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Ingrid M. Duran is Co-Founder & Principal
of D&P Creative Strategies, a company that she and partner
Catherine founded to increase the role of corporate, legislative
and philanthropic efforts in addressing the concerns of Latinos,
women, and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities.
Prior to starting D&P, Ingrid was President
& CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute,
where she expanded on an already extensive professional network
that included members of Congress, elected officials and Fortune
500 executives.
Ingrid's passion for social justice was sparked
at the young age of 5, when she began attending farm worker
rights rallies with her parents and participating in voter
registration drives in her hometown of Los Angeles. Following
a tour in the US Marine Corps, where she developed critical
leadership skills, Ingrid worked for six years on Capitol
Hill, serving under the Clerk of the US House of Representatives,
working on the House Banking Committee under the leadership
of Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez, Chairman and Rep. Gene Green as
a Legislative Aid. Through these positions, she became well
versed in the intricacies of the legislative and committee
processes.
Ingrid also ran the Washington, DC office of the
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials,
where she was responsible for representing Latino community
interests to Congress and the Administration.
She was tapped by President Bill Clinton to serve
on the President's Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDS, and was
appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Minority
Veterans Advisory Board. In 2000, she became the first gay
Latina to serve on the Human Rights Campaign Board of Directors,
and is also currently Chairwoman of the National Hispana Leadership
Institute (NHLI) and a board member of The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation (GLAAD) Boards.
Her efforts as a strong and steadfast advocate
for the GLBT and Latino communities have garnered her numerous
honors, including the 2003 Premio Dignidad Award from LLEGO.
Both Hispanic and Poder magazines have named her among the
Nations 100 Most influential and powerful Hispanics, and the
former has recognized her as a Latina of Excellence in 2004
& 2005.
Her work has attracted national media attention,
gaining her coverage in The Washington Post, Los
Angeles Times, San Antonio News Express, Atlanta
Journal Constitution, Washington Post Magazine,
Hispanic Magazine, Latina Style Magazine, People
en Espanol, USA Today, and The Miami Herald.
She also has appeared on NBC, C-Span, Univision and Telemundo.
A passionate public speaker, Ingrid has presented on college
campuses, conferences and to the media on GLBT, Latino, leadership
and civil rights issues.
She is a graduate of Park College, where
she earned a B.S. in Organizational Management. She is a graduate
of the Executive Program at Harvard's JFK School of Government, Corporate Governance Program of Harvard Business School, the fellowship program of the National Hispana Leadership
Institute, and of the Center for Creative Leadership.
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