Reception: 11:15 – 11:45 am
Luncheon: 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Our 33rd annual Hispanic Business Person of the Year Gala Luncheon will take place on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center (Networking Reception: 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.; Lunch: Noon to 1:30 p.m.). RHBA is delighted to welcome Miguel Velasquez, CEO of Regional Transit Service (RTS) as our keynote speaker. You won’t want to miss this event!
The Rochester Hispanic Business Association has named Luisa Baars its 2024 Hispanic Business Person of the Year.
Baars began her professional life as a physical and occupational therapist working with Hispanics in various settings, helping individuals regain function, return to work and alleviate pain and suffering. She also worked in drug and alcohol addiction treatment with The HealthAssociation, finding new ways to provide culturally appropriate treatment to clients.
Baars founded MAS Translation Services in 1988 in response to needs she observed for appropriate translation and interpretation services for Rochester’s Hispanic population.
Keynote Speaker: Miguel Velazquez, CEO of Regional Transit Service (RTS)
Since joining RGRTA in 1999, Miguel Velázquez has successfully led the organization through significant projects and change that have improved our customers’ experience with the public transit system. He oversaw the transformation of the Authority’s information systems, infrastructure, services, and operation. He created the vision for TIDE (Technology Initiatives Driving Excellence), an ambitious $25 million customer-focused technology project, he was the Executive Sponsor for the construction of the $50 million RTS Transit Center in Downtown Rochester, and for Reimagine RTS – a complete redesign of the 40-year-old service profile which is now providing a more equitable and modern transportation system to our community.
Miguel has raised funds for youth programs in the Rochester community for over a decade. He serves on the Board of several community-based organizations as well as public transportation industry associations. He is a member of the Rochester Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative steering committee, board member of Together Now, a trustee at Nazareth University, and a member of the Partners for Downtown Rochester, among others. Miguel is a 2012 recipient of the Rochester Business Journal Forty under 40 Award. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Rochester, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business.
He and his family reside in Pittsford.
Register now!
$60 – Member
$75 – Non-member
$550 – Member
$700 – Non-member
Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/17/2024
11:15 am - 1:30 pm
Location
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center
123 East Main Street
Rochester, New York 14604
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