“Appointment of New Chair, Henry L. Solano, Will Help Guide NLCI’s Strategic Priorities”
WASHINGTON, DC-The National Latino Children’s Institute (NLCI), a San Antonio,
Texas-based national nonprofit organization, announced today that Henry L.
Solano has been appointed the new Chair of the Board of Directors. He will
guide the vibrant NLCI board and staff to move forward in implementing its
strategic priorities. “Today, at our strategic planning and annual board meeting,
we reconfirmed our commitment to Latino children and youth,” said NLCI newly elected
Board Chair, Henry Solano.
Mr. Solano has been a part of NLCI since its
inception. He is a former Clinton
appointee and most recently served as the interim president and general counsel
for MALDEF. He is currently a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, based
in New York.
A former U.S.
attorney for District of Colorado and solicitor for the U.S. Department of
Labor, Solano currently serves on the board of directors for MALDEF and the
National Hispana Leadership Institute.
NLCI also added three new board members Rocky
Egusquiza is currently Vice President of Member Value at AARP (formerly of the
Ford Motor Company Fund & Community Services), Diana C. Diaz, Director of
Corporate and Community Affairs at Univision, , and Mary Lou de Leon Siantz,
PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Dean Diversity and Cultural Affairs School of Nursing
at the University of Pennsylvania, an academic leader and child advocate.
They all bring a wealth of experience from diverse fields and will provide
valuable expertise to the organization as it continues its role as a vital
national resource with, for and on behalf of Latino children and youth.
“NLCI is thrilled to have these new
members join our Board of Directors,” said NLCI Executive Director
Josephine F. Garza. “They are talented and committed leaders who
know that every step we take to improve the lives of Latino children improves
the lives of all of us. We will benefit greatly from their guidance and
leadership as NLCI continues its mission to focus the nation’s attention on
issues and challenges facing young Latinos and to assist communities in finding
solutions.”
During the strategic planning meeting, NLCI board
and staff made a commitment to building healthy communities for young Latinos
by implementing the following four key strategies:
1.
NLCI a vital national resource works with, for and on behalf of
young Latinos through designing, developing and implementing innovative
in-culture programs and initiatives that support their healthy and social
development.
2.NLCI advances public policy through evidence-based/outcomes-based
evaluative programming and is recognized as a leading advocacy organization for
young Latinos.
3.NLCI increases public awareness of the values, resources,
challenges and issues of young Latinos and their families.
4.NLCI integrates a comprehensive national network of Latino youth
serving organizations and partners.
“NLCI connects our
diverse communities through the demonstrated ability to translate culture by
developing in-culture programs that take into account language, history,
traditions and the diversity of the Latino community, as such we are working
toward creating an America where all Latino children and youth succeed”said NLCI’s elected Chair
of the Board of Directors, Henry Solano.
For more information about the National Latino
Children’s Institute, visit www.nlci.org.
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