Ms. Pardo distinguished with the 2009 Latinbiz Woman of Virtue Awards

Left to right: Susan Angulo - Barry University, Maria Eugenia Pardo - Silva+Pardo Advertising,
Monica Puig, President of the Latin Business Club of America,

Miami, FL. October 29, 2009 – Latin Business Club of America, South Florida’s largest professional networking organization, dedicated to support and promote businesses within the Latin community and foster understanding between Latinos and other Americans, presented today the recipients of the “Latinbiz Women of Virtue Awards 2009”. Maria Eugenia Pardo, Chief Creative Officer of Silva+Pardo Advertising is one of the women honored.

The Latinbiz Women of Virtue Awards honor outstanding professional women in our community who through their virtue and their work bring about social and economic change, support of other women, serve as exceptional role models, and demonstrate extraordinary performance within their professions to further advance women in their fields.

The Women of Virtue Awards were also awarded to Vilma Petrash, Political Analyst and Host “Temas de Mujer” WLRN – 17 Miami, Alicia M. Laszewski, Chapter Executive - American Red Cross, Broward Chapter, Maria Martinez -President, Execumar, Mildred Real, CEO -Common Ground for Conservation, Pati Vargas, President - Pati Vargas Entertainment, Susie Levan, Founder of The Work-Life Balance Institute for Woman and Balance Magazine, Daysi Exposito –Ulla, Chairman & CEO - D Exposito & Partners LLC, Blanche De Jesus, Independent Business Owner -Amway Global, Madelin D’Arce, Esquire - Warren Gammil & Associates and Christina Cartaya, Partner - The Agency.

Maria Eugenia Pardo is Chief Creative Officer of Silva+Pardo Advertising a results-driven multi-platform communications agency focused in generating, building and consolidating successful and profitable brands all over Latin America.

Maria Eugenia, born in Caracas, Venezuela is an international journalist and an Advertising and PR Specialist graduated from the Universidad Catolica Andres Bello in Caracas. Maru is also a certified e-Marketer from the E-marketing Association and a proud member of the Public Relations Society of America, International Federation of Journalists, NAWBO, Mujeres Latinas impulsando a Mujeres Latinas and the Venezuelan Business Club. Currently she chairs the Marketing Committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, is the writter / owner of the awarded blog: “Se Habla Venezolano, el blog de *Maru” and Executive Director of Se Habla Venezolano Foundation. Maria Eugenia lives in Doral FL with her husband, Jesus Rafael Bello and her two daughters, Emily, who is an 18 year-old FIU Honors College’s Freshman Student and Erika, a lovely 13 year-old young lady that is all about studying arts, design and guitar.

The 2009 Latinbiz Woman of Virtue Awards recepients
Congratulations to all