SWA Community
FANNY MILLER
S
outhwest Airlines is
proud of our continued
commitment to
champion entrepreneurs
and the small business community. In addition to actively
engaging with chambers of commerce in the cities we serve,
our Supplier Diversity program is dedicated to supporting
disadvantaged, small, minority-owned, and women-owned
businesses. This month, we celebrate Fanny Miller for
her leadership of an empowering movement through its
annual Celebrando Latinas Conference. The conference
is in San Diego and is the largest Spanish conference
for women in the country. The
conference provides opportunities
for networking, mentoring,
and inspiration. By continuing
to support Celebrando Latinas Conference, Southwest is
confirming its commitment to connect People to
what’s important in their lives. I hope to see you
at the conference!
Lidia S. Martinez
Manager, Community Affairs &
Grassroots Southwest Airlines
B
orn in Colombia of
humble beginnings,
Fanny Miller has
embraced a journey of
informing the Hispanic
communities of San Diego in their
language. This journey has now grown
into an empowering movement through
its annual conference Celebrando
Latinas Conference, the largest Spanish
conference for women in the United
States that has become a sold-out event
of over 1500 women. Focused on health,
beauty, business and technology, the
conference aims to empower Latinas to
take care of themselves so they can be
the business entrepreneurs they dream
of, without sacrificing their identity.
Fanny Miller
50 GBSAN.COM | MAY 2018
For this diminutive woman, the
journey began with nothing more than
determination and an opportunity, and
for her that was all it took. At the age
of 21 she, along with some family and
friends, launched El Latino Newspaper
Countywide, with no experience, no
money and no formal education. Soon
after she was the only one that remained