Rosa Rosales was re-elected unanimously for a fourth term as LULAC National President on July 18, 2009 at LULAC’s 80th National Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was first elected July 1, 2006 at LULAC’s 77th National Convention in Milwaukee, WI. She leads the largest and oldest Hispanic civil rights organizations in the United States.

Ms. Rosales is the Founder and Director of the National Association of Public Employees (NAPE), a San Antonio based union. Prior to holding this position, Ms. Rosales served as Office Director of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) from 1997-99.

Previously, Ms. Rosales served as Regional Director of the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) from 1995-97 and than as National Labor Representative and Field Supervisor for the National Association of Government Employees from 1983-95. Ms. Rosales served as Co-Founder and Charter Member of the United Public Employee Association and Field Supervisor in the Neighborhood Anti-Crime Program (a federally-funded local program based on the west side of San Antonio from 1978-1980).

A member of the League of United Latin American Citizens, her involvement with the organization spans over three decades. She has served in many roles, including most recently National Vice President for the Southwest. In 1994, she was re-elected to a record-breaking fourth term and the second woman to serve four years as LULAC Texas State Director and was the first woman district director for district 15 which is the largest district in the nation.

Additionally, Ms. Rosales serves on the Board of the LULAC National Educational Service Centers (LNESC) and is passionate about her work in education. Her involvement in the community is underscored by her participation on numerous civic boards, including SER Jobs for Progress and the San Antonio Boy’s Club Advisory Council among other city and non-profit boards.

She has received numerous honors and awards for her continued service to LULAC, including: 2009 101 List of the Most Influential Leaders in the United States by Latino Leaders Magazine, the 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine, American GI Forum Leadership Award, the LULAC Women of the Year Award and the Cesar Chavez March for Justice Award.

Ms. Rosales was born in San Antonio, Texas. She earned her B.A. degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Michigan. Rosa has been married to Dr. Rodolfo Rosales for 39 years and has 3 sons: Rodolfo Rosales Jr., Miguel Angel and Gabriel Yoatequia. She is also the proud grandmother of Bianca Rosales.

Alice Huffman began her tenure as President of the California NAACP, January 2000. Under her leadership, the organization has accelerated into one of the most sought after organizations in California’s policy arena. The State NAACP office is in downtown Sacramento. She employs a small staff to advocate on key community issues. She believes that the NAACP is the constant voice for low income African Americans and students trapped in low performing schools. She is a member of the National Board of Directors of the NAACP.

Huffman is a business owner, President, and CEO of her consulting firm A.C. Public Affairs, Inc. (ACPA). ACPA is a California Corporation specializing in initiative campaigns, strategic public policy issues and grass roots organizing. ACPA founded in 1988 can proudly boast of many distinguished national and state clients.

Huffman is an appointee of Governor Schwarzenegger to the State Parks and Recreation Commission and the California Complete Count Committee for the 2010 Census. She is President of Future PAC, a national organization that supports the election of progressive African American women. She serves on the Board of the Center for Democratic Participation and is a member of the California Democratic Party Executive Committee and the Democratic National Committee. She also serves on the Help America Vote Advisory Committee and Wells Fargo Company Advisory Committee.

She graduated from UC Berkeley with honors in Social and Cultural Anthropology and did extensive graduate work in University of Pennsylvania, U.C. Berkeley and USC. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

She has many distinguished awards and enjoys outstanding relations with state and national leaders.

A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Dr. Brown has been Pastor of San Francisco’s Third Baptist Church since 1976.

Dr. Brown was awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Ministerial Award for outstanding leadership and contributions to the Black Church in America. He was also inducted into the International Hall of Fame at the King International Chapel at Morehouse College.

In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, he has served as a member of the governing board of San Francisco Community College, National Chairman of the National Baptist Commission on Civil Rights and Human services, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Chairman of the Bay Area Ecumenical Pastors Conference, first Vice President of the California State Baptist Convention, President of NAACP Branch in San Francisco, California, and a member of the governing board of the National Council of Churches of Christ.

