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closeMonday, May. 19, 2008
Presidential appointee to speak at Hispanic chamber event
Pratik Joshi, Herald staff writer
Theresa Alvillar-Speake, director of the office of Minority Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy, will be in Pasco next week.
Alvillar-Speake, the first Hispanic to head the office, was appointed by President George Bush in 2001 to provide guidance to the department on the impact of energy policies on programs for minorities, particularly small businesses.
She is the featured guest at a luncheon meeting Wednesday, May 21, sponsored by the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m at Holiday Inn Express, 4525 Convention Place, Pasco. Cost is 20 ($15 for members who register and $17 at the door.) Information: 542-0933.
-- Pratik Joshi: 582-1541; pjoshi@tricityherald.com; Business Beat blog at www.tricityherald.com
| Pratik Joshi covers technology, employment, transportation, economic development and industrial growth. He joined the Herald in December 2006. He likes to write stories that educate. And there's hardly a subject he's not interested in. Drop him a line at pjoshi@tricityherald.com. | Ingrid Stegemoeller joined the Herald as a business reporter in September 2007. She covers the real estate and retail industries, as well as tourism. She says the best part of her job is meeting new people and hearing their stories. E-mail her at istegemoeller@tricityherald.com |
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