CNBC Co-Anchor Sue Herera to serve as National Spokesperson for The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jessica McAleer Decatur
Cell: 631.786.3785
E-mail: jessica@rosebrucia.org
CNBC CO-ANCHOR TO SERVE AS NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON FOR
THE ROSE BRUCIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
ISLANDIA, NY – January 19, 2011 – The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation is pleased to announce that CNBC co-anchor Sue Herera will serve as its national spokesperson. A prominent presence on the cable business channel since 1989, Herera will represent the foundation as a child advocate to help raise awareness for abduction prevention and stranger safety.
“I am honored and thrilled to be working with Matt Barbis and the wonderful people at The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation,” said Herera. “As the mother of three small children, I share the foundation’s goal to keep all our children safe and educate them in stranger awareness. Nothing is more important than the safety of our children. They are our future; our most precious resource. I hope everyone will join me in supporting The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation and the work they are doing in our schools and in our communities. Together we are all ‘Working to Reduce Child Abductions’ and keep every child safe.”
One of the first women to break into broadcast business news, earning her the nickname “The First Lady of Wall Street,” Sue Herera is co-anchor of CNBC’s “Power Lunch.” A founding member of CNBC, she helped launch the network in 1989 and helped produce the CNBC special, “The Great Game: The Story of Wall Street,” in 2000. Prior to joining CNBC, Herera was an anchor and reporter with Financial News Network.
Well-versed in the world of global economics, Herera has covered several of the major geopolitical summits held overseas. She received top honors winning first place in the National Headliner Awards two consecutive years for her in-depth look into Russia’s economy and leadership through CNBC’s special international series “CNBC in Russia,” which she hosted and co-anchored. Most recently, Herera traveled to China and Japan to report on and produce groundbreaking series about the economies of those countries.In 1997, Herera published her first book, Women of the Street: Making It On Wall Street -- The World's Toughest Business, a provocative up-close look at some of the most powerful and influential women on Wall Street. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from California State University at Northridge.
“We are very excited to have such a powerful and influential person like Sue Herera serve as our national spokesperson,” said Matthew J. Barbis, founder and chairman of The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation. “Sue is the quintessential spokesperson for our foundation, combining her skills as a seasoned news professional with her compassion as a mother to face the most meaningful of missions … abduction prevention and education through stranger safety awareness.”
For more information, call 631.786.3785, e-mail matt@rosebrucia.org or visit www.rosebrucia.org
.About The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation
Founded by Matthew J. Barbis after his 11-year-old cousin, Carlie Brucia, was abducted and murdered in Sarasota, FL in 2004, The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation’s goal is to reduce the number of child abductions in the U.S. by educating and empowering young minds with the knowledge necessary to avoid abduction. Utilizing puppets and simple self-defense techniques, the foundation visits elementary-aged children and performs the Stranger Safety Program free of charge. Since its inception, the foundation has presented to more than 39,000 children in more than 32 school districts, 40 private institutions, five chambers of commerce and a U.S. military base. The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
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