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www.negociosnow.com 20 Abril 2023 Age: 38 Title: Insurance Agent, Real Estate Agent Organization: American Family Insurance and YUB Realty Sandra Paola Reyes was born and raised in Mexico City, an only child whose parents divorced when she was 13. She lived with her father in Monterrey Mexico, and at age 15 her mother brought her to the United States. She had a daughter at age 17, dropped out of high school, and got a job at a factory. She married in 2005 and had a son in 2008. Then DACA changed her life. She started working as a customer representative for Magnum Insurance, and two months later was licensed to be a produc - er. She met people who helped her change and grow, acquired four insur- ance licenses, and was promoted to office man- ager. Before starting in the insurance industry, she had thought of being a real estate agent. She failed the exam on her first try, but enrolled in class again and passed the test. At the right moment American Family Insur - ance opened the door for her to become an agency owner, an entrepreneur, and ultimately realize one of her biggest de- sires: to be a woman in business. Age: 33 Title: Director of Public Affairs Organization: The Civilian Office of Police Accountability Carlos Rivas, born and raised in Chicago's Hum - boldt Park neighborhood, is currently the director of public affairs with the Ci- vilian Office of Police Ac- countability, Chicago's po- lice oversight agency. In his job, Rivas works to build connections in com- munities across Chicago and to build trust through accountability. In 2022 Ri- vas hosted nearly 100 en- gagement events and forged new partnerships with community-based organi- zations. Since August 2022, Rivas has served on a spe- cial mayoral detail to sup- port recent migrant arrivals from the southern border. Previously Rivas served as the alumni supports and external affairs manager at UIC College Prep where he worked hard to provide ex - tracurricular activities such as Code Nation, which provided sophomores through seniors with coding education and internships. . He joined the staff at UICCP in 2014 as a Spanish instructor and later became an alumni counselor, supporting many of the same students he had taught. Rivas earned a bach - elor's degree in government and Spanish from Clare- mont McKenna College and holds two master's degrees, one in teaching from Do- minican University and an- other in higher education administration from North- eastern Illinois University. Age: 34 Title: Anchor and reporter Organization: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago Mark Rivera came back to work in his hometown when he joined the ABC 7 Eyewitness News team as a news anchor and reporter in December 2017. He is a skilled anchor and a versatile reporter adept at covering every - thing from big breaking news to politics and fea- ture stories. Since joining eyewit- ness news, he has cov- ered fallout from the CO- VID-19 pandemic in the Chicago area and efforts to recover, helmed the anchor desk following civil unrest in Chicago after the death of George Floyd, and reported on the fight for racial and so - cial justice in the city and state. Rivera was awarded an Emmy for his work as an anchor during the high-speed chase and hours-long standoff be - tween police and a sus- pect accused of killing a McHenry County sheriff 's deputy. He and his wife Alissa are grateful to have wel- comed a new baby boy this year. Sandra Paola Reyes Carlos Rivas Mark Rivera Mastering two careers Empowering the next Informing the community Devin Rowland Housing for everyone Age: 32 Title: President Organization: KMA Companies Devin Rowland is the presi- dent for KMA Companies, a fast-growing and leading real estate development and property management company based in Illinois. KMA Property Management Services is a licensed real es - tate brokerage that provides property management ser- vices to 27 real estate hold- ings and 1,000 apartments in Illinois and Indiana. Rowland leads KMA Companies in analyz- ing and deal sourcing. He serves as an owner's repre- sentative in securing pub- lic and private funding and maintaining compliance in tax credit, mixed use, af- fordable, and market rate properties. He has overseen more than $100 million in public and privately funded supportive, affordable, and veteran housing real estate developments in Illinois and Indiana. Rowland is a 2022 re - cipient of the Charles L. Ed- son Tax Credit Excellence Award from the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coali- tion in Washington, D.C. This category recognizes affordable housing organi- zations that have demon- strated impactful use of the low-income housing tax credit. Rowland is a graduate of Purdue University Kran- nert School of Business and holds a master's degree in real estate from Kellstadt Graduate School of Busi- ness at DePaul University.

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