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40 November 2019
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"S
uccessful people don't go
through life , they choose
to GROW through Life"
Creative Director & Founder
Fashion Designers
of Latin America | NYFW
CEO at. A.R Uptown
Management Inc. | UMI
Age:36
Bio: Originally from the Do-
minican Republic, she moved
to New York City in December
2000 at the age of 18 to pur-
sue her academic career. After
studying at Hunter College,
she decided to follow her two
passions: fashion and serving
the community.
The past 10 years have
been a rewarding experience.
When she arrived in the Uni-
ted States, she faced many
adversities but did not allow
them to consume her. She
focused on her growth as a
woman and a Latina in a city
where not many people are
able to achieve their dreams.
Now she works in an industry
she thought she would only
dabble in. Uptown Fashion
Week became Fashion De
-
signers of Latin America, and
this platform has given op-
portunity to many unknown
designers from Latin America
and other parts of the world.
Rosario has a background
in advertising, marketing and
communications. That hel-
ped her cultivate relations-
hips with local communities,
bringing new and beneficial
sponsors to organizations
such as Delta Air Lines and
Ford Motor Co. Her entrepre-
neurial and professional skills
landed her a role as executi-
ve director of the Chamber
of Commerce of Washington
Heights, New York, in 2014. To
reach out to her Uptown New
York community, she also
taught event management at
City University of New York in
2015.
Currently Rosario is CEO
of Uptown Management Inc.,
an event-planning firm spe
-
cializing in event production
and branding strategies. She
is also the creative director
at Fashion Designers of Latin
America, a fashion platform
that recognizes contributions
to Latin America fashion by
individuals from all areas of
the industry and related arts.
In 2017, her work was re-
cognized in South Korea and
countries of Eastern Europe
and Asia as being one of the
best fashion platforms for La-
tinos.
Albania Rosario
Fostering
fashion
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