Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida

Nuestra Cámara — Our Chamber
The Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of
Central Florida serves the Greater Orlando
 area, including Orange, Osceola and Seminole
 counties. Our goal is to create opportunity for
local businesses and promote unity among all
residents in the Central Florida community.
  Mark your calendars for the next Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce Event in a Central Florida location near you.

 

 First Networking Event of 2008!
 American National Business Capital
 Feb 13, 2008 from 6 PM till 8 PM
2001 E. Robinson Street, Orlando.

We'd like to thank our Ponce
de León Corporate Members
for their sponsoring and support.

 
Recognizing the achievement of leaders who work hard to improve our Central Florida Community

Every month, the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida recognizes individuals and groups of people who have given back in an effort to build a strong and successful community. The strength of the people is dependent on its leaders, who in many cases were pioneers in their field of work and endured difficult and challenging situations to reach the top. For their commitment and dedication, the PRCCCF recognizes and salutes them.
 

Distinguished Puerto Rican of the Quarter
  Carmen D. Ortiz; First Hispanic Certified Financial Planner in Wall Street
   
At the age of 23, Carmen D. Ortiz became the youngest person to graduate with a Ph.D. from Texas Woman’s University. From her graduation she flew to San Juan to become the youngest professor at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras, her alma mater.

    
Ten years later she changed careers when she graduated with the MBA Degree in finance and investment management from the Graduate School of Business of Columbia University, an ivy league business school In a class of 1300 she was the only US citizen of Hispanic descent. Upon her graduation from Columbia she immediately joined Pru Capital, the merchant banking subsidiary of Prudential Insurance Co., becoming the first Hispanic hired as a financial analyst and investment manager by Prudential.
  
Two years later, Dr. Ortiz decided to combine her financial knowledge with her passion for teaching and continued to break national records as the first Hispanic Certified Financial Planner on Wall Street. She was named Rookie of the Year by IDS Financial Services, now known as Ameriprise. She left IDS to establish her own business, CD Ortiz Financial Planning Group, Inc. the first Hispanic owned financial planning company in the USA. She is the author of El Poder de Su Dinero, the first bilingual financial planning book written in the USA. Furthermore, she produced the first personal finance radio show in Spanish in the USA. Currently, Dr. Ortiz is President of Consumer Power Strategies, LLC She is a Florida licensed real estate instructor and owner of the Florida Hispanic Real Estate Professional Institute. Soon she will be publishing her next book, titled Corazon, Dinero y Vida, a holistic personal financial planning and investment guide.
  
Dr. Ortiz , a Certified Financial Planner, author and speaker, is passionate about teaching others how to create wealth from the inside out utilizing the principles and practices of comprehensive financial planning as developed by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.

  
PERFIL EMPRESARIAL DEL MES: JULIO 2007
 
 
  

Do you know someone who is a great community leader and should be recognized as a business profile?
 Contact us today and tell us why! We are always looking to showcase the achievements and work of our community leaders.

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