Jackie "HNIP" Naranjo Makes Headlines!
Jackie "HNIP" Naranjo prepares to field a ball during
the 2009 Spin-Offs season!
Monday-19-October - Today the Agency's news department published a story featuring The Spin-Offs very on Jackie "HNIP" Narnjo!
[Agency] Embraces Hispanic Heritage
Jacqueline Naranjo came to the [Agency] ... last year as an Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities intern and a recent graduate of Florida International University. The Miami-born woman quickly realized that Washington and the [Agency] ... were much different from her hometown and university.“To me, I am a minority, but I've never been the minority. In Miami we are the majority, everyone is Hispanic. Here there are so many cultures,” Naranjo said.
The National Hispanic Coalition of [Agency] ... Employees immediately welcomed Naranjo to the [Agency] ... and helped in her transition to the area. [She subsequently accepted a job with The Agency and also joined The Coalition.] ...
“[The Coalition] ... reached out to me as an intern, made me feel comfortable and let me know I have friends here that I can go to if I need advice,” Naranjo said.
“I wanted to become a part of it because they were part of the reason I wanted to take the job,” Naranjo said. “They give you more pride in who you are.”
To read the full story and learn more about The Coalition, contact Jackie!
