Dominican American National Roundtable holds Annual Retreat at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, NJ

Washington, DC. — The Board of Directors of the Dominican American National Roundtable held its annual retreat from Friday, May 21 to Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, NJ.

Board directors attending retreat came from across the United States, including Puerto Rico, Massachusetts, Providence, RI, Philadelphia, New York and New Jersey.

“We are honored and delighted to host our annual retreat in New Jersey this year,” said Nestor Montilla, DANR President and Chairman of the Board. “Our national annual retreat is our venue where we as board members participate in board leadership development and share our experiences carrying progressive work on behalf of our communities; we brainstorm, renew our vision and commitment and strategize to strengthen our Corporation. I would like to sincerely say that, as board members, we have all been blessed individually and collectively with having achieved so much so far on behalf of our community. After successfully hosting our 12th National Annual Conference in Walt Disney World, our Board has now embarked on restructuring DANR.”

“The meeting agenda includes strategic planning sessions, and a set of actions including policy and critical bylaws changes to serve our membership better and strengthen DANR in the years to come,” said the Hon. Julio Guridy, DANR National Vice President.

Other invited participants included DANR past presidents and founders Victor Capellan and New York State Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat.

About DANR

The Dominican American National Roundtable is a non-partisan non-profit Washington, D.C. based organization that advocates for the empowerment of over 2 million Dominicans in the United States and Puerto Rico. The DANR is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization established in 1997 and incorporated in 2000. We are the first and only national organization advocating on behalf of the growing Dominican American community in areas concerning education, health, immigration, economic development, and civic empowerment at the national level.