{"id":67689,"date":"2019-03-07T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-maryland-state-leaders-praise-featherstone-foundations-multilingual-workforce-initiative\/"},"modified":"2019-03-07T15:51:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T19:51:02","slug":"lideres-del-estado-de-maryland-elogian-la-iniciativa-de-una-fuerza-laboral-multilingue-de-la-featherstone-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/lideres-del-estado-de-maryland-elogian-la-iniciativa-de-una-fuerza-laboral-multilingue-de-la-featherstone-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland State Leaders Praise Featherstone Foundation&#8217;s Multilingual Workforce Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BALTIMORE<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 7, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The award-winning <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2396787-1&amp;h=1948685057&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefeatherstonefoundation.org%2F&amp;a=William+%26+Lanaea+C.+Featherstone+Foundation\" rel=\"nofollow\">William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation<\/a><\/u> celebrated the graduates of its innovative workforce program, Reaching New Heights. The initiative has been an economic engine that has provided underemployed and unemployed multicultural trainees with professional careers, stronger household incomes and financial stability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We serve as an<b>\u00a0<\/b><b>incubator\u00a0of bilingual talent <\/b>and\u00a0<b>pipeline for employers to tap qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds<\/b>,&#8221; said <b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2396787-1&amp;h=2756273936&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fthefeatherstonefoundation.org%2Flanaea-featherstones-bio%2F&amp;a=Lanaea+C.+Featherstone\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lanaea C. Featherstone<\/a><\/b>, CEO, Featherstone Foundation and member of the OSI-Baltimore Community Fellows&#8217; Network. &#8220;Employment is one of the most powerful economic vehicles that bolsters communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is vital for corporation like ours to be proactive in seeking and retaining bilingual talent. Partnerships like this one with the Featherstone Foundations allows us to diversify our workforce and be better equipped to serve our communities,&#8221; said <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Lourdes Montes-Greenan<\/span><\/b>, vice president for community development banking, PNC. &#8220;Nowadays diversity is key for success in any industry; that&#8217;s why we have been very proud to support the Reaching New Heights program since its inception.&#8221; PNC&#8217;s <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Lourdes Montes-Greenan<\/span><\/b> provided the keynote address.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Maryland&#8217;s<\/span> Deputy Secretary of State<\/b>\u00a0<b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2396787-1&amp;h=3094875780&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sos.maryland.gov%2FPages%2FDeputy-Secretary-Luis-Borunda.aspx&amp;a=Luis+E.+Borunda\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Luis E. Borunda<\/span><\/a><\/b>, the first Hispanic to serve in that role, provided remarks on behalf of the Governor. &#8220;It was amazing to watch this American quilt of emerging leaders,&#8221;\u00a0he said describing the success of the graduates. <\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Dwayne Redd<\/span><\/b>, State Farm&#8217;s public affairs field specialist, unveiled its support of the Foundation and announced a <span class=\"xn-money\">$20,000<\/span> grant to continue and further its community work.\u00a0 <b>Commissioner of Financial Regulation <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2396787-1&amp;h=2702853500&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dllr.state.md.us%2Ffinance%2Ffrcomm.shtml&amp;a=Antonio+P.+Salazar\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Antonio P. Salazar<\/span><\/a><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Maryland&#8217;s<\/span> top financial regulator who oversees the 45 state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies with assets totaling over <span class=\"xn-money\">$300 billion<\/span>, also provided congratulatory remarks to the graduates.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The program is open to all bilingual candidates who would like to pursue professional careers. Congratulations to our 2019 honorees: <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Ambrose Barigye<\/b> <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Matthew Barreto<\/span><\/b> <\/li>\n<li><b>Boubacar Dia<\/b>, State Farm <\/li>\n<li><b>Yefri Hern\u00e1ndez<\/b>, BB&amp;T Bank <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Awa Hoppenjan<\/span>, <\/b>Baltimore County Public School System <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Jennifer Marquez<\/span>,<\/b> PNC Bank <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Stephanie Matos<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Howard Bank<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Adama Traore<\/span><\/b>, SB &amp; Company <\/li>\n<li><b>Batseba Tesfay<\/b>, Asylee Women Enterprise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Candidates were selected through a competitive application process to participate in this 14-week workforce program; they received their certificates of completion <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 23, 2019<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Partners include: <b>BB&amp;T, Bank of America, Baltimore County Public Library, Harry &amp; Jeanette Weinberg Foundation,<\/b> <b>PNC, State Farm<\/b> and<b> Wells <span class=\"xn-location\">Fargo<\/span>. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  The William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BALTIMORE<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 7, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The award-winning <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2396787-1&amp;h=1948685057&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefeatherstonefoundation.org%2F&amp;a=William+%26+Lanaea+C.+Featherstone+Foundation\" rel=\"nofollow\">William &amp; Lanaea C. Featherstone Foundation<\/a><\/u> celebrated the graduates of its innovative workforce program, Reaching New Heights. 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