The Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees' mission as a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization is to advocate for the employment, educational and professional development of the Latino state employees and to ensure quality services to our Latino communities in Illinois.  Since 1987, IAHSE has been instrumental in addressing issues affecting Latinos in employment and community services.  As an advocate, it is IAHSE's intent to remain a viable and effective force impacting the employment and educational policies  which may infringe on the aspirations of our constituency.  

 

 

IAHSE's major accomplishments include:

 

+ Advocated and achieve "Bilingual Pay" for bilingual employees in state

   government.

 

+ Created a scholarship fund organization which provides Hispanic students

    with scholarships.

 

+ Authored a recruitment report, which was presented to the Governor's office

   to increase Hispanic employment in Illinois.  Leading to an Executive Order

   by the Governor to mandate state agencies to recruit, hire and promote

   minorities in state government.

 

+ Creation of an annual statewide employees training conference/job fair.     

 

       

IAHSE's Board working for you:

 

 

 

Press Conference addressing the need to increase Hispanic hiring in 2004.

 

 

 

 

2007 IAHSE BOARD MEMBERS

 

 Executive Board:   

 

                 Carlos Charneco,  President  (IDES)

 

Mr. Charneco has been a member of the Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees for the last 15 years serving as a board member for the last two years.

He has been a state employee with the Illinois Department of Employment Security since 1980. He has been working for the Office of Equal Opportunity/AA since 1996. He served as the Equal Opportunity Monitor and later as the Compliance EO Monitor. He was appointed the Agency's Equal OpportunityOfficer in November 2004. Mr. Charneco is a member of the Governors New Americans Policy and Advocacy Interagency Task Force whose purpose is to assist with the integration of new immigrants into Illinois. He is a Board member of the Illinois Association of Agencies and Community Organizations for Migrant Advocacy. Mr. Charneco is a long time member of the International Association of Workforce Professionals and has served as the past president of the Illinois Chapter. Mr Charneco holds a Bachelors of Art Degree from Northwestern University majoring in Spanish American Studies.

 

 

 

                 Salvador Garza, Vice-President (IDCEO)

 

                 Martha L. Lopez, Secretary     (IDHS)

 

                 Ramon Marrero, Treasurer     (IDHS) 

 

                 Jose Javier Lopez, Past President   (IDCFS)

 

 

 Board Members: 

         

 

        Veronica Aguirre, Attorney General

  

        Richard Echevarria, Dept. of Children & Family Services    

          

        Maria Garcia,   Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services

 

        Rosiario Guerrero, CMS

        

        Issa G. Lozada, Dept. of Transportation

 

        Carmen Medina, Dept. of Human Rights

 

        Susana Moreno, Dept. of Corrections

 

        Carmen Suarez, Southern IL University, Carbondale      

 

        Naomi Velazquez-Greene, IL State Board of Education

 

        Nelson Velazquez, Secretary of State

                                

 

IAHSE ATTORNEY:      Jorge Montes, Esq.

 

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2007 Timeline:

 

1/10    2007 Election Results

 

 

2006 Timeline:

  

10/6    2006 IAHSE Annual Conference

 

12/6    Election of Board Members 

 

12/14  Special Recognition Event for

             Senator Miguel Del Valle

 

2005 Timeline:

 

 Summer  IAHSE President met with every

               Latino Caucus Member prior to

               Conference.  

 

10/14    2005 IAHSE Annual Conference

 

11/05    Election of Board Members 

 

 

2004 Timeline:

 

1/17/04     IAHSE Executive Committee Election

 

1/27/04     Met with State Senator Martin Sandoval

 

  2/3/04     Met with the Governor's Latino Representatives

 

  2/5/04     Met with CMS Personnel Representative

 

  3/4/04     IAHSE ONLINE first issue sent via e-mail

 

3/15/04     Met with HISLEA President

 

3/22/04     Met with the Director of Revenue

 

3/29/04     Met with State Senator Miguel Del Valle

 

3/31/04     IAHSE hosted Cesar Chavez Day Reception

 

 4/5/04      Met with Governor's staff jointly with HISLEA

 

 4/6/04      Met with CMS Police employees

 

 4/9/04      Met with State Senator Anthony Munoz

 

 4/9/04      Met with State Representative Edward Acevedo

 

5/11/04     Capitol Day Reception in Springfield

 

5/11/04     Met with Director of Human Rights 

 

5/24/04     IAHSE held Press Conference on Latino Hiring

 

6/18/04     Participated on the National Hispanic/Latino Summit

 

  7/8/04    Hosted the Luna Cabana Event at the Adler Planetarium 

 

  8/5/04      Communicated with ISAC Personnel Officer  

 

8/12/04     Met with CMS Personnel Director in Springfield

 

  9/1/04    Met with Legislative Liaison to the Latino Caucus

 

  9/7/04    Met with the Assistant Chief of Staff - Governor's Office

 

  9/7/04    Met with the Diversity Enrichment Director

 

  9/9/04    Met with Attorney General's Hispanic Liaison  

 

10/29/04   2004 IAHSE Conference

 

 

 

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