Lobbying Insider Episode 116:
Somos ’24 – More Than Before: Conference Recap with Sean Crowley & Bianca Rajpersaud
Host Zack Fink, sat down with colleagues Bianca Rajpersaud, and Sean Crowley, to recap the Somos ’24 Annual Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico from November 6-10. This year DHC hosted a panel discussion on M/WBE Contractor Growth: Challenges & Opportunities at the Caribe Hilton which NYS Assemblymember, Amanda Septimo, moderated. The panel was filled with speakers from government, private industry, and our very own Lou Coletti, Senior Adviser to Government Relations and Construction Law.
Somos Inc. hosts bi-annual conferences that unite legislators, labor leaders, educators, and business executives to address the needs of the Hispanic population in New York State. Established in 1987 by the NYS Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, funds raised by Somos support youth empowerment. With each year Somos has grown into a who’s who in government and politics from New York City and New York State and was attended by many members from the city council, state legislature, the mayor’s, the governor’s office, and others.
*SOMOS, Inc., is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c) 3 organization that unites the Latino community, raises awareness, advocates, and elevates social consciousness on public policy in collaboration with the New York State Assembly/Senate Puerto Rican & Hispanic Task Force; and ensures the upward mobility of Latino youth through educational empowerment, mentoring programs and scholarships.
