I am honored to have been elected as your National President. I take this responsibility very seriously and promise to do my best to meet your expectations.  Thank you for placing your trust in me to lead this great organization. 

I know what we can achieve when we join together. We have taken SHPE to great heights never before imagined by our founding fathers. Together, we can move SHPE forward to become an even greater, more effective and highly respected organization than it is today.  We have taken great leaps forward in the past several years. I know it will take a lot of hard work, no doubt, but I am confident and excited about the future that awaits us.

Over the summer months, SHPE leaders at the chapter, committee and board level will establish goals and define priorities that will allow us to uphold SHPE’s mission to transform lives through technical education, career opportunities and networking.
There is no doubt that SHPE has come a long way.  Our professional membership has reached nearly 1,800, and we have 10,500 total members. Corporate partners reached an unprecedented level.  These benchmarks are the result of the efforts of many dedicated and committed people.

As we commemorate our accomplishments, however, let us celebrate what these resources signify going forward.  Our members and our corporate partners allow us the opportunity to be “The Source for Quality Hispanic Technical Talent” in an even more powerful way and to set ambitious goals.  We have more lives to touch and more resources to solve the challenges by facing them together. Our members and sponsors make a difference to each other and will make a difference to the generations that follow us.

We will fulfill our mission by increasing educational opportunities, promoting professional and personal growth, being a resource to each other through a powerful network, carrying out our social responsibility to be involved in education, business and government issues, enhancing pride within our organization and reinforcing our reputation as a vital Hispanic organization.
 
As a veteran National Board member, I am proud to have contributed to SHPE's many successes and long-term growth.  New initiatives and an improved support system to execute those new initiatives are currently in the planning stages.  As your National President, I am committed to lead the way in making SHPE the national institution we all know it can be.

I look forward to working with you in fulfilling our vision.

Manny Hernández
SHPE National President