Las Vegas, Nevada - The National Association of Hispanic Publications elected new executive leadership at the 26th Annual NAHP Convention and Business Expo at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 21, 2011.  The NAHP Board of Directors represent the leading Spanish language publications serving 41 markets in 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, with a combined circulation of over 23 million. NAHP members produce over 15 billion pages of information annually.
 
The newly elected Executive Committee members serving for the 2011-2013 term are:
 
Zeke Montes - President
Publisher of TeleGuia de Chicago (IL)
 
David Cortinas - President-Elect
Publisher of La Voz de Yuma (AZ) and
La Voz Hispanic Newspaper (WA)
 
Nile Wendorf - Treasurer
Associate Publisher of Extra Bilingual Community Newspapers (IL)
 
Jose Luis B. Garza - Vice President of Membership
El Periodico USA (TX)
 
Fanny Miller - Vice President of Marketing
President and CEO of El Latino (CA)
 
In addition to the Executive Committee, individuals were appointed by new President Zeke Montes to fill Regional and Alternate Director positions on the NAHP Board of Directors on an interim basis until Regional elections are held in 2012. These appointments include:
 
Clemente Nicado - Region 3 Alternate Director
Publisher of Negocios Now (IL)
 
Christy Martinez-Garcia- Region 4 Alternate Director
Publisher of Latino Lubbock Magazine (TX)
 
Rossana Drumond - Region 6 Director
Publisher of Alianza Metropolitan News (CA)
 
Rosalina Contreras-Rosado - Region 6 Alternate Director
Publisher of El Bohemio (CA)
 
Hugo Hernandez - Region 7 Director
El Clasificado (CA)
 
Jose Zepeda - Region 7 Alternate Director
Publisher of El Aviso Magazine (CA)
 
Additional members of the NAHP Board of Directors, serving terms from 2010 - 2012 include:
 
Anthony Ibarria, Jr.- Region 1 Director
Publisher of El Especial, El Especialito, and Personalidades (NJ)
 
Alberto Avedano - Region 1 Alternate Director
Publisher of El Tiempo Latino (VA)
 
Anibal Torres - Region 2 Director
Publisher of MundoHispanico (GA)
 
Norma Condreay - Region 3 Director
Publisher of El Latino American (OK)
 
Lina Martinez - Region 4 Director
Publisher of La Informacion (TX)
 
Eddie Escobedo, Jr.- Region 5 Director
Publisher of El Mundo (NV)
 
Immediate Past President of NAHP, Clara Padilla Andrews said this of the new Board of Directors, "I am very excited to see this group of enthusiastic and committed Directors take the reigns of NAHP.  Collectively they bring a wealth and diversity of experience that will serve the interests of the NAHP membership and help move the association forward for years to come."
 
New NAHP President Zeke Montes said, "The future is bright, we just need to be focused on what is best for our community and our publishers. We need to ride the wave of success by preparing ourselves to all the changes and opportunities we create."
 
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About the National Association of Hispanic Publications: 
The National Association of Hispanic Publications, Inc. (NAHP) is a nonprofit, non-partisan trade association representing the leading English, Spanish and bilingual publications serving 41 markets in 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, with a combined circulation of over 23 million. NAHP was founded in 1982 to promote Spanish language publications as the most effective medium to reach the fast growing Hispanic community. The NAHP mission is to further the excellence, recognition and usage of Hispanic publications by providing access to professional development opportunities to better serve and empower our Hispanic communities.

The 2011 NAHP Membership Directory will include a list of all NAHP members with photographs of the publishers and the publication logo or front page. Directory scheduled to be released in early 2012.

The NAHP Membership Directory will be distributed to advertising, marketing and public relations firms, media placement companies as well as federal and corporate procurement officers and diversity officer of national corporations.

This directory will also include information about the NAHP such as a list of previous Jose Marti Award winners, upcoming convention locations, 2011 and 2012 calendar of events and information from partner organizations that support the NAHP.  For more information, email directory@nahp.org.