Meet Some of Tampa Bay ’ s Illustrious Hispanic Business Men
In a tribute to the strong , Latin , family-oriented and community-oriented men in our community , Latin Times Magazine takes great pleasure y orgullo , to introduce you to some of these hombres who reside in our Tampa Bay barrio .
These fine upstanding gentlemen are our neighbors , our brothers , our fathers , our tios y our amigos . Meet some of our pride and joy !
By : Marti Lopez y Jolie Gonzalez
Gilberto " Gil " Sanchez , age 29 , was born in Parkersburg , West Virginia . At the age of twelve , he moved to Buga , Colombia , were he resided for four years . In 1993 , Gil moved back to the U . S . where he began his long-run in achieving an excellent education and graduated from Riverview High School in Sarasota , Florida . He began his freshman year of college at the University of Florida (" UF ") in Fall 1995 ( home of the Florida Gators !) and majored in Political Science and also received a minor and certificate in Latin American Studies . Gil was involved with the UF Student Body , having served as President of the Colombian Student Association , President of the Hispanic Student Association , Student Senator , Member of Delta Chi fraternity and the leadership Honorary , Florida Blue Key .
Gilberto “ Gil ” Sanchez
A busy and determined young man , Gil also interned in Washington , D . C . for U . S . Senator Bob Graham in Summer 1998 . Upon graduation , Gil was admitted to law school at the U . F . Levin College of Law . As a law student , Gil was President of the Law College Council and ran for U . F . Student Body President . Gil also started his first business in law school , raising $ 150,000.00 in financing for the start-up company ! After graduation , Gil moved to Tampa where he currently practices Corporate law , Immigration and Civil litigation with the law firm Maney & Gordon , P . A . www . maneygordon . com .
Gil is currently involved in a diverse group of community based organizations , including : Co-Chair and Board member of HYPE ( Hispanic Young Professional Entrepreneurs ( www . hypetampabay . org ); Co-Chair of Interact with Emerge Tampa ( www . emergetampa . com ); V . P . and Board Member of Tampa Hispanic Heritage , Inc .; Member of Kiwanis Downtown of Tampa ; Secretary and Board Member of HBIF ( www . hbiftampa . org ); and he is involved with the Legislative Committee of Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce , Bay Area Advisors , Alianza de Tampa and U . F . Law Advisory Council . Gil is President of Bleu Whale Entertainment , LLC since 1997 , a special events company .
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Gil Sanchez is certainly the epitome of what makes a Latina Mom proud , a community-loving Latino man indeed . And , what does a hard-working Latino hombre like Mr . Gil do for fun : he is a competitive tennis player and enjoys Latin dancing !
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