PROSPANICA NJ MARCH NEWSLETTER

March 2023

Welcome Spring!

March brings forth new beginnings. A ★NEW LOOK★ for our monthly newsletter which includes member highlights, Community partners and Prospanica member testimonials. We began the month fired up from our first 2023 event, Meet & Greet the Prospanica New Jersey Board in February at Sabor Latino Restaurant. A successful networking event where members got to meet the chapter board, new sponsors, and potential new members. Thank you to Jaime Pardo and Sabor Latino Restaurant for catering the delicious dinner and to our newest sponsor, Sheldon Smith, from Church & Dwight. Don’t miss the next event, Click below to connect with us on socials and/or inquire about being featured on our newsletter.

2023 Leadership Summit in Las Vegas

We geared forward to Las Vegas for Prospanica National’s annual Leadership Summit this month at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. The Future of Now: Unwrapping the present to plan for what’s ahead. An action packed 3-day summit where the panelists discussed: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Intersectionality; Workplace Culture, Beginners Equity for Latinos and Generation Wealth building, Leadership, tools to elevate your voice and communicate your value, and the power of your emotion to create the ultimate business and career relationship.

Celebrating Women’s National History Month

Celebrate women history month with us at Berkeley College. Join us for an awareness and networking symposium to empower, educate and uplift women. A panel discussion focusing on : Combating New Jersey’s Maternal and infant Mortality, Bio-psycho-social health, and testimonials.

Upcoming Events - Register Today!

Join us on April 13th at the Prudential Center to learn the importance of advancing your career by volunteering on a nonprofit board; network with Prospanica members and Prudential recruiters. Graciela Marques, Mary Ann F. Jackson and Edwin Farah.

The panel conversation will be moderated by Rene Deida, Vice president of corporate Giving.

Check out the long list of virtual and national Prospanica events in March by clicking on the event button below!

The 2023 Scholarship Program is now OPEN.

Member Highlights

Jaime A. Pardo is a energetic professional with diversified experience including Talent Acquisition, Higher Education Administration, Corporate Development, & Financial Services.

He offers an interdisciplinary approach in creating innovative solutions to solve complex business challenges. His experienced skill set has been the cornerstone in building valuable partnerships while maintaining the honor, tradition, and goals of the organizations that he proudly represents. He is a Manager, Workforce & Career Placement at Bergen Community College.

Connecting the future workforce with successful partnerships

At Prospanica, we designed approaches that bring real value to our professional members.

Professional members evolve their careers with our development programs and seminars, mentoring, networking, job fairs with top diversity recruiters, and employment opportunities. In addition, professional members receive:

• Discounts to Prospanica's national conference

• Member-only site access and features

• Prospanica Job Board and resume writing services

• Exclusive entry to networking and special events

• Special discounts to affinity partner services

Community Partner Highlight

Sabor Latino Restaurant is the best Latin Cuisine in the Heart of the Ironbound! Inspired by its rich Peruvian culture, the menus showcase the diverse flavors and cooking techniques from generations before its existence. With over 30 microclimates, Peru has a rich variety of homegrown ingredients. It’s no surprise that so many people have travelled to South America’s gastronomic hub, dating back over 500 years to when the Spanish arrived with European ingredients, to the more recent Japanese and Chinese, bringing with them Asian ingredients and cooking techniques, making Peruvian cuisine the ultimate fusion food. The cozy family ran restaurant is a popular place for many locals and out of town visitors. Visit this restaurant and Enjoy a meal with Latin rhythms and delicious food.

Prospanica Student Leader highlights

Students at Berkeley College New York City Campus celebrated the Dominican Independence day on February 27th in style!

On February 27, 1844, the Dominicans declared their independence after more than three hundred years of Spanish rule. José Núñez de Cáceres was the leader of the independence movement who intended to unite with Gran Colombia but Haiti instead annexed them in February 1822. Over the next 72 years they experienced mostly civil wars (financed with loans from European merchants), several failed invasions by its neighbors, Haiti and briefly returned to Spanish colonial status before permanently ousting the Spanish during the Dominican War of Restoration of 1863–1865.

Students enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree-granting college or university can join Prospanica at a student membership fee.

When you join Prospanica as a student member your annual investment provides a wide range of empowering resources, educational tools and scholarship eligibility. Student members can collaborate with our student-run University Chapter network or start their own chapter on campus and develop or enhance important skills, including: leadership, time management, project management, communications, organization, planning and budgeting.

Talent acquisition : Hot Jobs Alert.

Talent Acquisition is excited to bring you a monthly hot job alert! This document outlines hot jobs that businesses are  actively recruiting for throughout the organization.

Prospanica has advocated for Hispanic business professionals for 30 years. Since our founding as the National Society of Hispanic MBAs in 1988, we’ve hosted annual career and professional development conferences, connecting thousands of Hispanics to graduate programs, subject matter experts, corporations, and each other. Prospanica has given over $8 million in scholarships for graduate education, and many of those recipients have led our professional chapters and university chapters across the US and Puerto Rico, advancing diversity causes in their own communities. In 2016, as Hispanics continued to occupy a growing portion of the nation’s demographics, we rebranded as Prospanica to broaden our mission to serve all Hispanic professionals.

Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors!

Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing minority group but are severely underrepresented in professional employment. Help turn the tide and further Hispanic success in education and the marketplace to improve our nation’s economy.‍

Prospanica reaches some of the nation’s most dedicated and high-performing individuals:

• 30,000 students and professionals with 47 established chapters nationwide

• Nearly 60% have earned their MBA

• 44% bring more than three years of management experience

Contact Us for more information on Partnership Opportunities at newjersey.president@prospanica.org