Officers

Interim NAHP Chair
Fanny Miller
Publisher, El Latino – San Diego, CA
T. (619) 726-1554
fanny.miller@ellatino.net

Fanny Miller is the CEO & President of El Latino Newspaper in San Diego, the number 1 Hispanic Newspaper in San Diego and the largest Spanish-language newspaper owned by a Latina in California. El Latino-San Diego creates an unforgettable event for latinas, a day to be pampered, informed and empowered at Celebrando, the largest Latina Conference in Spanish nationwide. Ms. Miller founded El Latino in 1988 to serve the news and information needs of the San Diego Hispanic Community. El Latino has more than 806,000 monthly readers. Under her leadership, El Latino expanded its editorial coverage and grew circulation through all of San Diego County. El Latino is a trusted brand that seeks to contribute to the success and well being of Hispanics in San Diego County. Fanny Miller has been recognized numerous times by the community and national organizations for her achievement in Hispanic publishing and business.

Interim NAHP Secretary
Mary A. Flores
Publisher, La Prensa de Colorado – Denver, Colorado

Mary was born in Aguascalientes Mexico and initially attended school in Zacatecas. In 1997 Mary immigrated to Denver. In 1998 Mary began her career in the News Media field working for a local Denver Spanish newspaper. In 2010 Mary, her husband Joel and their son Emilio started La Prensa de Colorado, LLC. Identifying many needs in the Latino community, Mary co-founded The Flores Foundation (aka Latino Legacy Colorado) with her husband Joel in 2014. The specific purpose of the Latino Legacy Colorado is to empower Latinos across Colorado with education, resource information, recreation, and small business ownership programs and services to achieve economic self-sufficiency and social and physical well-being.

Marketing Chair
Pauline Rivera
Publisher, La Voz – Colorado

In 2004 Ms. Rivera joined La Voz on a contract basis, then as a columnist (Mis Recuerdos), eventually becoming the Lifestyles editor. In 2007 she became the General Manager at La Voz. In 2008 Ms. Rivera and her husband purchased La Voz and have successfully operated the 41-year-old bilingual publication. Under Ms. Rivera’s leadership, as Publisher, La Voz has advanced editorially, has expanded statewide, and is the winner of numerous National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) awards for the past seven years. Ms. Rivera has recently been awarded the Trailblazer Award from the Denver Latinas First Foundation for being the “first” Latina publisher of a Hispanic publication in Denver.

NAHP Membership Director
Fanny Miller

Board of Directors

Region I Director
Jose Somalo
Publisher, Hoy en Delaware – Delaware

Region II Director
Lina Gomez: Vice President of Operations, El Sol Miami

Region III Director
Clemente Nicado
Publisher, Negocios Now

Clemente Nicado is a Cuban Journalist with a tremendous passion for journalism that has awarded him and his publication, Negocios Now, with many recognitions over the past five years. He was hired by the Chicago Tribune in 2003 to launch HOY, Chicago’s first daily Hispanic newspaper. Four years later, he founded Nicado Publishing Co. and launched Negocios Now, a national award-winning publication, focused on Hispanic entrepreneurs. Nicado is a former international correspondent with 25 years of experience in journalism. He has covered a wide range of issues including economy, trade, public safety, elections, Olympic Games summits, finance and immigration. He has been a tireless seeker of style to make his articles more appealing to readers.

Region IV
Christy Martinez-Garcia
Publisher, Latino Lubbock Magazine – Lubbock, Texas

Christy, a Lubbock native, developed her professional skills working in city government, private business, and the nonprofit industry. She worked for the National Council of La Raza in Washington, D.C. as Assistant Director of Public Information overseeing national media activities. She created Latino Lubbock Magazine in 2006 to centralize bilingual information, and as a tool for dialogue and understanding. For her commitment to the business community, she was selected as the Women in Small Business Champion from the SBA northwest. In 2013 she and her husband of 28 years were selected at the 2013 Texas Tech Parents of the Year. Her most significant achievement is being the mother of Amaris Garcia, who graduated from Texas Tech University May 2014.

Region V Director
Mary A. Flores
Publisher, La Prensa de Colorado – Denver, Colorado

Mary was born in Aguascalientes Mexico and initially attended school in Zacatecas. In 1997 Mary immigrated to Denver. In 1998 Mary began her career in the News Media field working for a local Denver Spanish newspaper. In 2010 Mary, her husband Joel and their son Emilio started La Prensa de Colorado, LLC. Identifying many needs in the Latino community, Mary co-founded The Flores Foundation (aka Latino Legacy Colorado) with her husband Joel in 2014. The specific purpose of the Latino Legacy Colorado is to empower Latinos across Colorado with education, resource information, recreation, and small business ownership programs and services to achieve economic self-sufficiency and social and physical well-being.

Region VI Director – TO BE APPOINTED

Region VII Director
Jose Zepeda, Jr
Publisher, El Aviso

Committee Chairs

Financial – Jose Zepeda, Pauline Rivera, Mary A. Flores, Jose Somalo

International
Jose Luis B Garza
Editor and Director – El Periódico U.S.A.,
Spanish newspaper in McAllen, Texas

Collaborates with Mexico and U. S. radio stations and television channels with comments and analysis. He has been Vice President (2 terms), Regional Director and President of NAHP. He is NAHP Chairman of International Relations Committee and McAllen Chamber of Commerce International Relations Committee Chairman.