCo.

Mr. Simmons holds a degree in Management and Industrial Relations from New York University. He has completed additional professional training in Organization Development at Princeton University, and Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. Mr. Simmons is a member of the adjunct faculty at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. For more information, visit www.simmonsassoc.com.

Mr. Simmons’ available speaking topics include:
- Executive Commitment To Diversity
- Vectors™ - Moving Managers from Neutral to Proactive at PepsiCo
- One Hundred Invisible Forces: Achieving Change In Diversity Related Business Behaviors
- The Second Revelation: Getting Diversity Results from Middle Managers
- Building Strategies and Effective Metrics for Driving Change and Commitment for Diversity
- Developing a Pipeline of Diversity Talent for Top Leadership Positions: Models that Work
- Measurable Diversity Results From Line Management: The Story Of McNeil Consumer Healthcare
- The Evolution of Diversity: 25 Years & What’s Next
Ph. 215-862-3020, Email: terrys@simassoc.com
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Lisa Skriloff, President
Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc.

Lisa Skriloff is the founder and president of Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc. (MMR), established in 1994, a public relations and marketing firm representing the leading experts in marketing to Hispanics, Asian Americans, African Americans, women business owners and other ethnic and lifestyle groups. Her company publishes Multicultural Marketing News; a multicultural e-newsletter; an annual directory, The Source Book of Multicultural Experts and Multicultural Travel News. The Multicultural Marketing Resources Library, located in MMR’s offices, serves as a resource center for professionals in the industry. Multicultural Speakers Showcase is the newest MMR launch.

Ms. Skriloff has been a guest speaker and moderated panels on Ethnic Marketing at the Direct Marketing Association Emerging Markets Conference; the Health & Beauty Association Global Expo; and the IIR and SRI conferences on Direct Marketing to Multicultural Markets, Marketing Financial Services to Multicultural Markets, and Multicultural Markets Online. She teaches "Marketing to the New Majority: How to Reach the Multicultural Consumer," at New York University’s (NYU) Center For Marketing. She teaches a workshop "How to Establish Yourself as an Expert" offered by The Seminar Center in NYC. She has been quoted in The New York Times, Advertising Age, The Wall Street Journal, among others on multicultural marketing, about minority and women owned businesses and regarding travel experiences in 60 countries. She has lived in Spain, Mexico, Germany and England.
Speaking Topics:
- A Woman Business Owner’s Story
Click here for full bio.

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Laura Sonderup

Director, Hispanidad

Laura Sonderup is the Director of Hispanidad, a full-service advertising agency headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

As Director, she determines optimal communication strategies and manages the development and execution of marketing messages targeting domestic Hispanic consumers. In addition, Laura coaches a number of regional and national organizations in cultural competency curriculums, including the Colorado State Patrol; Colorado Department of Transportation; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and the U.S. Army National Guard.

Laura is a recognized ethnic marketing expert and is frequently featured as a speaker at national and international conferences. Her writings on the subject have been featured in USA Today, US Industry Today, IFA Franchising World, ColoradoBiz and DirectLine. The American Bar Association recently published her article “The Business of Immigrant Markets: Providing Access to Financial Services” — a guide to understanding the legal ramifications of serving undocumented individuals within the financial services industry.

She serves on the Board of Directors of The Chamber of the Américas, the Board of Advisors of U.S. Travel Professionals of Color and is a Board member of the Direct Marketing Association’s Directo Council. She is an active member of the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA), The Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association (RMDMA) and the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies and is a Latino youth mentor with Metro Volunteers.

