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June 2018
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Chamber Luncheon Benefits Paramount High Girls Program
Brenda Olmos, Paramount Chamber of Commerce President was the moderator for an inspiring luncheon where influential panelists were able to share their experiences.
Panelist from left: Fiona Ma, Vanessa Delgado and Ana Maria Quintana.
The Paramount Chamber of Commerce held the first annual Women in Business & Leadership Luncheon on Tuesday May 29th at Progress Park. The luncheon benefits the Paramount High School Girls Empowerment program. Many of the girls in the program attended the event and heard from a top notch panel including Vice Chair of the CA Board of Equalization – Fiona Ma, Mayor of Montebello – Vanessa Delgado, Vice Mayor of the city of Bell – Ana Maria Quintana, and our own Paramount success
strategies to excel as leaders in business and in the community” Major support for this event came from L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn as well as from many Paramount Chamber business members. Weber Metals, MPG Pizza, The City of Paramount, and Total Western Inc., who are all Chamber members, were sponsors of the luncheon. “Our Chamber member sponsors for this event were great, they agreed to get behind this event soon after hearing about it and even sent their employees to attend” said Chamber
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story Ashley Leon-Vazquez, an entrepreneur who co-owns Horchateria Rio Luna coffee house here in Paramount and Donas craft donuts in Downey. “It’s been a dream of mine to put together an event where we can have a conversation about women succeeding in business and in leadership roles” said Brenda Olmos, current President of the Paramount Chamber and moderator for the event. “The event was very well attended, which I think confirms that there’s a demand for meetups like this to give women, and girls, tools and
Executive Director Kyle Miller. “Stories about Paramount businesses supporting and giving back to the community often get lost and this is another example of our Chamber members supporting the community”. For more information on the Girls Empowerment program please call Paramount High School. For information on Chamber membership please call our office, 562-634-3980.
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