Lápiz President and CEO selected Industry Influential 2006.

Dolores Kunda, president and CEO of Lápiz. Dolores will be honored with the American Advertising Federation and District Two Industry Influential award at the AAF’s Mosaic Awards and Forum luncheon during Advertising Week in New York this year.

Dolores has been selected to receive District Two’s Diversity Achievement Award for Agency Influential, an award that recognizes a leader who has been instrumental in promoting career opportunities for minorities within a specific industry.

“The Mosaic and Diversity Achievement Awards recognize the most advanced, enlightened and forward-thinking individuals and corporations that have seized upon multicultural marketing to embolden their business’ fortunes,” said Wally Snyder, AAF president & CEO. “This year’s honorees are prime examples of those who have embraced multicultural marketing techniques, best practices and diversity initiatives to improve the bottom line and stay relevant in today’s competitive corporate environment.”

“Today, in honoring those who have done so much to create diversity and multiculturalism in our industry, we are assuring that progress in this area is continuing. As Spike Lee said, ‘Just do the right thing.’ These honorees have all done the right thing, and the advertising industry is the better for it,” said Nick Ferrari, governor of District 2 and CEO, Erdos & Morgan, Inc.