Cristina E Martinez
46 years old Latina Lesbian Activist for the GLBT community. Recently chosen as Most Inspiring Hispanic Woman in Houston by the WNBA Houston Comets and State Farm Insurance
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.rainbowpages.net |
| Industries: | Lifestyle |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Design, English, Entrepreneurship, French, Graphic design, Guerrilla marketing, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public Relations, Sales, Spanish, Web design, Writing |
| Location: | Texas |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Creating a group, Finding business partners, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Getting press, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Sharing my projects, Trading services |
| Tags: | advertising, gay & lesbian market, glbt, graphing design, marketing, niche marketing, publishing |
FULL BIO
Cristina E. Martinez (born on November 12, 1961 in San Angelo, Texas) is a nationally recognized community activist, business owner and non-profit volunteer and the CEO of Mad Clik, Inc., a directory publishing company in Texas. Openly lesbian, she is the owner and publisher of Gay & Lesbian Rainbow Pages, President and owner of MD Marketing & Advertising and owner of Rainbow Graphics, a graphic design firm whose focus is to produce effective ad campaigns that cater to and target the LGBT community.
She serves on the boards of the following organizations: UNID@S, a Latin@ GLBT non-profit national group, Houston Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, GALLO, Gay And Lesbian Latin Organization which she co-founded, Houston Black Tie Dinner, Inc., Executive and Professional Association of Houston EPAH, and several other organizations in which she serves as a volunteer. She is also a member of HRC (Human Rights Campaign) as well as a Federal Club Member.
In April 2008 she founded the San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce. The success of her directory has made her a household name in Texas and many articles and stories have been written about her and her publications. Logo TV did a story about her on their show US of Ant regarding her decision to bring home and adopt a 16 year old mixed race teen who found himself homeless after his family discovered he was gay. Her multiple businesses have received several awards from organizations and other businesses. Most of her awards are for her directories, Gay & Lesbian Rainbow Pages and for her contributions as a business and as an individual to several non-profit organizations in Texas. For the last three years, she has been named "Female Business Woman of the Year" by OutSmart Magazine readers in Houston, Texas.
In September 2008 she was nominated by the WNBA Houston Comets and State Farm Insurance as a finalist for the Houston's Most Inspiring Hispanic Woman and won the award.
She has also been enrolled full time as a student at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division where she maintains a 3.6 GPA.
References:
http://www.houstongallo.org/ http://www.qsanantonio.com/glcoc.html http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/cms-this_issue/200510--Ga...
http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/cms-this_issue/200610--Ga...
http://www.wnba.com/comets/news/inspiring_women_080715.html http://www.unidoslgbt.org/
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/MYSA040408_04C_Gay_C... http://www.210sa.com/content/view/4626/
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | MD Marketing & Advertising |
| Position: | President |
| Time period: | June 2004 - Present |
| Description: | marketing company specializing in niche marketing; particularly the gay & lesbian market. |
| Employer: | Gay & Lesbian Rainbow Pages |
| Position: | Publisher |
| Time period: | January 2003 - Present |
| Description: | Publisher of full color glossy directories of gay & gay-friendly businesses and professional services that want to cater to the professional and upscale gay & lesbian consumer |
| Employer: | Mad Clik, Inc |
| Position: | CEO |
| Time period: | June 2002 - Present |
| Description: | A class C Corporation in Texas that owns several dba's |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | http://www.qsanantonio.com/glcoc.html
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/MYSA040408_04C_Gay_C... |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Cryptograms, crossword puzzles, reading, writing |
| Clubs: | Delta Sigma Nu |
| Memberships: | Houston GLBT Chamber of Commerce, North Texas GLBT Chamber, Austin Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Comemrce, HRC, EPAH, Black Tie Dinner, GALLO, Unid@s, AMA, AIGA |
| Awards: | Top female business woman award from Outsmart Magazine four years in a row. http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/cms-this_issue/200510--Ga...
http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/cms-this_issue/200610--Ga... Most Inspiring Hispanic Woman in Houston http://www.wnba.com/comets/news/inspiring_women_080715.htm Houston Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Corporate Member of the Year Award |
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Patelli Paschal
Associate of Liberal Arts degree from Santa Ana College. Last worked at Optimus Group in Customer Support.