Matthew Cate was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on May 16, 2008, as Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Cate was appointed as Inspector General by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in March 2004 and subsequently confirmed by the state senate to that position. As Inspector General, Mr. Cate was responsible for public oversight of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Since 2007, he also served as the chair of the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board and in that capacity was responsible for reporting to the state legislature on the progress made by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in fulfilling its obligation to provide effective rehabilitative programs to California’s inmates and parolees.

Prior to becoming California’s Inspector General, Mr. Cate served as a state and local prosecutor. From 1996 to 2004, he served as a Deputy Attorney General at the California Department of Justice. In that capacity, he supervised a team of trial and appellate prosecutors, managed a criminal trial caseload of political corruption matters and provided counsel to county grand juries. In 2003, while working on federal fraud and corruption matters, Mr. Cate was cross-designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Cate was a Deputy District Attorney for Sacramento County, last serving in a special assignment prosecuting juvenile rape and murder cases. Prior to joining the public sector, Mr. Cate worked as a business litigation attorney with Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rohwer. He has also held several positions as an instructor of legal and law enforcement-related topics, including standards training for peace officers.

Mr. Cate earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Oregon School of Law and a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Linfield College, where he was a National Scholar Athlete. He is a member of the California State Bar.

A strong advocate for public safety, affordable housing, quality health care and education, Assembly Member Anna Caballero was elected to serve the 28th Assembly District in November of 2006. The district consists of San Benito County, the Salinas Valley, North Monterey County, Watsonville, and South Santa Clara County.

Now in her second term, Caballero has been re-appointed as chair of the Committee on Local Government, and as a member of the following committees: Accountability and Administrative Review; Budget; Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources; Water, Parks and Wildlife; and, the Select Committee on Renewable Energy. In recognition of her extensive work to prevent youth violence and gang membership, Caballero has also been re-appointed as chair of the Select Committee on Youth Violence Prevention.

Born to a family of copper miners, Caballero graduated from the University of California San Diego magna cum laude with a B.A. in Sociology, and earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California Los Angeles. She moved to the Salinas Valley 30 years ago to work for California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA). As an attorney, she represented striking farm workers and fought side by side with unions to prevent plant closures.

Seeing the need for legal representation at a price working families could afford, Caballero and two colleagues founded a law firm, Caballero, Matcham & McCarthy, in 1982. The business received many awards, and she was personally recognized by the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce with the Athena Award for entrepreneurial excellence.

Assembly Member Caballero took a leave from her law practice to serve as the executive director of Partners for Peace, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the community together to prevent gang violence, with a focus on literacy, early childhood education, youth employment and empowerment, and providing services to families.

Moving from law to public service, Caballero spent five years on the Salinas Planning Commission and was elected to the Salinas City Council in 1991.  She was then elected Mayor of Salinas in 1998, and served in that role until her election to the Assembly.

Assembly Member Caballero is also a wife, mother, and grandmother. Her husband, Juan Uranga, is the director of the Center for Community Advocacy in Salinas.

Michael Carrington currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer for the CROP Foundation, a California-based non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality programs for prisoner rehabilitation, reentry, family reunification, prevention, and intervention.

Mr. Carrington’s public service career, specializing in criminal justice issues, spans 39 years at the state and federal levels of government. This includes serving as an appointee in the administrations of two governors and two presidents.

Prior to joining the CROP Foundation, Mr. Carrington served as the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Analysis and Planning, and as the Manager of Resource Coordination, at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). He also served as a member of Governor Schwarzenegger’s Rehabilitation Strike Team. While working at CDCR, Mr. Carrington also participated in the planning and implementation of California’s first Black/Brown Summit designed to address criminal justice issues involving California’s minority communities.

