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Longtime head of Hispanic chamber dies – Sara González, oversaw Hispanic chamber’s growth

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“When it came to efforts to help Atlanta’s Hispanic and business communities, Sara González was usually in the middle of it.

The president and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce was an outspoken advocate for Hispanic entrepreneurs and grew the Hispanic chamber from 172 members in 1996 — when she took over as president — to about 1,500 last year.

Ms. González moved to Atlanta in 1975, having fled Cuba and Fidel Castro’s regime in 1960. She died of a heart attack Monday night. She was 72.“*

*From: www.ajc.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

Posted on: February 20th, 2008
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Business, People
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