Arlington County Board Member J. Walter Tejada has joined Major League Soccer team D.C. United's new 'Hispanic Advisory Committee,' according to this press release. "The objective of the committee will be to work closely with the club in identifying programs and initiatives to strengthen relationships, as well as to fortify existing outreach efforts within the Hispanic community. "
The four other members of the newly created committee are:- Alejandro Carrasco, President of Radio America
- Alberto Avendaño, Associate Publisher of Spanish-language newspaper El Tiempo Latino
- Saul Solorzano, Executive Director of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
- Dr. Elmer Huerta, a nationally renowned cancer specialist at Washington Hospital Center
The Club's President and CEO Kevin Payne said that "D.C. United has always worked closely with the Hispanic community in our region. The creation of this committee is intended to help us do so more effectively and to better use our resources to help address issues which affect the Hispanic community in the Greater D.C. area."
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