ALPFA Solutions Program Offerings 2016

Association of Latino

Professionals For America

WHAT is ALPFA

ALPFA is the Association of Latino Professionals For America

ALPFA’s MissionTo empower and develop Latino men and women as leaders of character for the

nation, in every sector of the global economy.

ABOUT ALPFA AND ALPFA SOLUTIONS

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To deliver relevant and innovative programs that create stronger Latino leaders who, in

turn, deliver greater value for their companies, our nation, and society at large.

ALPFA Solutions’ Mission

Empowering Latino Leaders

Why ALPFA Solutions?

ALPFA Solutions was created to provide complementary leadership

development services and programs to our corporate partners so that

they can fully address the unique professional development needs of

their Latino employees.

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OUR VALUEPROPOSITION


What makes us your perfect partner?

ALPFA’s best-in-class access to the professional Latino workforce, coupled

with our culturally-aligned leadership development programs and decades of

experience in the field, make us your ideal partner in preparing your Hispanic

employees, from interns to executives, for their next roles.

Many of our programs can also be done in Spanish.

OUR DNA – WHAT’S DIFFERENT

NEW, AND ATTRACTIVE

OUR STRATEGY:

LEAD

Develop relevant solutions to solve real challenges being experienced by

our corporate partners by active listening, engaging with them, applying

proven techniques and delivering sustained value.

LEAD


OUR FOCUS

TALENT SOLUTIONS

• How to develop and retain employees, with a special emphasis on mid-

level Latino managers

• How to develop leaders for senior-level roles and board service


1. Women of ALPFA Leaders

2. ERG Transformation

3. High-Performing Leadership

4. Executive Presence

5. Collective (Team) Performance

6. Transforming Managers Into

Extraordinary Leaders

7. Cultural Competency for Global

Managers, Teams & Expatriates

8. Change Management

9. IT Management

10. Mastering Your EQ

11. Preparing Millennials for Success

12. Upgrading Your Presentation Skills

PROGRAMS

OUR 12 FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS

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In addition, we offer programs designed to meet other needs, including:

Positive Persuasion to Improve Communication

Reignite Your Spiritual Self

Enhance Your Online Personal Brand

Empowering Latino Leaders All Audio/Video professional services provided by AJ Media Services LLC

WOMEN OF ALPFA LEADERS

• Develop the next generation of women leaders

• Develop the Self for leadership

• Communicate effectively with others

• Create learning partnerships

• Workshops and panels; Women of ALPFA


1. WOMEN OF ALPFA

Leadership

Development

for Latinas

ERG’s 3-PHASE TRANSFORMATIVE MODEL

• Understand phases of ERG Evolution

• Promote sustainable governance

and leadership models

• Increase value proposition

• Align ERG goals to

business goals

• Develop metrics to measure the

right initiatives

• Engage executives and

employees

CELEBRATINGAffinity ○ Networking ○ Cultural Celebrations ○ Linkages to D&I

Office ○ Person Dependent ○ Activities Based ○ Community

Outreach

LEVERAGINGAlignment with D&I Office ○ Strong Leadership Team ○ Formal

Programs ○ Metrics ○ Executive Involvement ○ Talent Focus

1ST

PHASE

2ND

PHASE

INTEGRATING AND OPTIMIZINGIntegration with D&I and Business Goals ○ Solve Business

Problems ○ Work across ERGs ○ Succession Planning ○ Executive

Involvement ○ Metrics ○ Full Integration with HR and Business

3RD

PHASE

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2. ERG TRANSFORMATION

EXECUTIVE TRAINING

• A 2-½ day intense leadership development program, designed and

executed through a Hispanic cultural lens

• Understand strengths and weaknesses and learn how to improve

strengths and minimize weaknesses

• Emotional Intelligence assessment

• Manage conflict

• Presentation skill exercises

• Effective networking

• Become a strategic-minded executive

• Highlight key differences between being a Hispanic executive and an

executive who happens to be Hispanic

3. HIGH–PERFORMING LEADERSHIP


EXECUTIVE TRAINING

• This practical and interactive training is based on

the 4 validated pillars of Executive Presence:

