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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 17, 2012
Contact:
Elianne Ramos
Vice-Chair, Marketing and PR
Latinos in Social Media (LATISM)
@ergeekgoddess
elianne@latism.org
646-932-7752
Washington, DC – May 16, 2012 – A group of the most influential Latinas in the blogging and social media spheres woke up to a once-in-a-lifetime email message today: “Congratulations, you have been selected to attend the First-Ever Top Latina Blogger Retreat.” The exclusive, invitation-only event will take place at the luxurious Hotel Helix, located in the heart of Washington DC, from May 20th to May 22nd, 2012.
Invitation requests were open to applications submitted digitally at http://bit.ly/BloguerasRetreatApplication until May 10, 2012. A selection committee, including the leaders of the top Latina blogger communities: Latina Bloggers Connect, Las Blogueras, Blogs de Mamas and New Latina. The committee was in charge of reviewing the bloggers’ applications based on influence, traffic and quality of content.
The list of winners, in no particular order, is as follows:
Mirna Arce • http://AhorrosConCupones.com
Rachel Armas • http://www.theartmuse.net
Veronica Arreola • http://www.vivalafeminista.com
Caryn Bailey • http://rockinmama.net
Elisa Batista • http://www.momsrising.org
Jeannette Kaplun • http://todobebe.com
Elizabeth Cerezo • http://thoughtsofamommy.net
Jesse Nuez • http://www.hechoparamama.com
Brenda Cisneros • http://www.mejorandomihogar.com
Yvonne Condes • http://momsla.com // http://yvonneinla.com
Janice Correa • http://mamistimeout.com
Marta Maria Darby • http://mybigfatcubanfamily.com
Luciana Gabriela Davidzon de Scher • http://www.latinfoodlovers.com/
Laura de Ona • http://SolyPimienta.com
Julie Diaz Asper • http://blog.gigcoin.com
Melanie Edwards • http://www.modernmami.com
Ana Flores • http://spanglishbaby.com
Monique Frausto • http://BlogsbyLatinas.com
Teresa Garza • http://checalamovie.net
Dariela Cruz • http://www.mamitalks.com/
Carolyn Gonzalez • http://www.caroincarolina.com
Maura Wall Hernandez • http://theothersideofthetortilla.com
Viviana Hurtado • http://www.thewiselatinaclub.com
Jennifer Hutcheson • http://mami2mommy.com
Denisse Icaza • http://ahorrosparamama.com
Nadia Jones • http://www.justicejonesie.com/blog
Roraima Lassanske • http://www.mamacontemporanea.com
Tracy Lopez • http://latinaish.com
Yolanda Machado • http://sassymamainla.com
Adriana Maestas • http://latinopoliticsblog.com // http://politic365.com
Yvette Marquez • http://www.muybuenocookbook.com/
Silvia Martinez • http://www.mamalatinatips.com
Yolanda Mason • http://lasblogueras.com
Silke McDowell • http://www.growingbilingual.com
Blanca Stella Mejia • http://micaminar.com
Melyssa Mendoza • http://changeyourliferideabike.blogspot.com/
Raquel Negron • http://thedigitallatina.com
Monica Olivera • http://www.MommyMaestra.com
Eliza Ordonez • http://www.vivafashionblog.com
Monica Vila • http://www.TheOnlineMom.com
Maegan Ortiz • http://vivirlatino.com
Helena Osorio-Zavala • http://pinkguayoyo.com
Maria Jose Ovalle • http://www.verybusymamablog.com
Chantilly Patiño • http://www.biculturalmom.com
Angelica Perez • http://www.newlatina.net
Mariana Perez • http://thedomesticbuzz.com
Carolina Pichardo • http://www.youngurbanmoms.com
Lynn Ponder • http://webcitygirls.com/
Nicole Presley • http://presleyspantry.com/
Jeannette Quiñones • http://www.sazonboricua.com
Lisa Quinones • http://www.autismwonderland.com/
Flor de Maria Rivera • http://flordemariafashion.com/
Migdalia Rivera • http://latinaonamission.com
Vianney Rodriguez • http://sweetlifebake.com
Roxana A. Soto • http://www.spanglishbaby.com
Ericka Sanchez • http://nibblesandfeasts.com/
Mercedes Sanchez • http://bechicmag.com/magazine/
Dania Santana • http://www.lafamiliacool.com/
Alejandra Suarez • http://www.brandlateen.com/
Eliana Tardio • http://www.elianatardio.com
Laura Tellado • http://holdinoutforahero.org
Laura Termini • http://www.chicanol.com
Maybelline Valenti • http://www.naturalmentemama.com/
Carrie Ferguson Weir • http://tikitikiblog.com
Ruby Wright • http://www.growingupblackxican.com/
Sponsors and partners for this event include Johnson & Johnson, Univision, McDonald’s, Mary Kay, Southwest Airlines, Procter and Gamble, Comcast, Fleishman Hillard, Disney/Babble, Macys, Porter Novelli, and Consumer Reports. The event was organized in partnership with Latina Bloggers Connect.
