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LATINA Style Business
Series in Charlotte, NC
Thursday, May 14, 2009, Location: TBC 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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 Deborah
Aguiar-Vélez
President & CEO Sistemas Corporation
Deborah Aguiar-Vélez is the founder,
president and owner of Sistemas
Corporation. An accomplished engineer
and businesswoman, she is nationally
recognized for innovative leadership in
the areas of entrepreneurship, technical
development and public service.
Ms. Aguiar-Vélez founded Sistemas
Corporation in 1983. The company
provides customized software and
training for engineers, scientists and
technical personnel. Her clients include
ExxonMobil, BASF, Xerox, and Colgate-Palmolive.
Ms. Aguiar-Vélez is a member of the
Board of Directors of SBLI USA Mutual
Life Insurance Company, Inc., where she
also serves on the Executive, Human
Resources and Finance Committees. In
addition, Ms. Aguiar-Velez has served on
the boards of The Franklin Institute in
Philadelphia, PA and CoreStates New
Jersey National Bank. She is listed in
Who’s Who Among Hispanic Americans, and
Who’s Who of American Women. She has
been the recipient of numerous honors,
among them IBM’s Latina Excellence Award
for Science and Technology.
Ms. Aguiar-Vélez earned her bachelor’s
degree in chemical engineering with
honors from the University of Puerto
Rico in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and has
attended executive education programs at
the Amos Tuck School of Business
Administration at Dartmouth College and
at the John F. Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University.
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