Georgia Hispanic Organization Hosts Leadership Event

On Wednesday, the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce held its second annual conference on Hispanic leadership at the UPS headquarters in Sandy Springs.

Tony Torres, a 20-year-old student at Georgia Gwinnett College was among the attendees.

“Just basically take notes, everything that they say.  That’s mostly what I’m going to be doing.  Not much question asking,” he said.

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Interviewing and resume writing skills were among the lessons taught at the event.

“We want to make sure that they are getting the training, the actual training so that they can go out in the community and be effective as leaders,” says Santiago Marques, the vice president and CFO of the Commerce.

He says these type of lessons will go a long way for the Hispanics in Georgia.

“They can go back to their companies, corporations, businesses and have the tools that they need to become leaders in the community.  Not just in the Hispanic community, but the general community,” says Marques.

There are currently 36,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in Georgia, according to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

“Economic contribution-wise, our business community provides $7 billion dollars in annual revenues into the Georgia economy.  And as a consumer base, we contribute $17 billion dollars annually,” says Tisha Tallman, the president and CEO of the GHCC.

At Wednesday’s event, the UPS Foundation delivered checks to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the local branch of the Latin American Association.