2020 Latina Conference

McAllen Photography by Sergio Arratia

The RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Women’s Committee hosted the 3rd annual “Latina Leadership Conference” on Wednesday, September 23rd, via webinar. The theme for this year’s conference was “Learning, Planning and Leading in Times of Change”.

The committee met for months and set up a great list of topics and great professional speakers. Heading the conference as the Keynote speaker was Ms. Sylvia Borunda Firth, the first Hispanic woman to be elected as President-Elect of the State Bar of Texas, one of the largest bar organizations in the country with over 105,000 members. She is the first person from El Paso, only the 7th woman - and the first Hispanic woman - to serve as President.

Topics discussed were Crypto Currency - A New Form of Digital Currency, Negotiation Strategies for Women, Who is in the Wheelhouse, Financial Planning for Women, Building Emotional Intelligence for You and Your Team, and Living in the Virtual World. Professionals in each field addressed questions presented by moderators familiar with the topic.

COMMISSIONER ELLIE TORRES

CYNTHIA SAKULENZKI

VANESSA CANTU AND JEANETTE CRUZ ALEXANDRIA POSADA, EDNA POSADA, AND DR. BARBARA HINOJOSA