NewsWhore
11-04-2008, 03:40 PM
The president of the Dominican-American Round Table, Victor Capellan has been honored as one of the 13 MillerCoors 2008 Leaders of the Year. The annual MillerCoors campaign recognizes the leadership and arduous work of a number of Hispanic leaders across the country. The winning Lider will receive a US$25,000 grant for a leadership project of their choice to continue their good work. Capellan says he would use the grant to fund the DANR Youth Program that takes young people to Washington to receive training on becoming immigration advocates.
"It is an honor to be considered a candidate for Lider of the Year," said Capellan. "Educating our youth has always been my priority. By providing our young people with the tools to become immigration advocates, we will arm them with information to educate our citizenry and our political officials on the true, valuable and critical contributions immigrants are making in this country."
Capellan has held numerous positions around the country, such as Executive Director of Center for Hispanic Policy and Advocacy, in Rhode Island, President of DANR in Washington, DC, Principal of EBC High School for Public Service in Brooklyn, NY and now as Director of School Improvement and Leadership Services for Fall River Public Schools in Massachusetts. His focus has been on educating the community on the importance of political involvement, creating paths to success and moving the community into positions of power.
To elect the 2008 Lider of the Year from this slate of candidates, the campaign encourages the general public to log on to their website, coorslideres.com, to vote for their choice from 1 November through 12 November.
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"It is an honor to be considered a candidate for Lider of the Year," said Capellan. "Educating our youth has always been my priority. By providing our young people with the tools to become immigration advocates, we will arm them with information to educate our citizenry and our political officials on the true, valuable and critical contributions immigrants are making in this country."
Capellan has held numerous positions around the country, such as Executive Director of Center for Hispanic Policy and Advocacy, in Rhode Island, President of DANR in Washington, DC, Principal of EBC High School for Public Service in Brooklyn, NY and now as Director of School Improvement and Leadership Services for Fall River Public Schools in Massachusetts. His focus has been on educating the community on the importance of political involvement, creating paths to success and moving the community into positions of power.
To elect the 2008 Lider of the Year from this slate of candidates, the campaign encourages the general public to log on to their website, coorslideres.com, to vote for their choice from 1 November through 12 November.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)