ABOUT THE FIRST-EVER TOP LATINA BLOGGER RETREAT
The First-Ever Top Latina Blogger Retreat is an exclusive, by-invitation-only event by Latinos in Social Media (LATISM), with the objective of empowering the top voices of the Latina community with the skills and connections they need to turn their blogs into social enterprises and tools for advocacy. The two-day event will include capacity-building and mentoring sessions with top executives from a variety of industries and causes as well as a LATISM-exclusive briefing at the White House. For more information about the First-Ever Latina Blogger Retreat, visit http://blogueras.latism.org/
ABOUT LATISM
Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) is a 501(c) 4 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing the social, civic and economic status of the Latino community through technology innovation and social media. LATISM also helps to raise awareness among corporate brands, NGOs and government entities about using social media to reach Latinos. Our partnership initiatives include research, event sponsorships, and leadership training. A pioneering social media organization with over 150,000 members in its network, LATISM has been hailed as the most influential online movement in the new multicultural Web. To learn more about the Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) organization, visit http://blog.latism.org
May 17, 2012
Contact:
Elianne Ramos
Vice-Chair, Marketing and PR
Latinos in Social Media (LATISM)
@ergeekgoddess
elianne@latism.org
646-932-7752
Washington, DC – May 16, 2012 – A group of the most influential Latinas in the blogging and social media spheres woke up to a once-in-a-lifetime email message today: “Congratulations, you have been selected to attend the First-Ever Top Latina Blogger Retreat.” The exclusive, invitation-only event will take place at the luxurious Hotel Helix, located in the heart of Washington DC, from May 20th to May 22nd, 2012.
Invitation requests were open to applications submitted digitally at http://bit.ly/BloguerasRetreatApplication until May 10, 2012. A selection committee, including the leaders of the top Latina blogger communities: Latina Bloggers Connect, Las Blogueras, Blogs de Mamas and New Latina. The committee was in charge of reviewing the bloggers’ applications based on influence, traffic and quality of content.
