[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MAYELA ROSALES

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                         HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 17, 2009

  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor an exceptional businesswoman, journalist and community activist 
from Naples, Florida, Mayela Rosales. As Executive Vice President of 
Azteca America SWFL and host of the most popular Spanish language TV 
show in Southwest Florida, D'Latinos al Dia, Mrs. Rosales is an example 
of what can be achieved through hard work and dedication.
  With a degree in Journalism and Communications from the University of 
Zulia in her native country of Venezuela and 12 years of experience in 
the field, she came to the U.S. 13 years ago. Since then, she has 
worked towards ensuring that the fast-growing Hispanic community in 
Southwest Florida has access to news and information through Spanish 
language television programming and print. In 2003, Media Vista Group, 
the company she owned, integrated with Media Vista Publications and now 
produces the D'Latinos Magazine, D'Latinos online and D'Latinos al Dia 
program. Mrs. Rosales is Executive Director of the monthly magazine and 
host of the television show, which has been the only live, Spanish 
language program in the area for six years and airs every weekday in 
more than 400,000 homes.
  In 2006, Mrs. Rosales, in partnership with her husband Orlando 
Rosales and others, acquired local TV station WTPH 14 Azteca America 
Southwest Florida in Naples. The station serves as a venue for Spanish 
language programming and news including D'Latinos al Dia.
  In addition to her business ventures and career in journalism, Mrs. 
Rosales is a dedicated wife to husband Orlando and mother of two boys, 
Gabriel and Daniel. She is also active in a number of civic and 
charitable organizations including the Greater Naples Chamber of 
Commerce, the Children's Museum of Naples, the American Heart 
Association, the Fifth Third Bank, the Ronald McDonald House, Hospice 
of Naples, Catholic Charities and Literacy Volunteers, and was the 
founder of the Council for Hispanic Business Professionals.
  As we celebrate Women's History Month, I ask you to join me in 
congratulating my dear friend Mayela Rosales for her invaluable 
contributions to the Hispanic community and her dedication to 
professionalism and communicating accurate and valuable information to 
residents of Southwest Florida.

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