REĀL Rumba NYC held its inaugural networking event on April 30th at Wells Fargo’s office at 30 Hudson Yards, featuring NYC Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Adolfo Carrion as the guest speaker.
“This was an emotional event for so many attendees and being in the presence of so many well-intended Latinos, I’m taking a call for action to network, educate, and advocate for the advancement of underrepresented Latino professionals,” said Jeffrey Monge, managing partner of Monge Capital and New York Chair of REĀL.
REAL was established in 2020 in Los Angeles when its board members noticed the absence of a unified commercial real estate organization for Latinx professionals. While previous events were held in the Los Angeles area, RUMBA NYC marked the organization’s first event outside LA. In addition to REAL LA and REAL NYC, there are supporting branches including Mujeres de REAL (Women of REAL) and NuevaGen (New Gen), which host specialized events for women and young professionals, respectively. Through in-person gatherings and webinars, REAL aims to foster community, offer education and promote professional and personal empowerment.
“I could not have been more pleased to see a community of forward-thinking Hispanic and Latino CRE professionals come together to talk about how we can lift each other up by doing business with each other and building bridges that help the next generation succeed,” said Bernie Ramos, Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking Hispanic segment head, and host of the event.
(Photo: Jeffrey Monge)
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