First Meeting of the Advisory Council Members of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture/Tagus Press
L-R Mario Pereira, Executive Editor of Tagus Press; Jo茫o Caixinha, Coordinator for the Portuguese Language Programs and Education Affairs in the United States of America, Cam玫es, Instituto da Coopera莽茫o e da L铆ngua, IP; Helena DaSilva Hughes, Executive Director, Immigrants鈥 Assistance Center; Leslie Ribeiro Vicente, Director, Discovery Language Academy; Victor K. Mendes (ex officio), Director, UMass Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture/Tagus Press; Gliv芒nia de Oliveira, Consul-General of Brazil in Boston; Shelley Pires, Consul of Portugal in New Bedford; Sara Quintal, President, Azorean Maritime Heritage Society; Manuel J. Louro, State Council President, Prince Henry Society; Francisco Viveiros, President, Casa dos A莽ores da Nova Inglaterra. Missing are Joseph Cordeiro, Chief of Police, City of New Bedford; Nuno Couto, Founder and Managing Partner, Optimal Partners; Herm铆nio Moniz, Consul-General of Cabo Verde in Boston