3/24/2005
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Mayor names members to Commission on Latino Affairs
INDIANAPOLIS - Mayor Bart Peterson today announced the appointment of new members to the Mayor's Commission on Latino Affairs, the panel whose goal is to find ways to increase Latino involvement in city government and make city services more accessible to all Indianapolis residents.
The commission was one of the "Peterson Plan" initiatives the Mayor promised in 1999. In the plan, he stressed the need to open city government to Latinos and to all residents of the Indianapolis community.
The Mayor reappointed Maria Quiroz-Southwood of Wishard Health Services/Westside Health Center and Karen Celestino Horseman, attorney, as co-chairs of the commission. Ricardo Gambetta, the mayor's director of Latino Affairs, serves as executive director.
New members of the commission include:
* Frances Vega, Ivy Tech State Latino Liaison
* Angela Iza, La Plaza Inc.
* Marcos Dominguez Jr., Latino Resources Inc.
* Carlos Quilez, Quilez & Associates Consultants Inc.
* Yadira Hoptry, Fifth Third Bank, Director of Latino Affairs
* Pastor Felipe Martinez, Indianapolis Latino Pastors Alliance
Re-Appointments:
* Roberto Curci, President, Indianapolis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
* Manuel Gonzales, President, Indiana State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
* Janai Roberts, Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership, Latina Liaison
* Nora Willman, Indianapolis Public Schools, Latina Liaison
* Gloria Berlanga, Director, Wishard Hispanic Health Project
* Margarita Gayosso, IIRN, Manager, Latino Services
* Martha Carvajal, Senator Evan Bayh's Office, Latina Liaison
* Rafael Mendez, MCPL Immigrant Services Coordinator
* Marlene Arellano, Congresswoman Julia Carson's Office, Latina Liaison
* Anita Owen, Farm Bureau Insurance
* Claudio Trincado, Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development
* Brentney Davis, Mayor's Youth Council
* Cinthya Perez, La Ola Newspaper
The Mayor's Commission on Latino Affairs, in conjunction with the Indianapolis Police Department (IPD), recently announced new measures against crime in the Latino Community and unveiled a public outreach campaign making Latinos aware of those measures. A new Latino detective and a new Latino outreach coordinator will be dedicated to working with the Latino community to improve communication with IPD, and a Spanish language campaign that encourages Latinos in Marion County to report crime by calling a designated line for Spanish speakers has been established. The number to call is (317) 327-6682.
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