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IamveryhonoredandgratefultobeelectedPresidentoftheNSHMBANewYorkChapterin
2016.AsthefirstLatinatoholdthisposition,Iamextremelyhumbledbytheopportunity,andIwelcomealloftheresponsibilitiesthatitentails.Iamveryluckytohaveagreatteamofboardofficersthatbringalotofenergy,enthusiasm,passionandthedesiretoinvesttheirtimetohelpdevelopothersasleaders.OurNewYorkChapterOfficerswiththecommitmentofourcorporatesponsors,partnersandvolunteers
Winter 2016, Issue 1
arereadytoassistandempowerourHispanicyoungprofessionalstoachievetheirpotentialandgrowthaswellastheireducationandprofessionaldevelopment.Additionally,ourteamiscommittedtodeliveringtoourcorporatesponsorsacomprehensivesetofsustainablegoalsbystayingengagedandprovidingthemaccesstoourNYChaptermembers.WewillachievethiscommitmentbyabidingtoourChapter’sSponsorshipGovernancePillars:
NYChapter’sGovernancePillars
• LeadershipDevelopment• BrandOpportunity• RecruitmentOpportunity• Research&BenchMarking
Oneoftheprimarygoalsofthe
NEW YORK CHAPTER PRESIDENT
New York Chapter
NSHMBANYChapteristopartnerwithorganizationsthatareseriousandcommittedtobuildingleaders,andprovideemploymentopportunitiestoourmembershippipelineofLatinotalent.Additionally,wearebuildingstrengthbypartneringwithleadingnon-profitorganizationsliketheHispanicFederation–LatinaPhilanthropyCouncil,LatinoNetworksCoalition,SHPE,HISPA,FordhamUniversity,CUNYandvariousERGs.Byleveragingthesepartnerships,wewillattainourmissionofassistingandempoweringourHispanicyoungprofessionalstoobtainaccesstohighereducationandjobsthatwillenablethemtoachievetheirfullpotentialandgrowth.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE 1 NY Chapter President 2 Chapter Representatives 2 New CEO of NSHMBA 3 Networking/Professional
Development Event 4 Latina Breakfast Leaders
Series 4 Calendar of Events
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Chapter Officers
§ BethMarmolejos-President
§ JudithRamos–ExecutiveVicePresident
§ AnaReyes–ComplianceSecretary
§ SamratSharma–Treasurer
§ JacquelineAdorno–CorporateRelations
§ DavidChan–Membership
§ ValentinoRios–Education
§ JuanCano–ProfessionalDevelopment
§ EdwinCespedes–Marketing
§ BrandonRuiz–Technology
§ AlainC.Espinoza–PresidentEmeritus
ThomasSavinoisanexpertconsultantspecializinginapplyinglarge
corporatestrategies–suchasperformancemeasurementandorganizationstructure–tonewlyformedorsmallercompanies.HeisCurrentlyManagingDirectorofTMSConsulting,aveteranmemberoftheNationalBoardforNSHMBA,andiscurrentlyCEOforNSHMBAas
NEW YORK CHAPTER
WELCOMES THE NEW CEO OF
NSHMBA NATIONAL BOARD
well.
PriortoTMSConsulting,ThomaswasavaluedteammemberofMcKinseyandCompanyasaResearchAnalystandInternalConsultantspecializingonhelpingnewinternalcompanies.ThomashasspokenfororconsultedwithsomeofthelargestcompaniesincorporateAmerica,includingmanynamedintheTopFortune100list.AsanofficerinShareholdersRelationsattheformerManufacturersHanoverTrust,NY,
Thomaswasabletobuildastrongbaseofskills,madehimthesuccessheistoday.
ThomasreceivedhisMBAinFinancefromFordhamUniversityandhisBachelor’sDegreeinPublicRelationsfromBostonUniversity.Formerlya30yearresidentoftheBronx,ThomasnowlivesinRidgefield,CTwithhiswifeMariaGarcia,sonsOliver(16)andPierce(13),anddogGusto.
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Career Corner
Today’sjobseekersneedtobeontopoftheirgamewhileseekingemployment,changingjobsorseekingacareerchange.Eachbringsintoquestiononeuniversalthought,whatisyourgameplan?
Atiptoconsideristoreachoutdirectlytohiringmanagers.Whilesomemaythinkthisisoverreachingandoverkill,thequestionthatbegstobeanswered,doyouwanttodealwithsomeonewhohastheauthoritytosayyes,youarehired.
