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.

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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:membership@newyork.nshmba.org.

Newsletter Contributors

JacquelineAdorno–Writer

BethMarmolejos-Writer

JudithRamos–Editor

BrandonRuiz–AssistantEditor