Melanie Davis

Current

• Owner at www.muyfabuloso.com
• Owner at melanie love
• Managing Partner at El Hispanic News y MAS

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Past

• Founding Board Member at SMG Foundation
• Dealer/Pit Supervisor at Sandia Resort & Casino

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Industry

Online Media

Melanie Davis’s Summary

Melanie Davis is the Managing Partner for the Nation’s #1 Bilingual Weekly Newspaper, El Hispanic News y más. With Melanie’s research, business savvy and leadership, the advertising sales for the newspaper has not only significantly increased but also expanded into new advertising markets such as housing, cars, arts and entertainment, job classifieds, healthcare, finance and more. Melanie is responsible for researching information on the growing and evolving statistics and trends of the Latino community and utilizing this information to solicit advertisers, partners and clients of El Hispanic News. Her ability to cite statistics and trends of the Latino community on a national, statewide and local level are impressive and has created a greater awareness of the Latino Community.
Melanie’s work has resulted in benefiting the business community through providing them with a mechanism to understand and reach out and serve the Oregon Latino community. In her position, Melanie is also responsible for promotions and identifying community partners and events. El Hispanic News supports and partners with the Latino Home Buying Fair, the Susannah Maria Gurule Foundation, the Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association’s Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, the Woodburn Fiesta Days, the CART Races, Portland Oregon Sports Association’s Soccer Game featuring Las Chivas from Mexico and more.
Melanie has been asked by businesses and community to make presentations on the emerging Latino market. She has made formal presentations at the request of former President of Portland Community College Jess Carreon, the Cesar Chavez Leadership Conference, the United States Hispanic Community College President’s National Conference, the American Association of Community Collage Presidents National Convention, and is currently exploring a series of partnerships and presentations with the Portland Business Alliance.

Melanie Davis’s Specialties:

Melanie is respected among her peers and professionals for her ability to be creative and energetic using Latino marketing statistics, trends and more to help the Latino community and the business community alike. She is a professional marketer and networker and has the ability to strategically connect people for mutually beneficial purposes. In her position, Melanie is also responsible for promotions and identifying community partners and events.

Melanie Davis’s Experience

• Owner

  www.muyfabuloso.com

  (Online Media industry)

  October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  Critical News, Data, and Information - Chronicling the highs and lows of arts, culture, community, fashion, and politics!
  
  Plus shopping, what could be more fabuloso?

• Owner

  melanie love

  (Apparel & Fashion industry)

  February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  Getting US ALL on the same Page! Disseminating information about the: African American, Asian American, Environment/Energy, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern, Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), National/International Gay and Lesbian, Native American, Rural America, and Youth of the Nation Issues.
  
  plus shopping=)

• Managing Partner

  El Hispanic News y MAS

  (Newspapers industry)

  January 1992 — Present (17 years 11 months)

  El Hispanic News (EHN), founded in 1981 by Juan Prats, is the oldest Hispanic publication in the Pacific Northwest and a leading source of information for our community. Former New Mexico Secretary of State Clara Padilla Andrews purchased the publication in 1995. She has brought her political and business background to EHN as owner and publisher.
  El Hispanic News is Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certified.
  We are also affiliated with:
  The National Association of Hispanic Publications, Inc. (NAHP, Inc.)
  The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility,
  The Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce,
  The Sustainable Business Network of Portland,
  “We want to pave the way to unity and respect and mutual harmony. ...El Hispanic is being born to unite and to serve, or better stated: to serve while uniting.”
  Written by El Hispanic News Founder Juan Prats in the first issue IN 1981.

• Founding Board Member

  SMG Foundation

  (Online Media industry)

  1996 — 2004 (8 years )

• Dealer/Pit Supervisor

  Sandia Resort & Casino

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Gambling & Casinos industry)

  January 1996 — December 2000 (5 years )

  Dealt cards, spinned the ball...and made money for the house =)

Additional Information

Melanie Davis’s Interests:

In her position, Melanie is also responsible for promotions and identifying community partners and events. El Hispanic News supports and partners with the Latino Home Buying Fair, the Susannah Maria Gurule Foundation, the Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association’s Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, the Woodburn Fiesta Days, the CART Races, Portland Oregon Sports Association’s Soccer Game featuring Las Chivas from Mexico and more

Melanie Davis’s Groups:

Portland Area Business Assiasion (PABA), City of Portland Charter Review Commissioner, Past Treasurer of Board of Directors, Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association (PGSCA) 3 terms & Steering Committee, Board Member of Susannah Maria Gurule Foundation, President of the Board of Directors of Sabor Latino, Co-Chair, Latino Home Buying Fair Committee, Founding Board Member Hacienda Community Development Corporation, Board Member, Oregon Latino Democratic Caucus, Past Board Member of New Progressive Network, Former Member of MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanos de Aztlan)/Mujeres – Chicano/Latino Student Union

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Melanie Davis’s Honors:

Melanie has been asked by businesses and community to make presentations on the emerging Latino market. She has made formal presentations at the request of former President of Portland Community College Jess Carreon, the Cesar Chavez Leadership Conference, the United States Hispanic Community College President’s National Conference, the American Association of Community Collage Presidents National Convention, and is currently exploring a series of partnerships and presentations with the Portland Business Alliance

Melanie Davis’s Contact Settings

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