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Felix
R. Sanchez is the Chief Executive Officer of TerraCom,
a government and public relations firm in Washington,
DC, and serves as the pro bono Chairman of the National
Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA). In 1997, Felix joined actors
Jimmy Smits, Sonia Braga, and Esai Morales in establishing
NHFA.
Felix has developed a number of collateral infrastructure
and pipeline programs to assist the entertainment industry
achieve its goals of promoting more Latinos in this
business. Most recently, he established an educational/networking
forum for NHFA’s students in California, Texas
and New York. Under his leadership and in
partnership with Children Now, NHFA produces an annual
quantitative look at Latino portrayal on network primetime
TV. Felix also has organized a partnership between
NHFA and the entertainment industry to develop actor
showcases; promote Latino writers; develop new talent
development programs and assists the industry in addressing
issues of concern to the Latino community. To date,
NHFA has awarded over one million dollars in scholarship grants to
Latino graduate students interested in careers in the
entertainment industry.
Felix is a former legislative assistant to then
Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr.; former director of congressional
relations for the American Gas Association and former
vice president for government relations for the American
Methanol Institute.
Felix received his law degree from the University of
Houston Law Center and his MA and BA degrees from
the University of Texas at Austin.
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