First Impressions, Communication Skills,

Workplace Best Practices and Appearance

• It teaches transferable skills immediately

applicable. Maintain your presence, command a

room, communicate authentically and effectively,

build relationships better and faster

• Research shows Executive Presence accounts for

26% of what it takes the get to the next level

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4. EXECUTIVE PRESENCE


TEAM BUILDING

• PerformanceGPA® Suite - Book, Assessment, coaching, customized learning

modules, online private group, and a capstone project

• PerformanceGPA® LEAP - Book, assessment, coaching, customized learning

modules, private group, and an individual action plan

• PerformanceGPA® University - 10 topic-specific modules to be customized

depending on clients’ needs

• Personalized Services

– Performance Executive Coaching

– On-the-Job Learning Software-as-a-Service:

Mentoring, Cross-Training, Volunteerism,

Collaborations, and Employee Recognition

5. COLLECTIVE (TEAM) PERFORMANCE


TRANSFORMING MANAGERS INTO EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS

• 6-week program combines three weeks totaling 16 hours for up to 15 participants with three

weeks of 1.5 hours virtual coaching activities for each participant. This design aims to anchor

the leadership practices in the leaders’ day-to-day activities

• Leadership competencies assessment and discussion of the assessment outcomes (individual

and group assessment reports); and Student guide and class materials

• Leadership skills development sessions as workshops to cover leadership topics relevant to

your organization and to your strategy focusing on: how to lead and transform the organization,

how to develop extraordinary leaders and how to measure leadership effectiveness

• This Academia integrates proven methodology with leadership development, continuous

improvement and scientific methodology

• There’s also a 3-day abbreviated course available for those who want to gain part of the

experience, while saving on cost and minimizing time commitment


A practical and experiential hands-on Academia that’s tailored

to address leadership development needs through a series of

classroom workshops and virtual coaching sessions.

6. TRANSFORMING MANAGERS

INTO LEADERS

GLOBAL TRAINING

• Cultural Competency

• Cultural Consulting for Global

Managers

• Global Teams

• Expatriate Training and

Consulting


7. CULTURAL COMPETENCY for GLOBAL

Managers, Teams and Expatriates

Prepares managers working across national borders to navigate

effectively in today’s global marketplace. Explores individuals’

