Interview with Jeanette Hernandez Prenger
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10:21
Date
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Chavez, Gene
Description
Interview with Jeanette Hernandez Prenger about her career and her experience with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City. She recalls being approached by Michael Barrera and CiCi Rojas to join the chamber, and later joining the board and being elected chairperson, as well as joining the board of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She discusses the role the Hispanic chamber can play for small businesses, the role it has played in her own success, admires the work of other chamber members, and looks to challenges in the chamber's future.
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Digital Object Identifier
CHAVEZ-HCCGKC-HernandezPrenger-Jeanette
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Acknowledgement
This project was funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library.