A Special Nomination for a Special Person
Friday afternoon, Judge Linda K. Davis formally installed Tom Perez as Assistant 
Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division. Attorney General Holder, Deputy Attorney General Ogden, and Associate Attorney General Perrelli were all present to formally welcome back Tom Perez to the Civil Rights Division.
Special guests of the program included Melody Barnes, the Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and a longtime friend of Assistant Attorney General Perez, Stephen H. Sachs, former Attorney General of Maryland and U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland; and Ralph Rouse, the Regional Manager for Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Senator Sarbanes Senior, Congressman John Sarbanes and many other friends from the Maryland Hispanic Chamber were present at this event.
We want to congratulate Mr. Perez on his recent installation as Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division for the U.S. Department of Justice! The Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce would like to offer our support in this new role and spread the word about his agenda to keep fighting for the civil right of all Americans.
Some interesting remarks from Attorney General Eric Holder:
“We must commit ourselves to making the Division stronger and better than it has ever been before and ready to confront the 21st century issues that have already begun to present themselves. This will take time – but not too much time. The quest for justice must be an impatient thing – for we all know what happens when justice is delayed. So I am an impatient Attorney General.”
Assistant Attorney General Perez stated:
“The Civil Rights Division is open for business. Our job is to enforce the civil rights laws – all the laws. Civil Rights Enforcement is not like the buffet line at the cafeteria. You can’t pick and choose which laws you like, and which ones you don’t. We will enforce all the laws in fair, aggressive and independent fashion, and we will use all the tools available to us.”
Top 100 MBE Awarded This Weekend
This annual awards program honors outstanding women and minority business owners in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
The University of Maryland University College (UMUC), Southwest Airlines, the Maryland The Parren J. Mitchell Foundation and the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs were this year's host organizations.
We had the pleasure not just to attend but also to congratulate three of our Members:
Rick Martinez Past Chair of the Maryland Hispanic Chamber and CEO of Project Enhancement Corporation, in the top 10 for businesses generating more than $10 Million in annual revenues.
Theresa Daytner from Daytner Construction and Lorena Streb
CertaPro Painters of Towson where also part of this selective Top 100 group.
Congratulation to all of you and we hope these types of events continue highlighting the successes of our entrepreneurs & members.
More Networking Events
We would like to thank all of you who participated in last month’s networking event in Montgomery County. It was great to see new faces in this strong and dynamic area.
