Speakers Bureau
 Danny RamosChairman, NHCA |
Daniel Ramos is a corporate marketing and public relations consultant specializing in serving firms that wish to market their products and or services to the Hispanic market. In 1978 he was selected by a special presidential commission to be one of 12 U.S. representatives to counsel system leaders behind the iron curtain on the marketing system of the free world. Mr. Ramos has served as the Hispanic market consultant to various political campaigns including U.S. Presidential, Congressional and Senatorial races and has developed Hispanic marketing programs for numerous major corporations. In 1979 he founded the Hispanic World's Fair held annually at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, the first and premier marketing Hispanic event in the Northeast. He also founded The Annual Minority Career Convention, The Annual Merengon-Dominican Festival, The Annual Raices Festival of Central Florida, and The Carnaval 27 de Febrero, founded and served as President of the New York State Minority Business Convention for 12 years. He has received 44 Gubernatorial, Mayoral Citations and Proclamations and named Minority Business Person of the Year by the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry for his work in the minority community. He also received the "Director's" Award presented by the Governor of New York for Outstanding Contributions to the Minority Community of New York. He was awarded the responsibility of organizing the New York City's first ad campaign in mass media to stimulate minority-owned business owners, to participate in state and city contracts |
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Philip Berry is the President of Philip Berry Associates LLC which is a global management consulting, executive coaching and training practice. They will specialize in the areas of leadership training, global talent management, global diversity, innovation, team building, corporate social responsibility, employee relations effectiveness and affirmative actions compliance. Philip Berry was previously Vice President, Global Workplace Initiatives for Colgate-Palmolive. In this role, Philip focused on enhancing Colgates efforts to attract and retain the best people from a diverse and broad base of global talent, and to create an inclusive work environment that furthers Colgates commitment to Becoming the Best Place to Work. In 2001, Philip became Vice President, Global Employee Relations - Best Place to Work. and was elected a Corporate Officer in 2003. Prior to joining Colgate, Philip acquired broad Human Resources expertise at Procter & Gamble, where he worked for eight years in labor relations, organizational development and compensation. He also worked at Digital Equipment as Personnel Director and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority as VP, Human Resources. Philip has received numerous awards, most recently the Crossing Borders awards from Feminist Press; and other awards from National Hispanic Corporate Achievers, the National Association of Asian American Professionals; the Quality of Work Life award from Work Life Matters magazine; the 100 Most Powerful Blacks in New York award from Crain Magazine, the Communicator of the Year award from Global HR News and the Governors award for Distinction in Community Service. |
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Venus Perez, is a woman writer living with HIV/AIDS for over 20 years. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Relocated to Longwood, Fl., in 2003. She is a best selling author with numerous reviews on her web site of the book: “I'm Still Here” aiming to empower others and share the experiences - the history, education, struggles, trials and outcomes - of those who live with this disease. Other works include: "Miracles Still Happen" and "Comfort Foods Cookbook". She attended FDR High School and Kingsborough Community College. Venus was employed as a bookkeeper for 15 years. In becoming a new leader to the HIV/AIDS awareness movement and expanding her education, she attended Willsey Institute in 2001 and is certified in Nursing, Phlebotomy and EKG. She also completed training in HIV 500/501 and is presently a certified pre & post counselor and tester. She is also the volunteer Program Director of The Place of Comfort and the Executive Director of Easy Access Resource a notfor-profit agency assisting individuals who are medically frail by providing resource needs in crisis situations. She was an appointed member to the Orlando Eligible Metropolitan areas EMA HIV Health Services Planning Council and CFAP Consortia, a representative to the Seminole County community, a sponsor to the Children's Miracle Network, International Fellowship of Christian and Jews, volunteer for the Coalition for the Homeless in Central Florida. She is a Christian. Additional productions include music CD's: I'm Still Here and Heaven in Your Heart.
