January 10, 2013 – Griselda Aldrete, Executive Director of Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM) and HispanicPro partner, was named one of Milwaukee 40 under 40 award winners. “I am very humbled by this recognition but very excited,” said Aldrete. This is the 20th year The Business Journal has recognized Milwaukee’s up-and-coming community leaders. These year’s winners were selected based on their community leadership and engagement from a pool of 270 nominations. “This recognition reflects the high regard The Business Journal and Selection Committee have for the work that HPGM does and its value to the city of Milwaukee,” said Aldrete. “I am grateful to join the ranks of other professionals who are vested in the city and really want to make a difference to making Milwaukee a better city to live and work in.”
Aldrete and the other winners will be honored in a special section of The Business Journal on March 1 and at an awards event on March 4. To see the full list of winners log on to: http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/blog/2013/01/business-journal-names-40-under-40.html
About Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM)
As Milwaukee and its business community strive to attract and preserve a talented, diverse workforce, HPGM's founding members recognized the important role they could play in this endeavor and the service it could provide to the Hispanic professional community as well as to corporations in the Greater Milwaukee area. HPGM was started with the help of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin and the Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce.
After several critical strategic planning sessions, key recruiting of members, and several fun, informal networking socials, HPGM has launched as a multi-generational non-profit 501c(3) organization. With membership over 550 and the positive buzz within the Greater Milwaukee community, HPGM is ready to ask the question: Hispanic Professionals... Have you seen us lately?
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