Fifth Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner Photo Gallery

What: Fifth Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner
Where: Hilton WIchita Airport
When: April 2, 2007

The Fifth Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner was held on Monday, April 2, 2007 from 6-9 pm at the Emerald Ballroom, Hilton Wichita Airport, 2098 Airport Road. The event featured a keynote address from the Honorable Congress Todd Tiahrt, as well as introduction of the 2007-2008 Board of Directors.

2006 Bronze and Silver Corporate Partners
AT&T
Bank of the West
City of Wichita
Conco, Inc.
Cornejo and Sons, Inc.
Cox Business Services
Davis Moore Auto Group
Delta Dental of Kansas
Intrust Bank
Koch Industries, Inc.
Pen Publishing Interactive, Inc.
The Pepsi Bottling Group
Professional EDngineering Consultants, P.A.

2006 Excellence in Leadership Awards recipients

Non-Profit Organization-Ser Corporation, Richard Lopez
Small Business Organization-Regier Carr & Monroe LLP, Gary Freeman
Corporate Partner-Cornejo and Sons, Inc., Ron Cornejo
Individual of the Year-Roger Pflughoeft, Bank of the West

A Special Thanks to our Sponsors!!

Gold Sponsors: AT&T, Bank of the West, Cornejo and Sons, Inc., and University of Phoenix
Bronze Sponsors: Central Star Credit Union, Conco, Inc., Intrust Bank, New York Life, and Southwest National Bank

Mael Hernandez, Pen Publishing Interactive, Inc.

Dr. Phil Orlando, University of Phoenix

Peter Salmeron, Complete Landscaping Systems, Inc.

Tara Freeman, Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce

Abel Perez, Kansas Department of Commerce

George Kolb, City of Wichita

Carl Brewer, City of Wichita

Congressman Todd Tihart

Ron Cornejo, Cornejo and Sons, Inc.

Andrea Lofgreen, Fidelity Bank

Richard Lopez, SER Corporation

Charles Rivera, New York Life

Sheila Salmeron, Cancer Center of Kansas

Richard Lopez, SER Corporation

Outgoing Board Members

Deb Marquez, Allstate Insurance-Deb Marquez Agency, Inc.

Gary Freeman, Regier Carr & Monroe LLP

Ron Cornejo, Cornejo and Sons, Inc.

Roger Pflughoeft, Bank of the West

2006-2007 Corporate Partners Awards

Susan Addington, Koch Industries, Inc.

Jeanne Mendoza, Cox Business Services

Craig Nelson, Conco, Inc.

Roger Pflughoeft, Bank of the West

Brian Black, Urban League of Kansas, Inc.

Irene Hart, Sedgwick County

Gilberto Oliva, Southwest National Bank

Mayor Carlos Mayans, City of Wichita

Ron Cornejo, Cornejo and Sons, Inc.

Central Plains Development

Calendar of Events

Third Annual Golf Tournament - July 23rd, 2008

Braeburn Golf Club, Wichita State University Participant Fee: $100 each or $400 for a team of four

Preparing the Hispanic Community to Assume Leadership

Preparing the Hispanic Community to Assume Leadership Roles in Business, Education, Medicine, Law and Politics. Presented by Augustine Martinez, president, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Location: Wichita Botanica-Terrace Room Cost: $7.00 members or $15 for non-members

Wichita's Economic Horizon

Presented by The Honorable Mayor Carl Brewer Location: Newman University, Library Ballroom Cost: $7.00 members or $15 for non-members