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Marchese, Lamar, 1943-
Lamar Marchese was born December 11, 1943 in Tampa, Florida. Marchese and his wife, Patricia, graduated from the University of Southern Florida and relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1972.
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Merida, Otto, 1945-
"Occupation: President and CEO, Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce; Latin Chamber Pioneer:Born in Havana, Cuba, Otto Merida came to America as a political refugee in 1961. He made his way to Las Vegas in 1974, where he worked for the Nevada Department of Education and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Program. In the late 1970s, Merida helped establish the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce. Today, it has more than 1,500 members. Merida also is the past chair of the Las Vegas Housing Authority. In 1999, Gov.
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Portaro, Ron M., 1955-
Ron M. Portaro was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Pennsylvania State University at Altoona. He also attended University of Toledo. Portaro moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1993.
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Agonia, Robert, 1938-
Robert "Bob" James Agonia was born August 3, 1938 on a migrant camp in Garden Grove, California. Agonia served in the Peace Corps in El Salvador. He later worked for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Agonia worked as Chief Contractor and for Human Resources at the Nevada Test Site Department of Energy.
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Garcia-Mendoza, Eva, 1950-
Eva Garcia Mendoza was raised in McAllen, Texas. Mendoza works as an attorney.
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