knowledge of cultures around the world to improve communication and

promote understanding, which lead to more successful outcomes

ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN

• Train different levels of the organization (from the CEO on

down) on Change Management techniques, including CAP,

WorkOut, Lean, Six Sigma and FastWorks

• Assist with the expert deployment of full or part-time resources

to drive key culture and process changes

• Support existing culture-related initiatives


8. CHANGE MANAGEMENT

• Offer 32 IT Management Certificates (over 130 courses), with programs for IT

and non-IT professionals, from entry level to C-suite level

• Courses are taught by an international team of over 250 prominent academics

and executives, providing a balanced perspective of leading professors from

multiple universities and expert practitioners

• All courses adhere to leading international accreditation agency (e.g., AACSB,

EFMD, AMBA, NSCHBC, NBA, ABET, Middle States Association) standards

and expectations (e.g., European e-Competence Framework), so they can be

applied towards a Master’s Degree at over 2-dozen different universities


9. IT MANAGEMENT

ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

• A robust methodology based on research and experience

• Self-awareness – Recognizing your own emotions and how they affect your

thoughts and behavior

• Self-management – Controlling impulsive feelings and behaviors, manage your

emotions in healthy ways, take initiative, follow through on commitments, and

adapt to changing circumstances

• Social awareness – Understanding the emotions, needs, and concerns of other

people, pick up on emotional cues, feel comfortable socially, and recognize the

power dynamics in a group or organization

• Relationship management – Developing and maintaining healthy relationships,

working well in a team, and managing conflicts


10. MASTERING YOUR EQ

• Self-management and productivity

as well as leadership training

• Relevant content to a long-term

career growth as well as how it will

benefit them as new employees

allows millennials to build a stronger

commitment to the company from

the start

• How to provide and receive coaching

and feedback

• Integrated technology for instruction

11. PREPARING MILLENNIALS FOR SUCCESS

MILLENNIALS


The Conundrum: Millennials

Want shelter, but not overprotection

Need to be challenged but not controlled

Thrive in structure, but stifle creativity to do so

Are confident, but almost overconfident

Are group focused yet we teach them individually

Learn in different ways, yet we often teach them as

if they learn the same way

• Participants learn to develop the confidence to walk into any meeting

knowing how to influence the outcome using their unique, natural and most

effective speaking style

• How to structure a presentation for impact and stay on message. Two

powerful techniques that make your message unforgettable and leverage

the unexpected power of the audience

• It’s a two-day program that helps to reduce presentation anxiety and

transform any speaker into a credible presenter

• Recording of participants’ presentations

with in-group and private feedback

PRESENTATIONSKILLS


12. UPGRADING YOUR PRESENTATION SKILLS

Designed programs exclusively geared to

your workforce.

Let's empower and develop Latino Leaders of

character for the nation in every division of

your company.

CUSTOMIZED CAREER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMS


“We found the training very actionable. It was

a great session and I look forward to be part

of more in the future!” – C. Fernandez

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“Everyone enjoyed the engagement and

knowledge shared. You did a great job helping

everyone make their own connections.” –

Bernice Radaideh

“After the training you become a better version of

yourself.” – Bertha Monterrubio

TESTIMONIALS FROM PARTICIPANTS

“Thanks much for such a wonderful program

today! I very much enjoyed it and heard

many excellent comments as well.” – Maria

Ochoa

“Thank you for the amazing ERG Leadership

Training and Planning Session. It was full of

information and best practices. I’ve learned so

much.” – Luis Vassallo


“The hands-on instructors were very engaged,

and provided the best possible training that could

be presented for the benefit of the participants

and the sponsors.” – Barry Cordero

“I [discovered that I] have way more to offer than

what I thought I did.” – John Salazar “The program opened my eyes and taught me

how to be a better leader.” – Carlos Romero

MEET THE

ALPFA SOLUTIONS

TEAM


LEADERSHIP

President, ALPFA Solutions

Raymond's extensive background includes 25 years of experience with Fortune 100

companies as a senior executive in both human resources and business roles. Raymond,

a former Aetna chief diversity officer reporting to the CEO, was recognized as a top

Hispanic executive in the U.S. in two consecutive years. During his tenure, Aetna

achieved a Top 19 company for diversity rating, a marked improvement from its previous

altogether exclusion from the list.

Raymond also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Hispanic

Chamber of Commerce and as a Senior Fellow of Plaza Institute as well as a member of

its Global Enterprise Studies program. He served on ALPFA's and chaired NSHMBA's

Corporate Advisory Boards and served as President of PRIMER, as a member of the

Board of Regents of the University of Hartford, a Treasurer and Officer of the Wheeler

Clinic Board of Trustees, and a board member of the National Hispanic Medical

Association. He is a former chairman of HACU's Corporate and Philanthropic Council as

well as a member of HACU's Governing Board.

Raymond earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from New York University and a governance

certificate from Harvard University.

Contact: Mobile: (860) 558-1401 - Email: [email protected]

RAYMOND J. ARROYO


BETSY SILVA

Recognized as a 2013 Corporate Elite Top 25 Executives, Betsy has more than 20 years of

experience, spanning 13 countries, in senior-level operations, HR and global diversity leadership.

She is a bilingual expert in coaching, global diversity and inclusion leadership development and

multicultural marketing.

DIANE CRAIG

A global, sought-after speaker who’s a faculty member of the Canadian Management Centre. Her

distinct value is her ability to deliver compelling solutions in a dynamic, engaging and inspiring

communication style. She’s fluently bilingual, has travelled extensively and brings hands-on,

world-class experience on cultural diversities to the North American boardroom.

