Madison is fertile ground for Latino professionals

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Madison has had a chamber of commerce for Latinos for 10 years, but a spinoff group with a narrowed mission was launched formally Wednesday night.

While the existing Latino chamber has primarily focused on the needs of entrepreneurs, the new group is aimed at helping Latino professionals connect and develop their careers.

The Latino Professionals Association of Greater Madison kicked off at the Monona Terrace Convention Center with an extensive program before a crowd of more than 200.

Claudio Diaz, president of the new association, has helped lead it and spoke at the event. Diaz is chief human capital officer for Wipfli, a large accounting and business-consulting company. Here are excerpts from an interview prior to Wednesday night’s gathering: READ MORE

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