What is all the HYPE about ?
HYPE ( HISPANIC YOUNG PRO- FESSIONALS & ENTREPRENEURS , INC .), is a registered Florida non profit organization , comprised of talented , energetic , young Hispanic professionals that are committed to recruit and retain its membership , offer professional development , community outreach opportunities and social / networking activities . HYPE ’ s mission statement is to : “ To fuse Hispanic / Latino young professionals amongst each other and integrate them within the community ”. HYPE will serve the needs of the Tampa Bay Hispanic community by focusing on important issues such as education . HYPE is also committed to establishing strategic partnerships with other community based organizations to support and promote each other ’ s events , programming and community service . How do you join the HYPE ? You have to be 21 years and older , membership is opened to Hispanics and non Hispanics alike and our members are expected to contribute their energy , knowledge and time to further the mission statement and vision of HYPE . HYPE is comprised of a Board of Directors , two overall HYPE Co-Chairs , four committees with two respective Co-Chairs and an Honorary Advisory Board .
Honorary Advisory Board : Judge EJ Salcines ( Florida ’ s 2nd District Court of Appeal ) Leonardo Leon ( Journalist , La Gaceta )
Board of Directors : Gilberto “ Gil ” Sanchez , HYPE Co-Chair ( Corporate Attorney , Maney & Gordon , P . A .) Maria Elena Elisalde , HYPE Co-Chair ( Employment : Assistant Vice President , Commercial Banking , SunTrust Bank ) Aida Ramirez , Secretary ( Financial Planner , Mass Mutual ) Robin Gomez , Treasurer ( City of Clearwater Auditor , City of Clearwater ) Gonzalo Perez-Verdia , Co-Chair of Professional Development ( Financial Advisor , Merrill Lynch ) Juana Morales , Co-Chair of Professional Development ( Engineer - Manager , Verizon ) Mario Diaz , Co-Chair of Community Outreach , ( Anchor , Channel 10 ) James Lascano , Co-Chair of Community Outreach ( Manager , Verizon ) Ray Wong , Co-Chair of Membership / PR ( Architecture , Gresham Smith & Partners ) Jolie Gonzalez , Co-Chair of Membership / PR ( Publisher and Owner , Latin Times ) Ana Morejon , Co-Chair of Social / Marketing ( Mortgage Broker , Paragon Mortgage ) Braulio Grajales , Co-Chair of Social / Marketing ( Engineer , UBS )
Please visit us at : www . hypetampabay . org and remember to join the HYPE !
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The Power of Salsapower 6 years ago Jacira Castro , together with graphics designer Julián Mejía founded Salsa power . com it has since grown to include 300 Local Correspondents in 60 countries !
One of the most active is Judith Turner , Local Correspondent for Tampa-St . Pete . Judith has just launched the membership pilot project for SalsaPower . This program benefits all salseros ! A dancer purchases a membership card ($ 25 / year ) and with this gets discounts at clubs and free classe ( s ) at participating schools . These venues are highlighted with a special symbol on the Tampa SalsaCity page .
SalsaPower has information on clubs , instructors and events around the world , as well as CD and concert reviews , exclusive artist interviews , editorials and much more ! www . SalsaPower . com
Latin Times attends the ( HYP ) Hispanic Yellow Pages release of this year ’ s Tampa Bay Directory !
What a fabulous event !
The Best of Tampa Bay was held at The Tampa Bay performing Arts Center @ The Riverwalk on Saturday , March 25th , 2006 .
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Latin Times staff had the immense pleasure of being present at this years “ The Best of Tampa Bay ” event , which hosted over 1,700 people ! What a delicious treat ! This event featured the culinary delights of dozens of Tampa Bay ’ s Best Restaurants . An annual event , this event has become more and more successful each year . The Center raised about $ 75,000 in funds to benefit their programs . If you missed this event this year , be sure and sign up to receive the monthly calendar of events the Center emails out on a monthly basis . For more information on upcoming events visit : TBPAC . org
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