Rosemary Mercedes
The Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) announced that is proud to recognize the industry’s leading pioneer and journalist of the year at the 2017 HPRA National ¡BRAVO! Awards dinner at The Lotte New York Palace Hotel in NYC on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. This special recognitions go to Rosemary Mercedes, EVP and CCO at Univisión and Armando Correa, Editor in Chief of People en español. The ceremony will be co-hosted by Fox News’ National Correspondent Bryan Llenas and Vme’s SuperLatina host, Gaby Natale.”It is on us to tell our stories” asserted Andy Checo, co-chairman of the HPRA National ¡BRAVO! Awards and senior director at Havas FORMULATIN. “The HPRA’s ¡BRAVO! Awards are a celebration of individuals who are shaping our future and impacting our community. We are honored to be recognizing Rosemary and Armando during this year’s event and to have Bryan and Gaby as the storytellers who will narrate the industry’s most prestigious awards program.” Mercedes is an accomplished communications leader with nearly 20 years of public relations experience, who engages media and influencers through a lens that represents the increasingly diverse new American mainstream, while strategically positioning Univision as the innovative and influential company it is today.Correa has more than 20 years of experience in Hispanic media, currently overseeing the editorial content of the magazine, social media strategy and events like 50 Most Beautiful (New York), the 25 Most Powerful Women (Miami), as well as Festival People en Español (New York).Partners of the 2017 HPRA National ¡BRAVO! Awards include Coca-Cola, Univision, Wells Fargo, Moët Hennessy, Havas FORMULATIN, Ford Motor Company.