DR. XAVIER HERNANDEZ

A Board Certified Coach and management consultant in the areas of learning, organization

development and talent management. He has worked with a variety of leaders and teams,

including Fortune 100 companies. Xavier leverages strengths-based approaches and systems

thinking to create sustainable impact.

RAFAEL DIAZ-GRANADOS

An accomplished Fortune 10 senior executive with a focus on restructuring and optimizing

international businesses. Recently he finished a project as the Simplification Leader reporting

directly for the CEO of GE Healthcare ($18+ billion healthcare division). The project resulted in a

complete redesign of the organization and almost a $1 billion reduction SG&A.

MEET THE ALPFASOLUTIONS TEAM



DR. JERRY LUFTMAN

Combines the strengths of CIO/practitioner, management consultant, and academic with proficiency

in business-IT alignment and trends in IT, 18 books, published research, consulting, mentoring, and

teaching/speaking engagements exemplify his expertise and leadership.

CYNTHIA NERANGIS

Specializes in training global managers, teams and expatriates to achieve an enhanced global

mindset. Cynthia is a leading facilitator and expert in cultural competency and cultural sensitivity.

She has extensive experience across a wide range of industries and countries helping clients learn

valuable tools to adapt, thrive, and succeed around the world.

TONI RICCARDI

A former PwC principal and member of its 13 member Management Committee. She leads The

Conference Board’s D&I New Leaders’ Academy. Toni previously served as The Conference

Board’s SVP of HR and Chief Diversity Officer and was the content expert for The Board’s external

diversity content and programs.

YOLANDA LASSALLE

Innovative professional with 20+ years of experience in Manufacturing, EHS, Validations, Project

Management, Materials Management, Training and Operational Excellence in the Pharmaceutical

and Food and Beverage industries. Remarkable ability at planning, organization, influencing and

execution. Strategic planning and change management. Bilingual English and Spanish.



DR. ADAM ARROYOS

Is a leading provider of thought leadership, training, and technology designed to enable and

facilitate collective impact in companies, communities, and collaborations. He is the author of

“PerformanceGPA®,” a book that focuses on how to achieve high performance through serving

and investing in others.

AUGUST TOSCANO

Served as EVP of HR at Regions Financial Corporation, leading the HR function for the

company’s East Region, comprised of $42 billion in assets, 5,000 employees, and 593 banking

offices. His career spans across a variety of industries including oil and gas, consumer

product/retail, and financial services.

ALBA GONZALEZ NYLANDER

Is an award-winning video producer and managing partner of AJ Media Services LLC, located

near Nashville, TN. She provides professional digital media services to corporations, non-

profits, small businesses, universities and government agencies. She’s a graduate of the

Leadership Franklin Class 2014 – 2015 and Emerging Leaders SBA 2015. DWBE, WBENC,

SMWBE, DBE, MOB, MBE, SBE EDWOSB.

JENNIFER FRITZ

Is a managing partner, Producer, Head of Cinematography of AJ Media Services LLC. Among

her many projects, Jennifer has worked for Opryland, Fox17 and the Nashville Film Festival.



THERESA BARRERA-SHAW

Is a former Supply Chain executive at Wal-Mart who grew the diverse supplier base from $4.2

billion in 2007 to $11.8 billion in 2012. Her personal interests and strengths include driving sales

and profit margin, process improvement, designing world-class customer service processes,

driving change management, and enabling workforce and supplier inclusion.

DAISY AGUILAR

With more than 22 years at DuPont and Johnson & Johnson, Daisy has demonstrated

excellence in defining strategies to increase employee engagement. She has expertise in

leadership, organizational effectiveness, and change-management, leadership development and

training. She’s a Certified Multipliers Facilitators, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Coach.

NANCY DI DIA

Is a change leader and ICF certified executive coach who heads the US Office of D&I for

Boehringer Ingelheim USA. More than 25 years experience, with specialties in HR, coaching,

change management, organizational development, women's leadership, executive presence,

facilitation, LGBT education.

GUILLERMO ROSALES

Is an accomplished executive with over 22 years experience in leadership roles with a solid track

record leading growth for global organizations and helping clients maximize their value through

IT services. He’s a strategic, forward thinker and global leader.



