Professional Networking by the Los Angeles Chapter of NSHMBA

LOS ANGELES, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) will host an evening of Leadership, Development and Networking on April 3rd at the Los Angeles Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles from 6:15pm to 9:45pm.

The Los Angeles Chapter is excited to introduce Health Net as its new partner at this event. This professional networking event expects to attract over 200 professionals from local corporations and universities. Speakers include Andy Ortiz, VP of Talent Management, Diversity, and Leadership Development and Ana Andrade, VP, Latino Programs, from Health Net.

Health Net, Inc. is among the nation's largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Its mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company's health plans and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to approximately 6.6 million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE and Veterans Affairs programs. Health Net's behavioral health subsidiary, MHN, provides mental health benefits to approximately 7 million individuals in all 50 states. The company's subsidiaries also offer managed health care products related to prescription drugs, and offer managed health care product coordination for multi-region employers and administrative services for medical groups and self-funded benefits programs.

The Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Chapter is pleased to host this event at the exceptional Los Angeles Museum of Art (LACMA). Visitors can explore a collection with more than 100,000 works of art at LACMA, the largest encyclopedic museum west of Chicago. Through its far-reaching collections, the museum is both a resource to and a reflection of the many cultural communities and heritages in Southern California.

Visitors can also experience European masterpieces, cutting-edge contemporary art, an extensive collection of American art from the United States and Latin America, a major Islamic art collection, one of the most comprehensive Korean art collections outside of Korea, and the stunning Pavilion for Japanese art. Explore LACMA's online collections catalogue, http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/

For more information and details on this event visit the following website http://losangeles.nshmba.org/ or email info@losangeles.nshmba.org

About NSHMBA Los Angeles:

The Los Angeles Chapter was the founding chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) in 1998, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, now with 32 chapters nationwide. The Los Angeles Chapter is one of the top ten largest chapters in the nation and the largest chapter in California. Its mission is to support the diverse education pipeline and professional development through scholarships, information and programs for students and professionals, and professional networking events at top venues in Los Angeles.

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Source: NSHMBA Los Angeles

CONTACT: Ray Robles of NSHMBA Los Angeles Chapter Board of Directors,
+1-310-256-3761, corporaterelations@losangeles.nshmba.org

Web site: http://www.losangeles.nshmba.org/
http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/

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