Negocios Now

www.negociosnow.com 24 Junio 2022 PAUL ROLDAN CEO Hispanic Housing Development Corp. As CEO of Hispanic Housing Development Corporation, Paul Roldan has developed over 4,600 affordable apartments and townhomes in 57 projects worth a total of $525 million. He has initiated the development of over 82,000 square feet of retail space in several Chicago developments, and the company's property management division oversees more than 3,900 residential units in various communities in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Puerto Rico. In 1988, Roldan was awarded a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship for his work in community development. He committed $100,000 of his fellowship award for the establishment of the Teresa and Hipolito Roldan Community Development Scholarship Fund in order to attract Latinos to the community development field. MIKE SALTIJERAL CEO Industrial Fence, Inc. Mike Saltijeral is the CEO of Industrial Fence, Inc. which was established in 1999 and now has annual revenues exceeding $20 million. The company's customer base includes the City of Chicago, Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Tollway, Chicago Department of Aviation. More recently, Industrial Fence, Inc. started a security division called Perimeter Security Solutions that offers patented security barrier products to protect military bases, nuclear sites, airports and other national infrastructure. Industrial Fence, Inc. is in the process of creating an innovation and education center at its corporate headquarters to showcase their products and their integration with their partner's products, as well as creating an incubator for future innovation in security that extends to digital security solutions. MANUEL "MANNY" SANCHEZ Founder & Managing Partner Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP Manuel "Manny" Sanchez is the founder and managing partner of Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP, one of the premier civil litigation defense firms in the state and the second-largest minority-owned law firm in the country. Sanchez specializes in complex, multi-million-dollar litigation. In the past five years, he secured favorable jury verdicts for several police officers in the largest civil rights case taken to verdict in northern Illinois federal court and obtained the first not-guilty verdict for an automobile manufacturer in a living mesothelioma asbestos case. He has been annually named a "Super Lawyer" in Illinois since 2006, a recognition given to the top 5% of attorneys in each state. LUIS SOLARTE Co-owner Fortune Growers Fortune Growers was established in 2005 as a produce company to link growers and producers of fresh produce in Mexico directly to the US sales channel. Owners Luis Solarte, an engineer from a Colombian family that came to the United States, first worked with Wayland and Julie Joe, who ran a produce business, to source and supply broccoli from Mexico. Over the last 16 years, Fortune Growers has invested directly in Mexico, focusing on food safety, training, precision farming, and interest-free finance programs for growers. Ten years ago, Fortune produced and distributed 1 million boxes of fresh produce per year. At the end of 2021, Fortune moved more than 8 million boxes of broccoli, while expanding its volume of other produce. ROBERT (BOB) VALDES President Valdes Engineer Company In August 2022, Bob will celebrate 30 years of partnering with clients and deploying Valdes talent to help them reach their business goals. As a licensed engineer and project manager, Bob started Valdes on an ethos of doing work correctly, cost-effectively, and in a timely manner, with a focus on keeping the lines of communication opent. He has overseen Valdes' growth to more than 200 team members and the introduction of all engineering disciplines in-house, as well as other services, including architecture, surveying, laser scanning and 3D modeling. Bob has been a trailblazer, securing his firm's position in the private sector. Valdes holds various contracts with leading Fortune 100 corporations and has led projects of $100MM total installed costs in size. SAM SANCHEZ Principal Partner Third Coast Hospitality In the mid-eighties, Sam Sanchez moved from his family's hometown in Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico, to start his hospitality career in Chicago. Today he is an accomplished restaurateur with an extensive background spanning concept development, management and operations, new product development, marketing, and promotions. Sanchez received the Restaurateur of the Year Award in 2015 from the Illinois Restaurant Association. He is a board member for government affairs with the Illinois Restaurant Association, and in 2021 he was elected chairman of the board of the association. Sanchez oversees all facets of his restaurant businesses, including operations and business development for Old Crow Smokehouse (Chicago and Huntington Beach, California), Moe's Cantina, Tree House Chicago, and Tunnel. He also consults for La Luna. LUIS TOLEDO Founder Mid-West Moving & Storage In 1983, Luis Toledo founded Mid- West Moving & Storage, a full- service professional residential and commercial moving business. As the company enters its 40th year in business, it remains focused on creating an environment dedicated to service excellence. Mid-West Moving & Storage is the largest Latino-owned moving company in the Midwest. It provides: commercial office and industrial moving; services for local, state, county and federal governments; and residential household goods moving, storage, packing and unpacking. HOMERO TRISTAN CEO Tristan Cervantes Attorney at Law Homero Tristan is a business, government and trial lawyer with experience counseling directors, owners and government officials. In addition to negotiating and documenting transactions common to businesses, he has developed strategic business paths to aid clients in crisis or simply want to achieve new market growth. As outside general counsel to multiple boards of directors, he has assisted boards in properly discharging fiduciary duties both as to enterprise risks and corporate governance. His clients have included well-known companies in national and international commerce, finance, insurance, technology, entertainment, manufacturing, real estate, energy and health care. Additionally, Homero routinely represents multiple units of government, most recently serving as counsel for decennial redistricting for Cook County as well as the City of Chicago.

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