Speakers
Senator Pete Domenici
Senator Pete Domenici is a native New Mexican and son of Italian immigrants. With his 1996 re-election, he became the first
New Mexican elected to serve five full sixyear terms in the U.S. Senate
John Cordova
John Cordova has been in the sports industry for over twenty years. He is currently Director of Sports Transaction Management at The Coca-
Cola Company, where for 12 years he’s been a key player in the reinvention of Coca-Cola’s strategic approach to sports business partnerships.
Emma Jean Cervantes
Ms. Cervantes has been a community leader in southern New Mexico for over 3 decades and is owner of several businesses in La Mesa.
She was active in the founding of Memorial Medical Foundation, First Step Center, Ikard Cancer Center and Mesilla Valley Hospice.
Dr. Joseph Molina
Dr. Joseph Molina is President and Chief Executive Officer of Molina Healthcare, as well as Chairman of its Board. He serves on the
boards of the Association of Health Insurance Plans, the Aquarium of the Pacific and Homeboy Industries, and is a national trustee of the Boys
and Girls Clubs of America.
Thomas Donohue
Thomas Donohue is President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Since assuming this position in 1997, he has built the organization
into a lobbying and political force with expanded influence across the globe.
Julie Dill
As Duke Energy’s Investor Relations and Chief Communications Officer, Julie Dill is responsible for monitoring changes and trends in investment
markets, as well as developing key relationships with retail and institutional investors. Effective January 2007, she will assume duties as
President of Union Gas for Duke Energy.
Dr. Gloria Rodriguez
Dr. Gloria Rodriguez has received tremendous recognition for her work as founder of AVANCE, a nonprofit organization that helps low-income
parents prepare their pre-school aged children for school in the hopes of reducing the high dropout rate among Latinos.