Nina Vaca, a nationally recognized business leader and Founder, Chairman and CEO of Dallas-based Pinnacle Technical Resources, has been named Chair of the Board of Directors of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC). The USHCC also appointed Jeanette Prenger, Founder and President of ECCO Select Corporation, as Vice Chair. For the first time in the history of the USHCC, these two critical, leadership positions will be held by two women.The USHCC makes this announcement just weeks before its 31st Annual National Convention & Business Expo, slated for September 22-25 in Dallas, Texas. Vaca and Prenger will assume their new leadership roles at the upcoming convention.
"This new leadership team marks an evolutionary era for USHCC, setting a tone of innovative, strategic and proven talent," said Javier Palomarez, President and CEO of the USHCC. "We are confident that Nina and
Jeannette will make a significant impact in strengthening our value to our primary constituents, including Hispanic Business Enterprises (HBEs), local chambers of commerce and corporate partners who support the growth of Hispanic business."
For the past 3 years, Vaca has served as Region III Chair and Member of the Board of the USHCC and served as Chair of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2005. "I am honored to serve as Chair of the USHCC," said Vaca. "Our organization has great momentum as we approach our National Convention and Business Expo and I look forward to a robust exchange of ideas and sharing our vision for the future." Vaca added: "What is critical to the USHCC going forward is a continued focus on our 200 member chambers
of commerce in communities across the country, while expanding the organization's strategic partnerships with major corporations, government agencies and business organizations to increase opportunities for Hispanic Business Enterprises (HBEs)."
Vaca is the founder, Chair and CEO of Pinnacle Technical Resources, an award-winning provider of information technology services. Pinnacle's offerings include IT staffing and professional services, managed staffing services, vendor management solutions, and payrolling/independent contractor compliance. Under Vaca's leadership,
Pinnacle has been ranked among the ten fastest growing staffing firms nationwide in each of the past six years, and now includes approximately 3,000 consultants across all 50 states. Pinnacle is also the 4th largest diversity-owned IT staffing firm nationally and the largest outside the NY/NJ area. READ FULL STORY
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