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ALPFA Announces National Winners to be Honored At the 41st Annual Convention

Los Angeles, CA ALPFA, the premier business organization for expanding opportunities for Latino leadership in the global market, announced the winners of the national awards to be presented during the Annual Convention at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center near Washington D.C. The four-day event being held August 3-7, themed Securing A Seat at the Table of Success, will feature a variety of workshops, panel discussions, product pavilion, career fair and university forum. Over 3,000 professionals and students are expected to attend the convention with nearly 100 sponsoring companies including lead sponsor, PwC. The 2013 National Awards offers us an opportunity to publicly recognize the best of the best within ALPFA. Our success is due in part to the commitment and leadership of our members, and I am extremely proud of our winners this year; all of them truly represent our core values: Professional Growth, Integrity, Service, Inclusiveness and Teamwork. We look forward to honoring their achievements in August at our 41 st Annual Convention. said Manny Espinoza, ALPFA CEO. Six of the national awards will be presented at ALPFAs Awards Gala, sponsored by Deloitte, to be held Tuesday evening, August 6th. In addition to awards presentation, the evening will feature two of the most renown CEOs in the finance industry: Joe Echevarria, CEO of Deloitte and Bob Moritz, Chairman and Senior Partner of PwC as speakers that evening. The program will end with the national raffle drawing for a Mercedes-Benz and the evening will end with a sneak peek to the plans for 2014. The 2013 Winners include: Executive of the Year Michael Scannell, State Street, Boston Lifetime Achievement Zameer Upadhya, My Harvest Field, Houston Woman of ALPFA Maria Castan Moats, PwC, New York Outstanding Service to ALPFA David Kopsch, Walmart, Northwest Arkansas Most Promising Business Professional Juan Lopera, Tufts Health Plan, Boston Student of the Year Alex Almendarez, Texas A&M Manny Espinoza Servant Leadership Award Dianne Lystlund, Allstate, Chicago Women of ALPFA Latina Excellence Award - Anna Escobedo Cabral, Unit Chief, Ext Relations, Inter American Development Bank, Washington DC

For more information or to purchase tickets to this event, visit www.convention.alpfa.org

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ABOUT ALPFA Established in Los Angeles in 1972, ALPFA is the first national Latino professional association created in the United States and is the proud successor of the AAHCPA. ALPFA provides members the foundation to advance Latino leadership through access to opportunities and the individuals that can impact them throughout their careers. Today, with more than 23,000 members, including CEOs, CFOs and board members, through 40 professional chapters and over 100 student chapters in campuses around the nation, the organization has the largest member base and footprint among professional associations for Latinos. For more information on ALPFA, or to become a member visit: www.alpfa.org