DCA Kicks Off 2009 Hispanic Interns in Community Service Program & Latino Leaders Fellowship Institute
Ten Week Summer Program Geared Toward Leadership & Professional Development


TRENTON - The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) began its 2009 Hispanic Interns in Community Service Program and the Latino Leaders Fellowship Institute today at an opening reception at NJN studios.

"Through this program, young people in the Hispanic Community are provided important experience and training," said DCA Commissioner Joseph Doria. "These skills will help them to develop into our future business, political, and community leaders."

The Hispanic Interns in Community Service Program and Latino Leaders Fellowship Institute is a ten-week summer program geared toward leadership and professional development. The program, begun in 1988, offers Hispanic college students the opportunity to work in a government, corporate or non-profit setting and participate in leadership training conducted by Rutgers University's Center for Strategic Urban Community Leadership.

The Latino Leaders Fellowship Institute equips the interns participating in the Hispanic Interns in Community Service Program with skills essential to executive leadership. Interns learn to assess their own leadership styles and communication skills. Interns are required to complete an individual course project throughout the ten-week program. This year's class has 34 participants.

More information on the Hispanic Interns in Community Service Program and Latino Leaders Fellowship Institute can be obtained by calling 609-984-3223, or by going online at www.nj.gov/dca/chprd.


Hispanic Interns in Community Service Program and
Latino Leaders Fellowship Institute

Class of 2009

Name of Intern

Residence

College/University

Anthony Alicea

Bayonne

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Milagro Alvarez-Ali

North Bergen

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Katherine Avila

Trenton

The College of New Jersey

Yanira Bello

Teaneck

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Diana Blanco

Edison

Middlesex County College

Noel Borges

Jersey City

St. Peter's College

Irene Chacon

Jersey City

Hudson County Community College

Carolina Chica

West New York

The College of New Jersey

Lauren Cruz

Bergenfield

Seton Hall University

Maria Estanislao

Paterson

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Nitza Gallardo-Rodriguez

Union

Kean University

Veronica Garay

Newark

Montclair State University

Nallely Hiciano

North Bergen

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Gabriela Lachapel

Fair Lawn

Lafayette College

Isaac Lara

Fair Lawn

Columbia University

Mirelle Mariano

Passaic

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Sandra Nanita

Fair Lawn

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Lucia Quiles

North Plainfield

Raritan Valley Community College

Neil Ramer

Highland Park

Indiana University

Erika Ramirez

North Plainfield

Bloomfield College

Ricardo Reyes

Jersey City

Hudson County Community College

Luz Rios

Ventnor City

Rowan University

Bryan Rivera

Hamilton

Penn State University

Ismael Rivera

Eastampton

Rowan University

Alexander Rodriguez

Sayreville

Rutgers University

Emily Rodriguez

Newark

Essex County College

Cindy Romero

Jersey City

St. Peter's College

Nayeli Salazar

Flanders

Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Roger Salazar

Union

Seton Hall University

Sully Soto

Trenton

The College of New Jersey

Stephanie Torres

Bayonne

The College of New Jersey

Vanessa Trinidad

Piscataway

Barnard College of Columbia University

Carolina Uribe

Madison

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Stephanie Valladares

West New York

Rutgers University - Newark


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