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Dominican American Roundtable and the National Council Hold Productive Work Session in Miami, Florida
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Some participants at the DANR and National Dominican American Council meeting in Miami, Florida on Saturday, December 3, 2011.
Washington, DC (Sunday, December 4, 2011). –The National Dominican American Council (NDAC), jointly with The Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR), held a productive work meeting on organiz llevó a cabo una productiva reunión de trabajo organization and leadership development, on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Universidad del Caribe, 1901 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida 33129. (www.unicaribe.edu.do)
José A. Aybar, Vice-president of UNICARIBE, welcomed DANR President Dr. María Teresa Feliciano, NDAC Chairman Néstor Montilla, Sr., and participating leaders.
Among the paticipants were José R. Torres, Rosa Campillo, Pedro Díaz Ballester, Dr. Luis M. Campillo, Rafael Montilla Tavarez, Cosme E. Pérez, Rafael Morel, Julio Martínez, Frinee Mattesich, Ron Mattesich, Julissa Bonfante, Director of Business Development of Voxxi, América Schroch Tavárez, General Local Council Coordinator in the State of Florida, Judisa Alvarez, Nelsida Chacoff, Francis Aracena, Sonia Rivera, Maribel Enriquez, Melody Then, Genaro Brito, Luisa Nunez, Beliza Álvarez and among others, Zurelys Cardenas, Directora de HR de Comcast Cable.
“The Florida Dominican leadership participating in this work session is a group of capable men and woman who have made the socio-economic and political destiny of this community their priority,” said Presidente Feliciano. “We anticipate how this group will emerge in the next five years as they join the Roundtable and the National Dominican American Council to work on strategies aimed at advocating for the socio-economic and political empowerment of Dominicas in the Statour communities. medida que agencian estrategias con la Mesa Redonda y el Concilio Nacional Dominico Americano en pos del desarrollo y apoderamiento de los dominicanos en el Estado de la Florida”.
“I’m excited about the challenge at hand,” said Julissa Bonfante, a young Dominican woman who was appointed Miami’s local council coordinator. “I look forward to working with DANR President and NDAC Chairman, America Schroh and the dedicated and passionate Dominicans I met with today.”
Frinee Mattesich and Ron Mattesich were appointed local council coordinators in Punta Gorda and neighboring cities in Florida.
The work session outlined the structuring and development of local councils in several cities and regions of the state of Florida, including Miami, that would focus on identified areas of need for Dominicans, and will join efforts in coordinating a Dominican American State Conference in early spring 2012.
The meeting’s coordinating team included América Schroh Tavárez, Florida State Coordinator of Local Councils, Sonia Rivera, Melody Then and Beliza Álvarez.
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About the National Dominican American Council (NDAC)
NDAC is a civic-community-engagement and public relations training organ composed of over 120 local councils functioning in the United States and territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NDAC responsibilities include setting the national Dominican American agenda at the Dominican American National Roundtable Annual Convention, and advocating for the socio-economic and political development of all Dominican Americans and our diverse communities in areas concerning education, economic development, health, housing, immigration and community empowerment (nationalcouncil@danr.org).
About DANR
The Dominican-American National Roundtable (DANR) is a non-partisan, non-profit corporation seeking to bring together the different voices of all people of Dominican origin in the United States. DANR is a national forum for analysis, planning, and action to advance the educational, economic, legal, social, cultural, and political interests of Dominican Americans. It aims to ensure for U. S. Dominicans the full exercise of the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States of America. With those objectives in mind, DANR is committed to enriching the quality of life in the United States by highlighting the contributions of Dominicans to the larger American society (www.danr.org).
