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About Natalie Camacho
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Natalie Camacho Mendoza, motivational and inspirational
speaker, writer and workplace leadership and diversity
consultant, works with organizations and associations that
want to increase their bottom line and improve communication.
Her speaking and training programs focus on the dynamics of
leadership that creatively utilizes diversity and individual
contributions.
What has set Natalie apart is her ability to inspire tens of
hundreds of people with her outstanding communication skills.
Since law school, Natalie has been asked to speak to corporate
executives, women’s groups, professional organizations,
employee associations, educators, non-profit organizations,
church groups and at Latino cultural events. She also is a
popular speaker for universities and schools
Ms Camacho Mendoza’s story is that of triumph against
conventional prejudices and lack of material riches. She was
determined, even when told by a teacher/counselor that college
was not an option, to create a name of her own by applying the
strong work ethic she saw in her parents as they did all they
could to provide for the family’s basic needs. A daughter of
migrant farm workers plus railroad laborers she was born and
raised in Pocatello, Idaho. She graduated in 1985 from Idaho
State University with a BA in Political Science. Natalie
received her Juris Doctorate Degree from Washburn University
School of Law of Topeka, Kansas in 1989.
Ms Camacho Mendoza has been the featured speaker, sharing the
platform with luminaries such as civil rights and human rights
leaders Marilyn Schuler and the late Bill Wassmuth, Chris
Petersen 2007 Football Coach of the Year, Governor Phil Batt,
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, Latino Activist
Humberto Fuentes and Puerto Rican Activist Espiranza Martell
among others. She substituted on a panel for Dolores Huerta -
a longtime leader of the United Farmworker’s Union.
Natalie depth of knowledge has made her a regularly featured
guest on radio, television and print media including the
Kansas City Star, New York Times Miami Bureau, Wallstreet
Journal, Idaho Statesman, Idaho Press Tribune and Idaho State
Journal. She has been interviewed by Kansas and Idaho radio
and television programs and CBS news regarding her work in the
areas of immigration, farm worker issues, gang prevention,
civil rights and to promote education. Natalie has also
published in the Idaho State Bar Journal The Advocate and
authored the first op-ed piece for the Treasure Valley Spanish
newspaper La Presna.
Natalie’s commitment to community service is affirmed by her
over 20 years of work as a volunteer, advocate, leader and
community organizer for Latinos, immigrants, and other
communities of color in Idaho, Kansas and Texas. She has
volunteered, been elected and nominated by organization,
communities and government officials to serve in leadership
positions for many non-profit organizations, commissions,
committees, task forces and student groups.
Natalie has served as President of IMAGE de Idaho and Co-Chair
of the capital campaign for the Hispanic Cultural Center of
Idaho. Currently she is a member of the boards of directors
for the Hispanic Cultural Center; the Northwest Area
Foundation; member of the Mission Committee for Saint
Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and Chair-Elect of the Idaho
State Bar Diversity Section.
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Educated Latina’s Leading American Award of Recognition,
Washington State University |
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Women of Today and Tomorrow award from the Silver Sage Girl
Scouts, Award |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) Award |
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2007 Women Making History Award from Boise State University |
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Kansas Association of Hispanic Organizations Award of
Recognition |
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Federal Woman’s Program Award of Recognition |
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Association of American University Women Award of Recognition,
Sister to Sister Program |
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Service Award, Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs |
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Whos Who Among American Law Students 1988 and 1989 |
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Topeka Kansas School
District |
| Topeka, Kansas |
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Idaho State University,
Sociology Department |
| Pocatello, Idaho |
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Idaho Centennial
Conference |
| Boise, Idaho |
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Hispanic Issues
Training Conference |
| Boise, Idaho |
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San Antonio School
District, San Antonio Bar Association and Texas Medical
Association |
| San Antonio, Texas |
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Hispanic Business Association |
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United States Forest
Service, Hispanic Employment Program, Northwest Conference |
| Spokane, Washington |
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Association
of American University Women, Sister to Sister Program |
| Boise, Idaho |
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Girl Scouts
of America |
| Boise, Idaho |
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First
Annual Idaho Hispanic Youth Symposium |
| Idaho Falls, Idaho |
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United
States Federal Women’s Program |
| Boise, Idaho |
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Washington
State University |
| Pullman,
Washington |
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Idaho
Surety Luncheons |
| Boise, Idaho |
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National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), |
| Boise, Idaho |
Beyond the First 50,
The Status of Women Lawyers in Idaho,
Annual Idaho State Bar
Conference |
| Boise, Idaho |
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Delta Beta Nu Sorority |
| Boise, Idaho |
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Correctional Education
Association |
| Boise, Idaho |
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Mexican American
Studies Conference |
| Boise, Idaho |
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Kituku and Associates |
| Boise, Idaho |
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Dear
Natalie:
...Your panel presentation with Fr. Camacho at our
Correctional Education Association Region VI Conference
received excellent reviews! The information you shared
regarding Hispanic culture was both interesting and
practical."
Mary Ellen, Idaho
Correctional Center
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Dear
Natalie:
Thank you so much for providing our seminar participants
with facts and realities of diversity in the
workplace...Your presentation approach is the best I have
ever seen. You not only taught us how and why diversity
affects the bottom line but also provided easy-to-apply
strategies to implement diversity in all institutions.
Natalie, what made your presentation powerful and
memorable is your ability to communicate in a simple way
that inspired and kept us wanting to hear more."
Dr. Vincent Muli Kituku,
Certified Speaking Professional
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“I
hope to have another opportunity to hear you speak. You
are inspiring and in listening to you I wanted to be an
effective participant in changing how we handle the
workplace and minorities."
Sandra S. Wood, Inner Path
Coaching. CTA Certified Coach |
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