Speaking Topics:
- “Wagering on a Winning Campaign: A Case Study on Successful Hispanic Direct Response Marketing“ (case study)
- “¿Español o inglés? Understanding Language Preferences in the Hispanic Market”
- “Reaching Out to Minority Communities: Developing Effective Safety Communication Plans”
- “Marketing Financial Services to Immigrants”
- “Getting the Message Right: Culturally-Relevant Creative for U.S. Hispanics”
- “Hispanic 101: Marketing to a Vibrant Community”
- “Developing Brands that Resonate with Hispanics” (case study)
Visit: www.heinrichhispanidad.com

Ph. 303-239-5235; Email: lsonderup@heinrich.com

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Luke Visconti

Partner and Cofounder, DiversityInc

Luke Visconti is a partner and cofounder of DiversityInc Media LLC. He directs all editorial operations of the magazine, which has an audited circulation of more than 170,000, and the web site, which reaches more than 800,000 unique visitors monthly. He also oversees marketing and circulation.

Mr. Visconti developed and directs the methodology for The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity®. His blog, “Ask the White Guy, ” is a top draw on DiversityInc.com. He is a frequent senior-level lecturer on the business benefits of diversity to corporations, business groups and nonprofit organizations.

He is a recognized leader in this field and has appeared on FOX, MSNBC and CNBC. Mr. Visconti is regularly quoted on diversity issues in publications such as The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, BusinessWeek, Fortune and The Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Visconti and his business partner founded DiversityInc in 1998. Prior to entering the publishing industry, he was on active duty as a naval aviator and commissioned officer with the U.S. Navy from 1982 to 1990, and in the reserves until 1992. Mr. Visconti holds a bachelor of science degree in biology from Rutgers University.

Mr. Visconti is affiliated with the following Associations: Trustee, Bennett College for Women; Trustee, Rutgers University; Board Member, New Jersey City University Foundation; Board Member, The PhD Project; Member, United States Navy Diversity Senior Advisory Group; Member, Trendsmart Panel, Scripps Network and Member, PRIMER (Puerto Ricans in Management and Executive Roles)

Awards received include the “Bridge Builders Award” from the Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Wall Street Project conference; “Legacy of Leadership” award from Dr. Beverly Tatum, Spelman College; Member of the Year, PRIMER and was named Distinguished Alumnus by Rutgers University.

Recently, Luke has been a keynote or plenary speaker at Bank of America, Cleveland City Club, Country Insurance, Daimler Chrysler, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, Harrahs, Human Resources Association of Central Ohio, Conference Board, INROADS, Institute for Diversity in Health Management, Jacksonville First Coast Diversity Council of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, KeyBank, Kodak, Mortgage Brokers Association, NSHMBA, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rochester Hispanic Heritage Event, Spherion, State of Delaware, the U.S. Navy, United States Air Force, United States Food and Drug Administration, Woman’s Foodservice Forum.

Luke’s speaking topics include:
- Why Diversity?
- Business Case for Diversity
- Diversity & the Bottom-line
- Diversity-Management Best Practices
- Diversity Return on Investment
- Generational Diversity
- The Cost of Being Homogenous
- Benchmarking
- Leadership Accountability
Email: Foundation@DiversityInc.com Telephone: 973-494-0518. Visit: www.diversityinc.com & www.diversityinc.com/foundation

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Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush
Corporate Executive Editor, impreMedia
Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush is Corporate Executive Editor for impreMedia, the number one news and information source for Latinos in the United States.

He is also Executive Editor of El Diario/La Prensa, New York’s largest Spanish language daily and the oldest Spanish language newspaper in the country.

Before joining El Diario/La Prensa, Vourvoulias launched and directed Time Americas, Time magazine’s Spanish-language supplement for Latin America and was Deputy Editor of the Latin American edition of Time.

Before entering journalism, Vourvoulias was a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations, a policy think-tank in New York City and taught politics at NYU and Yale University.

Speaking topics include:
- Latinos and the digital (Media) divide
- Why Spanish-language Journalism is thriving in the U.S.
For more information:

Visit www.impremedia.com.

