A good place to start is our third consecutive sold out golf tournament. It was a wonderful, fun-filled event with beautiful weather and well over 250 participants.

We also had our most successful La Oportunidad conference with over 3,000 attendees who visited and sampled the wares of over 130 vendors. It seems the event gets better with each passing year.

Another proud milestone that we reached this summer was our 13th Annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference. Also, the continuation of the Valley Center Opportunity Zone (VCOZ). It was the first time that a historic partnership between the Latin Chamber and the Urban Chamber was formulated in such an endeavor.

I also take pride in mentioning the noteworthy achievements made by many of our members over the past couple of years. Individuals such as Ruben Kihuen, who was recently named among the top new Assembly members in this year’s legislative session, and Mo Denis, who served with distinction during his second term as the Assemblyman for District 28 at the State Legislature. In addition, I am especially proud of my fellow Latina board member, Elizabeth Gallagher who was recognized once again at the national level.

	Mo Denis	Ruben Kihuen

Of course I cannot go on without mentioning the unprecedented and generous donation, in which the last installment was recently granted, by Latin Chamber member, Aner Iglesias, which will surely continue to propel the Chamber’s mission to the next level.

I consider myself fortunate to have served as your Chairman for the past two years in an organization with so many talented board members. Together, we work in unison to make the chamber stronger every day. To date, I believe that we have accomplished what I envisioned when I took office as Chairman but it could not have been done without the help and support of our great membership and staff. I thank each and every one of you for all you do to make our chamber one of the best in the nation!