Angela is an award-winning, public relations professional with more than 15 years of experience in Hispanic PR and marketing. In 2011, she was named PR Professional of the Year by the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA), for her work in advancing the industry as co-publisher of the Hispanic PR Blog and as an co-founder/organizer and partner of Hispanicize, the annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers in social media, marketing, entertainment and innovation.
She is also a co-founder and partner of Latina Mom Bloggers, a social media-marketing network and services platform that connects Latina bloggers and social media influencers with brands. Angela leverages her expertise in Hispanic public relations and marketing to provide strategic counsel and develop comprehensive communications programs that tap into the power of blogger engagement and social media. Angela and her team work with a variety of leading brands including: The California Milk Processor Board, United Soybean Board, Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, Unilever, S. C. Johnson, Georgia-Pacific, Clorox, Mazola, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Hasbro, Nissan, Universal Studios Orlando, Disney Parks, Best Buy, Dollar General, NET 10 Wireless, Verizon FiOS and Transitions Lenses.
A longtime Hispanic public relations and marketing consultant, Angela has directed national marketing initiatives for: The American Heart Association’s Go Red Por Tu Corazón, Unilever, Burger King and AstraZeneca. Prior to launching her own businesses, Angela worked in Edelman Multicultural’s New York and Austin offices, where she played an integral role in directing national Hispanic campaigns for Fortune 500 companies including Unilever, Kraft Foods, Hershey’s, and Starbuck’s.
Angela leverages her expertise to provide strategic counsel and develop comprehensive communications programs that tap into the power of blogger engagement and social media. A native Texan of Mexican descent, she holds a B.A. in Latina American Studies from Baylor University. Angela resides in Miami with her husband and four children.