Wednesday, January 21, 2009


Mr. Gary Trujillo, President and CEO of Southwest Harvard Group, spoke to the participants of the Arizona Ivy League Project on December 27th, 2008. Mr. Trujillo is a graduate of Harvard Business School and a product of South Phoenix.

Mr. Trujillo also shared his passion for helping and inspiring students through his Be A Leader Foundation. He also expressed the importance of mentorship and how it dramatic affected his life.   We are very proud and honored to have him as a speaker.

Monday, January 19, 2009


On November 15th, 2008, AZ ILP was honored to have former majority and minority leader of the Arizona State House of Representatives Alfredo Gutierrez speak to our participants.

Mr. Gutierrez spoke for well over one hour and shared his political life through the years. We were honored by his presence and inspired by his commitment to his community. We can only hope to represent our state as well as he has. 

He currently is president of Tequida & Gutierrez, a Spanish-language image, issues, and advocacy firm in Phoenix.