National Hispanic Business Women’s Association scholarship dinner set for 5/30

MEDIA CONTACT:
Patty Homo – Director (949) 636-7800 patty@nationalhbwa.com

ORANGE COUNTY’S LEADING NATIONAL HISPANIC BUSINESS WOMEN ASSOCIATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING COLLEGE STUDENTS

(Santa Ana, CA) April 25, 2013 – At its 13th Annual Awards and Scholarship Dinner on May 30, 2013, the National Hispanic Business Women Association (NHBWA) will award educational scholarships to 20 students.

“Year after year I am amazed with our NHBWA scholarship recipients; particularly of their intense determination and strength to persevere towards their educational goals, despite the many obstacles that come their way. They will no doubt reach their dreams in obtaining a higher education and we look forward to witness the results of their achievement,”said Scholarship Committee Chair and Past President, Cecilia Novella.

The 2013 Educational Scholarship recipients are:

Karina Camacho, Irvine
Isis Calvario, Santa Ana
Daisy Camargo, Santa Ana
Ambar Castaneda, Santa Ana
Kayla Dean, Huntington Beach
Paulette Garcia, Orange
Amy Gomez, Azusa
Susan Guadarrama, Santa Ana
Melissa Kieffer, Reseda
Estefania Lopez, Irvine
Claudia Maravilla, Santa Ana
Lizbeth Martinez, La Habra
Jorge Medina, Santa Ana
Yoselinda Mendoza, Santa Ana
Annel Monsalvo, Los Angeles
Beatrice Olteanu,Garden Grove
Cynthia Perez, South Gate
Catalina Reynoso, Lynwood
Lilian Saldana, Covina
Norma Saldana, Covina

NHBWA’s mission is to encourage women to develop their business and professional endeavors by promoting business growth through education, mutual support, the sharing of information, business referrals and networking.

WHAT:
13th Annual Business Women of the Year and Scholarship Awards Ceremony

WHERE:
DoubleTree Hotel – Santa Ana/OC Airport
201 East MacArthur Boulevard, Santa Ana, CA 92707

WHEN:
Thursday May 30, 2013
6:00 p.m. Reception and Silent Auction
7:00 p.m. Dinner Program

RESERVE YOUR SEAT: http://awards2013.nationalhbwa.com

About NHBWA

The National Hispanic Business Women Association (NHBWA) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization established in Orange County, California in 1997. The mission of the organization is to encourage women to develop their business and professional endeavors by promoting business growth through education, mutual support, the sharing of information, business referrals and networking.

Since its inception, the NHBWA has awarded 128 educational scholarships to deserving students including this year’s recipients. This achievement has been possible thanks to the support of our members, corporate sponsors and donors.
We look forward to seeing you on May 30th!

Sincerely,

NHBWA Board of Directors
2024 N. Broadway, Suite 100
Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 836-4042
info@nationalhbwa.com
www.nationalhbwa.com

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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