The Latina Style 50 Awards ceremony took place recently at an exclusive ceremony in Washington, DC, followed by a debriefing at the White House. Lourdes Ribera and Felisa Insignares, NA-MDO External Relations served as P&G ambassadors at the event and accepted the award on behalf of the Company.

This year marks the sixth in a row that Procter & Gamble was selected by Latina Style as one of the "Best 50 companies for Latinas to work for in the U.S." The Latina Style 50 awards ceremony brought together the top Latinas in corporate America, and in the Federal government, as well as influential leaders of the Hispanic community.



The annual national listing of the fifty companies providing the best professional opportunities for Latinas is the most respected evaluation of corporate America's policies and practices as they pertain to Hispanic working women. The list is the result of an extensive search involving more than 600 of the most respected corporations in the United States.

U.S. Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao addressed the audience. Following the awards ceremony, there was a debriefing at the White House by senior officials of the Bush administration. The guest speaker was Anna Escobedo Cabral, Treasurer of the United States.



From left to right Anna Escobedo Cabral, Treasurer of the United States, Lourdes Ribera, Hispanic Corporate Relations

Prior to the Awards Luncheon, Latina Style hosted a Best Practices in Diversity Conference, which addressed companies' concerns and profiled some of the most successful programs of the Latina Style 50 companies. Expert panelists discussed the following topics: Creating a Successful Work Environment for the Professional Latina; The Role of Affinity Groups and Mentoring Programs; and Developing your Career Path and Negotiating Your Next Promotion. Procter & Gamble was one of the sponsors of this conference.

About the P&G Award Recipients



Lourdes Ribera and Felisa Insignares, NA-MDO External Relations

Lourdes Ribera was born in Bolivia and is now a resident of Cincinnati. She has been with Procter & Gamble for over 23 years. Ten of those years were spent in England and Spain where her husband was transferred by P&G on an International assignment.

Lourdes Ribera is a member of Toastmasters International, an organization dedicated to developing Communication and Leadership Skills. She is presently Vice President of Public Relations of the Toast & Talk branch. For more information visit their website: www.geocities.com/toastntalk.

Lourdes has a passion for dancing. She is a member of the board of the Silver River Arts Project, an organization dedicated to promoting and expanding Tango in Cincinnati.

Felisa Insignare is is originally from Tampa, Florida. Both her parents are from Barranquilla, Colombia.
She has been with Procter & Gamble for five years, living in Cincinnati, Puerto Rico, and Los Angeles.

Felisa Insignares works with a variety of organizations including the Susan Komen Foundation, Special Olympics, and City of Hope. Felisa is a member of Inroads and Delta Sigma Pi.

For the last five years, both Felisa and Lourdes have worked in the Multicultural Business Development Organization (MBDO), an organization dedicated to meeting the needs of U.S. Hispanic and African-American consumers. Through new initiatives, community partnerships and volunteerism, P&G is making a difference, supporting Hispanic education and health, expanding workforce and supplier diversity, and proactively reaching out to the Hispanic community in a variety of ways. For additional information on P&G's multicultural programs, visit their new website: www.pg.com/diversity.