Bio 

Arabel Alva Rosales

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  • Founded AAR and Assocs. LTD in 1999

Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC)

  •      Chairperson, Board of Directors

Board Member, Woman’s Business Development Center (WBDC)

  •      Chairperson, WBDC Childcare Business Expo

Dean’s Council, DePaul College of Law

Recipient of over 30 local and national awards for Civic and Business Contributions including,

  •      2009 Minority Vendor of the Year from Chicago Public Schools
  •      2008 Entrepreneur of the Year, Chicago Latino Network
  •      2008 Hispanic Heritage Award, CitiBank

Co-owner and Managing Producer of Latino Fashion Week, the only full week dedicated to Latino Fashion in the country.  For more information, visit www.LatinoFashionWk.com

Often appearing in the media Arabel is quoted as both a business leader who is noteworthy in issues that affect women, and issues within the Latino community.  Some areas where she has been featured include Latina Style Magazine, in the January 2010 issue of Hoy Newspaper, as well as Chicago Tribune’s “Handling the Summer with Poise”, and the front cover of Today’s Chicago Woman Magazine’s “Woman’s Hall of Fame” edition.  She has also appeared on 60 minutes, CNN, and U.S.A. Today