Prominent Hispanic Business Women Receive Awards

By Alfonsina Venegas

 

In line with this month’s theme of women and their achievements, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New York organized  an event to honor six Latino women for their contributions to the community in their respective fields.

The ceremony took place inside the beautiful Bateaux New York, a boat in which guests are taken for a sail around the harbor while they eat lunch and enjoy the view.

As the boat passed in front the Statue of Liberty, author and host Cristy Marrero called Dyanne Rosado to the podium. Rosado is the Global Director of Talent & Culture Design at Nadaq.

“One of the lessons I learned in my career is: be true to yourself and to your family, your friends and your organization,” Rosado said. “But what does it mean?  It means Don’t hide who you are. I don’t. I dance, I speak, sometimes too loud, and I laugh too loud, but it’s ok, I support my sisters and friends.” She added, “The best opportunities of my life came because I speak Spanish!” She spoke those words as she lifted her award, a wooden eagle spreading its wings. The audience cheered as she shouted “speak Spanish!”

Another one of the honorees was Dr. Lisette García, senior VP and Chief Operating Officer at the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR). After receiving her award, García said:

“Eight years ago I decided to get out of my comfort zone and do a drastic change in my life. Every day now I have the opportunity to work with amazing people, to help them achieve their career goals and to help companies understand the importance of Hispanic inclusion for the continuous success in their business. What I learned from that decision is that it is ok to take a chance. While it was hard to be away from my family, I learned to build my own support system in D.C. We all need to be that for each other.”Le

García received the award from Cristy Marero.

 

Wendy García, Chief Diversity  Officer at the Office of New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, said, as she held her award in her hand:

“The truth is we are in a time of movement, of a revolution, of a new space to co-exist as women. With 127 new congressional seats represented by women, we are finally ‘in the room where it happens,’ and now more than ever, it is our responsibility to work every day to make sure that sustained racism and patriarchy is out of state, federal, and city government.”

The Luncheon was sponsored by JPMorgan Chase, Delta Airlines, Brandthumb, Berkeley College, Ponce Bank, and Hostos Community College.