CEO, Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
WHY: Leads advocacy efforts for 30K Hispanic-owned businesses locally; director, Orange County/Inland Empire SBDC Network.
RECENT: Focus of late has included federal immigration and employment legislation, as well as technology innovation, including open-market policies toward internet; named to national Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board.
QUOTABLE: “Our economic vitality is threatened” by workforce and income declines, absent federal action, he wrote this year.
FUN FACTS: Wife, Annette; daughter a senior at NYU; son a senior at Fairmont Prep. Birthday: June 18.