Herearesomesuggestionsonhowtoconnectdirectlywithhiringmanagers:
• Gotothecompany’swebsite• Lookunderstafforleadershiptabandseewhombesttoconnectwith
• CheckyourLinkedInprofiletoseewhoyoumayknowisinahiringcapacity
• Checkyoursecondlevelconnectionsandaskforanintroductiontodepartmentmanagers
• JoingroupsonLinkedIn
HiringmanagersareoftenactiveparticipantsinLinkedIngroups.Iftherearegroupsthatarealignedwithyourindustryandinterest,jointhem.Remembertobeprofessionalandparticipateoften,commentingonpostandarticlesthatyoucancontributeto.Leaveroomforanopen-endeddiscussiontokeepthedialogueflowingforyoutocontinuouslyparticipate.Thiswillgiveinsighttoyouasaprofessionalwithallgroupparticipants,includinghiringmanagers.
Don’tforgetfollowupiskeytolanding.Youdon’twanttobeapestwithconstantphonecallsbutasking“whenshouldIfollowupwithyou”iscompletelyappropriate.
NSHMBA NETWORKING/PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS…
TheNSHMBAChaptereveningofprofessionalDevelopmentand
networkingyear-endeventheldonNovember12,2015,atBaruchCollege
withleadershipfromCoca-Cola,Paychex,andTravelers,
included presentationsonLeveragingyourpersonalbrandandskillsto
achievecareergoals.Mostofthediscussionswerepracticalreallife
experiencesfocusedontechnology,branding,networkinganddeveloping
professionalskillstostandoutintheexistingjobmarket.
RepresentativesfromthecompaniesavailedthemselvestoQ&Afrom
theaudience,whichhighlightedvariouschallengesfacingjobseekers
today.
Theyemphasizedtheneedtoremaincurrentonskillsintheirindustry.In
addition,whilediscussingsocialmediapresence,itwasunanimously
agreedthatLinkedInprofilesaretoremainprofessional.However,itis
equallyimportanttoshowthe“humanside”ofoneselfonsocialmedia
suchasFacebook,buttokeepitappropriate.Youdon’twanttopost
anythingcompromisingorembarrassing,asemployerssearchallformsof
socialmediawhenviewingcandidates.
AspecialthankyoumustbeextendedtoourkeynotespeakerStuartJara,
formerNationalChairofNSHMBA,andCarolineCeniza-Levine,aCareer
andBusinessexpertwhomoderatedtheeventandourexpert
panelist.Theirknowledgeandexpertiselenttothedepthandbreathof
theevent.
Duetothesuccessofthisevent,participantsvoicedadesiretohavemore
eventssuchasthisonewithafocusontacticalandpracticalapplications
forexpandingtheirnetworkandprocessestolandsafely.
4 WINTER 2016, ISSUE 1
HISPANIC FEDERATION – LATINA PHILANTHROPY
COUNCIL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NSHMBA
HOSTED THE INAUGUARAL
“LATINA LEADERS BREAKFAST SERIES”
NSHMBANYChapterwashonoredtobeastrategicpartneroftheHispanic
Federation–LatinaPhilanthropyCouncil(LPC)“LatinaLeadersBreakfaston
January19th,2016atMcGrawHillFinancial.Thiseventwasamomentous
occasionfortheLPC,astheyinauguratedtheHispanicFederation’sLatina
LeadersBreakfastSeriesinpartnershipwiththeHispanicHeritageNetwork
atMcGrawHillFinancialandNSHMBA!Theeventfeaturedkeynotespeaker
MonicaGil,SVP&GeneralManager–MulticulturalStrategyatNielsen.She
wassuperbindeliveringherpresentationonthe“LatinaPowerShift”,where
sheprovidedinsightfulinformationaboutLatina’spurchasingpower,how
theyareincreasinglyconnectedviasocialmedia,andtheneedtoembrace
our“Latinaness.”WeareverythankfultoourpartnerstheLPCandMcGraw
Hill–HeritageNetworkfortheamazingopportunitytobepartofthis
historicaleventthatwaswellattended.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
• January – LPC Leadership Breakfast
• March – American Express Latina Leadership Summit
• March – Bank of America Latina Power Breakfast
• April – Financial Summit
• May – Capital One Executive Presence Professional Training Panel
• June – Healthcare Summit
• September – Pre-Conference Kick-Off Event
• November– ERG Summit
• December – End of Year Event Professional Development Panel
Corporate Sponsors
Join the NSHMBA Team Weencourageyoutojoinorrenewyour NSHMBA NY Chaptermembership in 2016. We arelooking for talented individuals tojoin us as members and/orcommittee chairs tohelpusmoveforward our mission. For moreinformation on renewing, joiningor general questions/feedbackplease feel free to reach out to:[email protected].
Newsletter Contributors
JacquelineAdorno–Writer
BethMarmolejos-Writer
JudithRamos–Editor
BrandonRuiz–AssistantEditor