The list of winners, in no particular order, is as follows:
Mirna Arce • http://AhorrosConCupones.com
Rachel Armas • http://www.theartmuse.net
Veronica Arreola • http://www.vivalafeminista.com
Caryn Bailey • http://rockinmama.net
Elisa Batista • http://www.momsrising.org
Jeannette Kaplun • http://todobebe.com
Elizabeth Cerezo • http://thoughtsofamommy.net
Jesse Nuez • http://www.hechoparamama.com
Brenda Cisneros • http://www.mejorandomihogar.com
Yvonne Condes • http://momsla.com // http://yvonneinla.com
Janice Correa • http://mamistimeout.com
Marta Maria Darby • http://mybigfatcubanfamily.com
Luciana Gabriela Davidzon de Scher • http://www.latinfoodlovers.com/
Laura de Ona • http://SolyPimienta.com
Julie Diaz Asper • http://blog.gigcoin.com
Melanie Edwards • http://www.modernmami.com
Ana Flores • http://spanglishbaby.com
Monique Frausto • http://BlogsbyLatinas.com
Teresa Garza • http://checalamovie.net
Dariela Cruz • http://www.mamitalks.com/
Carolyn Gonzalez • http://www.caroincarolina.com
Maura Wall Hernandez • http://theothersideofthetortilla.com
Viviana Hurtado • http://www.thewiselatinaclub.com
Jennifer Hutcheson • http://mami2mommy.com
Denisse Icaza • http://ahorrosparamama.com
Nadia Jones • http://www.justicejonesie.com/blog
Roraima Lassanske • http://www.mamacontemporanea.com
Tracy Lopez • http://latinaish.com
Yolanda Machado • http://sassymamainla.com
Adriana Maestas • http://latinopoliticsblog.com // http://politic365.com
Yvette Marquez • http://www.muybuenocookbook.com/
Silvia Martinez • http://www.mamalatinatips.com
Yolanda Mason • http://lasblogueras.com
Silke McDowell • http://www.growingbilingual.com
Blanca Stella Mejia • http://micaminar.com
Melyssa Mendoza • http://changeyourliferideabike.blogspot.com/
Raquel Negron • http://thedigitallatina.com
Monica Olivera • http://www.MommyMaestra.com
Eliza Ordonez • http://www.vivafashionblog.com
Monica Vila • http://www.TheOnlineMom.com
Maegan Ortiz • http://vivirlatino.com
Helena Osorio-Zavala • http://pinkguayoyo.com
Maria Jose Ovalle • http://www.verybusymamablog.com
Chantilly Patiño • http://www.biculturalmom.com
Angelica Perez • http://www.newlatina.net
Mariana Perez • http://thedomesticbuzz.com
Carolina Pichardo • http://www.youngurbanmoms.com
Lynn Ponder • http://webcitygirls.com/
Nicole Presley • http://presleyspantry.com/
Jeannette Quiñones • http://www.sazonboricua.com
Lisa Quinones • http://www.autismwonderland.com/
Flor de Maria Rivera • http://flordemariafashion.com/
Migdalia Rivera • http://latinaonamission.com
Vianney Rodriguez • http://sweetlifebake.com
Roxana A. Soto • http://www.spanglishbaby.com
Ericka Sanchez • http://nibblesandfeasts.com/
Mercedes Sanchez • http://bechicmag.com/magazine/
Dania Santana • http://www.lafamiliacool.com/
Alejandra Suarez • http://www.brandlateen.com/
Eliana Tardio • http://www.elianatardio.com
Laura Tellado • http://holdinoutforahero.org
Laura Termini • http://www.chicanol.com
Maybelline Valenti • http://www.naturalmentemama.com/
Carrie Ferguson Weir • http://tikitikiblog.com
Ruby Wright • http://www.growingupblackxican.com/
Sponsors and partners for this event include Johnson & Johnson, Univision, McDonald’s, Mary Kay, Southwest Airlines, Procter and Gamble, Comcast, Fleishman Hillard, Disney/Babble, Macys, Porter Novelli, and Consumer Reports. The event was organized in partnership with Latina Bloggers Connect.
ABOUT THE FIRST-EVER TOP LATINA BLOGGER RETREAT
The First-Ever Top Latina Blogger Retreat is an exclusive, by-invitation-only event by Latinos in Social Media (LATISM), with the objective of empowering the top voices of the Latina community with the skills and connections they need to turn their blogs into social enterprises and tools for advocacy. The two-day event will include capacity-building and mentoring sessions with top executives from a variety of industries and causes as well as a LATISM-exclusive briefing at the White House. For more information about the First-Ever Latina Blogger Retreat, visit http://blogueras.latism.org/
ABOUT LATISM
Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) is a 501(c) 4 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing the social, civic and economic status of the Latino community through technology innovation and social media. LATISM also helps to raise awareness among corporate brands, NGOs and government entities about using social media to reach Latinos. Our partnership initiatives include research, event sponsorships, and leadership training. A pioneering social media organization with over 150,000 members in its network, LATISM has been hailed as the most influential online movement in the new multicultural Web. To learn more about the Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) organization, visit http://blog.latism.org