Contact Ph. 212-807-4745; alberto.vourvoulias@eldiariony.com.
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L.H. Whelchel

Chief Talent Officer Y&R, Diversity Officer Young & Rubicam Brands

Young & Rubicam, New York

L.H. Whelchel, a former Senior Talent Acquisitions Specialist at Omnicom Group’s TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles. In May of 2007 L.H. was enlisted to take on the global role as VP-Chief Talent Officer Y& R and Diversity Officer Young & Rubicam Brands.

L.H. has over 10 years staffing experience in various industries. Mr. Whelchel, will focus on three areas for Y&R: finding and recruiting executives for the agency’s 182 offices worldwide, implementing the agency’s talent management programs focused on finding, retaining and promoting minority candidates, and developing a new corporate exchange program that will allow employees to move into jobs in other disciplines and geographies.

L.H. is passionate about talent. “I got into recruiting because it offers the opportunity to reach out and make an impact on someone else’s life, ” Mr. Whelchel said. “For me, the best thing in the world is to get what seems like an impossible search. “

L.H. earned a Bachelor of Science in business with a focus on Hotel Restaurants and Tourism from Morris Browns College in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Whelchel lives in Northern New Jersey with his wife Quanda and son Love, IV.

Speech topics include:
- From Diversity to Inclusion
- Building Future Success
- Building a Diverse Workplace
- What Diversity Means to the Bottom Line
Visit: www.yr.com. Contact: LH.Whelchel@yr.com, 212-210-3000
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Larry Woodard, President and Chief Strategy Officer

Vigilante Advertising
Larry Woodard is a highly regarded advertising industry executive with over 25 years of agency experience. He has consistently led his agency down the path of innovation on behalf of their clients. In his own words:

“It does not matter whether it is on your TV screen, in your hand, on the pages of a magazine, under-the-cap, on your cell phone, in your blog, in a music video and even out of the mouth of Oprah; we are always looking to create new ways to supplement and amplify the traditional advertising and marketing tool-kit.”

Larry has created advertising for a long list of clients including General Motors, Motorola, Heineken, Sprint, Western Union, Glaxo, Smithkline, Kodak, Mars and others.
For the past 10 years, Larry has been President and CEO of Vigilante Advertising, part of the Publicis network of companies. Under his leadership Vigilante has distinguished itself as a two-time winner of the O’Toole Award for Advertising Agency of the Year, a Gold Effie and the industry’s most prestigious award, The Cannes Gold Lion for the Oprah Car Giveaway.

Larry has an interesting background: Born in Casablanca, Morocco and raised in Germany and Italy, he is a linguist, a cultural anthropologist and an organic idea generator. He is able to draw from a vast pool of experiences in a highly informative and equally entertaining manner.

He is frequently published in Industry Trade Publications like BRANDWEEK. He is the co-author of: Inside The Mind: Advertising as a Branding Tool. He is a widely requested speaker and panelist.

He serves on many boards including the New York Council of the American Association of Advertising Agencies and that of his alma mater Syracuse University.

His favorite quote is “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face”. He believes the number one quality for sales success is adaptability.

Recent Speaking Topics:
- Bald Man in a Hailstorm: How to Survive the Current Economic Crisis
- My Oprah Experience:10 Big Ideas For Your Brand
- Multicultural Marketing – Told as Jazz
- Badvertising™- What’s Wrong With Advertising
For more information or to book Larry Woodard, call Veronica Coakley: 212-444-6042 (admin), 914-319-0279 (alternate); email: veronica.caoakley@vigilantenyc.com,
larry@vigilanteadvertising.com; vigilante@pipeline.com (alternate); visit:
www.vigilantenyc.com and www.theideamachine.com.

Ph. 212-204-8360, Email: Jreynardus@reynardusandmoya.com

Young & Rubicam, New York

Jessica R. Friedman, Esq., Attorney at Law

Tari Hartman Squire, Founder and CEO, EIN SOF Communications – the leading strategic marketing, PR, market research and special events company specializing in disability, diversity and public policy.

Jo Muse, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Muse Communications, Inc.

Sample Speech Topics