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A true maverick of the marketing industry, Arminda “Mindy” Figueroa has emerged as a dynamic leader in the traditional, multicultural, direct and digital marketing fields. With more than 20 years of experience and a proven track record in marketing products and brands for Fortune 500 companies, Figueroa has built a successful career that focuses on generating awareness of the valuable and essential role of the multicultural market within corporate America. Launching with an impressive roster of clients, a staff of two full time employees and a network of collaborators, and, offices in NY and downtown Fort Lauderdale; L2L works with brands in the entertainment, consumer products and wireless industries, including: Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Scholastic, Inc. & Scholastic Media, Mio.tv, TeatroStageFest, Miapogeo.com, Ping Mobile; and, celebrities, such as: Former Miss Universe Barbara Palacios and Barbara Palacios Design; author and TV chef Elsie Ramos; 5 Emmy Award Winner and TV personality Denisse Oller; among many other brands and personalities. Previously, as Scholastic’s project director she launched the new children’s TV animated series, Maya & Miguel, which premiered in the fall of 2004 on PBS KIDS GO! becoming the # 1 new show in the block. Ms. Figueroa was responsible for all aspects of project management, from series launch and promotion to supervision of synergistic marketing, trade and consumer marketing, outreach, cause-related marketing activity, partnerships with the Latino community and others; and, she also acted as the key liaison with the Hispanic Congressional Caucus and Capitol Hill. Under Figueroa’s leadership, the program won numerous awards since its launch, including: The 2007 Gracies—Best Children/Adolescent Program, The Hispanic Federation-- Corporate Citizenship Award; Puerto Rican Family Institute---Corporate Outreach Award; Imagen Awards Nomination for Best Children’s Animated Programming; 4 times--Parent’s Choice---Best TV Show for Children; “Special Recognition” for positive representation of Latinos from the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts; NCLR’s Alma Awards—Outstanding Children’s Television Program, among other awards. Figueroa is not afraid to utilize nontraditional forms of marketing, and drove Scholastic Media to use emerging technologies to reach target demographics. She executed several successful grassroots campaigns for Maya & Miguel, which have steadily grown each year. Among her industry peers, Figueroa has emerged as a leader who truly recognizes and understands the importance of diversity in children’s programming. Through her exceptional work with Maya & Miguel, she has helped children grow up to be confident in their own identities and more educated about other cultures. Figueroa’s prior work experience includes: The Bravo Group, a Young & Rubicam agency, leading the AT&T and New York Times accounts; a partner at Santiago & Valdes Solutions (SVS), a former national consulting firm; launching Univision.com ISP; senior marketing manager at Verizon. Earlier in her career, Arminda worked at Anheuser-Busch and served in various marketing positions, becoming the first woman ever to take charge of the Metro New York sales district for the company. Later, she was invited as a team leader to join a special task, during a six-month stint in Mexico, to help evaluate a $1 billion investment in Corona Beer. Professionally, Mindy has been recognized by El Diario/La Prensa, as one of the 50 Most Influential Latinas in NY, Vanidades magazine, Scholastic’s Gold Star Chairman’s Award among many others; and, most recently, by Latina Style/Nielsen and Bank of America, as one of the twelve, 2009 Hispanic Women of Distinction of South Florida. Figueroa, is frequently quoted in various publications, such as Advertising Age, The Miami Herald, Billboard Magazine, New York Daily News, Adweek’s Marketing y Medios, among others. She is also coveted presenter at key trade conferences for her dynamic and insightful presentations. Some of the conferences include: Excl Pharma, Harvard Business School-Latin American Conference; Hispanic TV Summit, Billboard Latin Conference; NYU’s Stern School of Business and Continued Education. Figueroa has an extensive track record in Latino philanthropy. She serves on the Executive Board of the Hispanic Federation, and chairs the Advisory Corporate Council of Comunilife. Figueroa has also served on UBAC at Stern School of Business at NYU; Casita Maria, Pro-Mujer, Thalia Spanish Theatre and Puerto Rican Family Foundation. Mindy is also a member of various professional organizations in South Florida – which include: Le Chaine des Rotisseurs, Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, and the Riverwalk Trust Fund. Arminda earned a BBA in Marketing from University of Puerto Rico and has an MBA in Finance from Dowling College. |
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Education Background:
1974 Fordham University B.A. Legal Experience: Education Experience: GOVERNMENT: |
Venus Perez 
