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County Attorney Keynote Speaker At The 4th Annual Mother/Daughter Conference

Presentation will stress the importance of self-esteem and family values to help girls make right decisions in life  

On Saturday January 30, 2010, El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal will address hundreds of parents and students in the Socorro Independent School District about how a positive self esteem and strong values play an important role in guiding them to succeed in life.

 

The annual conference entitled “Strong Women, Strong Futures” is designed for girls in 6th through 12th grade and their mothers or other women of influence. Mothers and women of influence will learn how they can become valuable and trusted resources for the girls in their lives and girls will learn how they can use those resources to purse their hopes and dreams. 

 

Jo Anne Bernal’s presentation is part on an ongoing effort to teach life skills to girls and teens in order to keep them away from negative influences such as gangs or participating on other criminal activities.

 

“Most of the teens we prosecute in the juvenile system lack self-esteem or parental support, and we believe it is important to discuss these issues with local parents.” 

 

In addition, Michael Alvarez, Trial Team Chief of the Family Violence Division of the County Attorney’s Office will provide information on dating and domestic violence. His presentation entitled “You Don’t Own Me” – Ownership, Property and the Riddle of Domestic Violence dispels the myths concerning the causes of domestic violence.

 WHO:       County Attorney Jo Anne BernalWHAT:     4th Annual Mother-Daughter ConferenceWHEN:     Saturday January 30, 2010 at 8:45 a.m.WHERE:  Americas High School Theater                   12101 Pellicano Drive            # # #

Mother-Daughter Conference Press Release.pdf

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Elhiu Dominguez was born in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, México. He moved to the Ciudad Juárez - El Paso area in 1988 to study Mass Communications at the Chihuahua State University (UACH). He later obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1994. Elhiu began his professional career in 1989 as a reporter for Norte de Juarez newspaper. In 1994 he was employed at Canal 26, the local Univision affiliate in El Paso, as photojournalist, producer, and later as a reporter. In 1998, after a brief period as Weekend Assignments Editor at KDBC Channel 4, the local CBS affiliate, Elhiu returned to work at Univision 26 as a senior reporter. He was later assigned in 1999 as the Texas-New Mexico correspondent for the Univision Network’s news magazine “Primer Impacto”, a position that he held until his resignation in 2005 to become Assignments Editor at KFOX Channel 14, the local FOX network affiliate. Elhiu left KFOX in 2006 to become the Public Affairs Officer for the El Paso County Attorney’s Office. During his more than 15 years of experience as journalist, Elhiu has received numerous awards, among them “La Columna de Oro” for a special series of stories regarding the murders of women in Juárez, and several first and second place awards by the New Mexico and Texas Associated Press in the categories of investigative reporting, breaking news, and feature stories.