NAHP Media Summit Honors Community Leaders & Pioneers of Latina Journalism.

The Hispanic publishers and attendees at the National Association of Hispanic Publications’ (NAHP) 5th Annual Washington Media Summit took time to honor community leaders and the Latina publisher and journalist of the year at the Leadership Awards and Latina Publishers Luncheon. The Luncheon also featured Mel Martínez, secretary of Housing and Urban Development, as a keynote speaker, and Linda Chávez-Thompson, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO.

“It is very special for the NAHP to be able to honor the leaders of our community and the women who have done such wonderful work this year both in publishing and hard-hitting reporting,” said NAHP Executive Director & CEO Ivonne Cunarro. “We would also like to thank our sponsor, GMAC, and James Farmer for making this event possible.”

The honorees at this year’s Leadership Awards and Latina Publishers Luncheon and their presenters are:

–Héctor Flores, president of LULAC. Presented with the Fair Play Leadership Award by NAHP President and Philadelphia publisher of Al Día, Hernán Guaracao.

–Conrado A. Contreras y Tobar, publisher of Houston’s The Hispanic Post. Presented with the Community Service Leadership Award by NAHP Secretary, Lupita Colmenero, from Dallas’ El Hispanic News.

–Dolores Sánchez, publisher of El Central Newspaper. Presented with the Latina Publisher of the Year Award by NAHP Region 3 Director, Kansas City’s Dos Mundos publisher Clara Reyes.

–Carmen Cardinal, reporter for Dos Mundos newspaper. Presented with the Latina Journalist of the Year Award by Clara Padilla Andrews, publisher of Portland, Oregon’s El Hispanic News.

For more information at http://www.nahponline.org