Before his appointment at CDCR, Mr. Carrington served as a Presidential Appointee at the U. S. Department of Justice as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy and as the Deputy Director of the Department’s Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Task Force.

During the 1990’s, Mr. Carrington served as the Deputy Director for Planning and Policy Development of the Governor’s Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP) where he developed and implemented several major criminal justice reforms. During this time period, he also formalized some of the nation’s first efforts to establish public-private partnerships with the faith-based community in order to address a number of criminal justice and related social issues.

Prior to his work at OCJP, Mr. Carrington worked for nearly 20 years supporting various legislative leaders in the California State Senate.

Mickie Luna is a woman of compassion and principle. She loves her heritage and gives endlessly for the betterment of her community. She is focused and tireless. She has changed the lives of many around her, she is one of the most recognized and honored citizens in San Benito County. She puts faith in her values and judgement. She is known for defending the rights of others.

Through her involvements, Mickie has helped make if possible for many students, particularly Latino, to graduate successfully from high school and go on to college and become teachers, doctors, business and community leaders. With her support as a friend, role model and counselor she has helped scores of young people realize their potential and their dreams. Mickie has also helped bring positive attention and recognition to the Latino community and to affect important and long term changes in San Benito County and surrounding areas.

Mickie's involvement in the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is one of her most important contributions. She founded the San Benito County LULAC Council #2890 in 1987 and the Youth Council in 1989. With LULAC's presence, she has helped increase the Latino voter registration, raise money for scholarships, offer assistance in housing and further Latino rights and representation in local government when she lead the fight to change from at large to city council district elections. Today her City Council includes three latinos because of her efforts. Her many contributions have been recognized by LULAC when she was named the 1990 Local, District, State and National Woman of the Year. Her past involvement in LULAC has included positions as local Council President, District #12 secretary, Women's Affairs Director, four year term as District Director, four year term as Deputy State Director for Youth, State Vice President and was the first women in California LULAC history to have been elected to a four year term and completed her term as State President for California LULAC. In 2007 Mickie was elected Chair of the Chicano Latino Caucus for the CA Democratic Party. Today Mickie holds the title of Vice Chair of the Latino Institute for Corporate Inclusion, a National Latino organization.

She has received awards, commendations and recognitions from every organization she has served or has been associated with, and from people in almost every level of government. Most recently, Mickie was honored to have been nominated and selected to received the 2005 Jefferson Award for the Central Coast for her community commitment. One of her greatest recognitions is to have been named to the first edition of AWho's Who Among Hispanics of America@. She was honored by Congressman Leon Panetta with the Congressional Award as San Benito County Woman of the Year, and Senator Henry Mello's Senate Rules Committee Resolution for her continued work with women. Most recently Mickie was honored with the Hollister High School Baler Alumni Award as one of the most honored members of the entire 60’s era. In her civic and special project involvements, she champions the Latino population because she knows there is a need to. She is an ardent proponent of affirmative action, helping young people, and being involved in communities in need. She is positive in her thinking and in her approach to her goals.

You may say Mickie Luna is well connected, but in fact she is the connection for many throughout the State of California.

Mary Lattimore currently serves as Warden of Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) the largest women’s correctional facility in the United States of America and the world. She is responsible for an approximate 100 million dollar budget; provides leadership for about 1200 staff members and 3900 inmates in a multi-disciplinary environment. The primary mission of the CCWF is to process, rehabilitate, and incarcerate California’s female offenders in a secure, safe, disciplined and ethical institutional setting. CCWF is one of two female correctional facilities located in Chowchilla, California. CCWF provides inmate academic education, work and vocational training, counseling and specialized programs for the purpose of successful reintegration into society. It provides community services which encourages public awareness and participation. The institution also provides staff resources and training which ensures the highest standards of “Correctional Professionalism”.

Ms. Lattimore has more than 27 years of experience as a professional in the field of corrections, all of which has been served with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. She has served in a broad range of rank-and-file, supervisory and management positions.