2/24/2006
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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, Consultant, Wishard Health Services, and Karen Celestino Horseman, attorney, as co-chairs of the commission. Ricardo Gambetta, the mayor’s director of Latino Affairs, serves as executive director.
Commissioners 2006
Tom Morales, CEO Morales Group Inc.
Juan Gonzalez, Director of Latino Affairs 5/3 Bank
Morella Dominguez, State Coordinator Indiana Minority Health Coalition
Jenny Goss, Regional Vice-President National City Bank
Joe Gonzales, State Farm Insurance
Rafael Sanchez, Attorney Bingham & McHale
Miriam Acevedo, Director La Plaza Inc.
Martha Spence, Community Activist
Leo Tamez, President Indianapolis Association of Mexican Leaders
Irene Bublick, Latino Coordinator Public Defender’s Office
Gala Kennedy, Butler University
Guy Hayes, United Way of Indiana
Jennifer Kirchhofer, Latino Liaison Better Business Bureau
Samantha Hutchinson, Kipp Brothers Inc.
Guadalupe Lewis, Latino Liaison Indianapolis Urban League
Nora Willman, Community Relations IPS
Angela Iza, Attorney and Community activist.
Claudio Trincado, Department of Metropolitan Development
MCOLA Consultants & Adviser for 2006
Roberto Curci, (Business & Economic Development).
Roberto Ponce, (Marketing, Media & Communications)
Martha Pabon, (Mayors’ Latino Forum & Special events).
Frances Vega, (Education)
Officer Carlos Trincado, (Public Safety)
Rafael Mendez, (Community outreach)
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