SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the San Francisco Business Journal honored Comcast's Eddie Garcia as one of the top Latino Leaders in the Bay Area.
Garcia was recognized for his leadership skills both within the community and his company. At Comcast, the Bay Area's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, Garcia serves on the senior management team as Vice President of Government Affairs.
"Eddie is an innovative executive, an inspirational leader and influential role model," stated Karen Munro, Comcast's Regional Vice President, for Government Affairs. "Taking it upon himself to personally mentor and motivate employees to become involved in the community."
A native Californian, Eddie has devoted his life to public service. From working on campaigns and with prominent elected officials to serving on numerous community impacting boards and committees-City Year, Silicon Valley; Mexican Heritage Plaza; San Francisco 49ers; and San Jose Sports Authority.
"As a friend, I have personally witnessed Eddie's steadfast commitment to ensure that our youth have the support and resources to succeed," stated Assemblyman Joe Coto, Chairman of the California State Legislative Latino Caucus. "His dedication is unwavering; he personally dedicates his time and talent to youth, whether it is coaching basketball at the local high school or as the Trustee of the East Side Union High School District."
Comcast delivers the inspirational story of Eddie Garcia and the other honorees starting October 15 exclusively on Comcast On Demand. Channel One>Bay On Demand>Public Affairs.
About San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Latino Business Leadership Awards
There are 1.4 million Latinos calling the Bay Area home. Among these Bay Area resident are people and businesses impacting the Hispanic community on a large scale. For this reason, the SFHCC, the San Francisco Business Times, and Wells Fargo Bank presented an event to acknowledge the most influential Hispanics in the Bay Area. The 2007 Latino Business Leadership Awards will acknowledge the 35 most influential Latinos in the San Francisco Bay Area in the areas of Corporate, Emerging leaders under 40, Entrepreneurship, Health, Nonprofit/ Philanthropy, and Public Sector.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Corporation (http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 12.4 million high-speed Internet customers, and 3.5 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.
Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, Comcast SportsNet and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.