DAVID W. WEBSTER

David is a regional Emmy Award winner and VHTA “Rising Pineapple Award” winner, a global motivational speaker and the author of “How to change someone’s mind.” His 30-year study of person-to-person communication patterns has allowed him to recognized what we must do in order to positively guide another person’s energy and thoughts in conversation. From owner to upper management, supervisor to staff or staff to clients, David can teach the steps of “Positive Persuasion” to anyone who is willing to listen to his powerful and entertaining speeches or take his hilariously fun communication workshops.

DANIEL GUTIERREZ

Daniel is an international business consultant, radio personality, motivational speaker and spiritual teacher who has inspired people to make positive changes that lead to success. Leveraging his experience, infectious humor, and belief that there is greatness in each of us, he has helped individuals all over the world. Based in Los Angeles, Daniel has been the cover story in Latin Business Magazine and listed in its “Top 100 Hispanics.” Daniel has also been the cover story of Cypen Magazine and was featured in the documentary film Luminous WorldViews as one of 18 world renowned thought leaders in the area of transformation and leadership.

LORI RUFF

Lori is ALPFA’s chief branding officer and is a long-standing authority on social media, ecommerce, branding, and building engaged and loyal communities of fans, advocates and influencers. She is a LinkedIn Ambassador, and Forbes has included her in every release of their Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers’ list. She is currently ranked #7 Social Media Power Influencer Woman globally by CEO World (in cooperation with Pew Research and Neilson). She is a 2014 Top 100 (Social Media) Community Manager, American Genius Beat Top 50 Industry Influencer, WE Magazine’s Top 101 Women in eCommerce, Moody’s 50 Favorite People of 2012 & 2014 and Webbiquity’s #Nifty50 Top Twitter Women Writers. Her latest of 8 books is “Suite Branding: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Branding for Today’s Top Performers.”


MEET THE ALPFA

CORPORATE

DEVELOPOMENT TEAM


CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTTEAM

VERNA GREER – Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Programming

Verna is a results-driven Accredited Business Advisor and a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFE) with business development expertise. She specializes in providing executive leadership and guidance to build new and existing organizations in the not-for-profit and private sectors. She is consistently successful in increasing effectiveness, productivity and profitability at all levels, while surpassing goals and expectations. Verna received her B.S. degree with honors from Northeastern University and later graduated among the top 10 in her class from the Northeastern Graduate School of Business, where she earned an MBA in entrepreneurialism.Contact: Mobile: (617) 620-8198 - Email: [email protected]

FRANK LOPEZ – Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Foundations

Frank is an accomplished visionary executive with demonstrated ability to deliver mission-critical results throughout the pillar areas of diversity and inclusion practices in the corporate sector. He has experience leading and managing all levels and pillars of corporate, not-for-profit development and diversity/inclusion relationship-building initiatives and strategic alliances. He has been instrumental in leading dynamic national trade associations and has achieved strategic expansion through development of alliances with major stakeholders from across the nation. He has led campaigns to expand community-based service capacity footprint from coast to coast, including in Puerto Rico.Contact: Mobile: (202) 294-6874 - Email: [email protected]

RADHAMES NOVA – Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategic Initiatives

An ALPFA member since 2006, Rad’s ALPFA story began as a volunteer, when he joined the Board of Directors of the ALPFA Boston Chapter. In 2011, he joined the ALPFA staff as Executive Director of the Boston Chapter. During his three-year tenure, the chapter added over 3,000 new members, 25 new corporate partners, tripled multi-year corporate partnerships, and was recognized as Leading Chapter of the Year in 2013 and 2014. He works closely with ALPFA’s corporate partners to establish strong and mutually beneficial partnerships. Rad has been recognized by El Planeta Newspaper as one of the most influential Hispanics in Massachusetts and by Merrimack Valley Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40. Rad obtained his B.A. from Middlebury College and his MBA from Boston University.Contact: Office: (857) 250-2149 - Email: [email protected]


ALPFA Solutions Program Offerings 2016

Leadership & Management

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