Sonia Clayton Chosen as Honoree of the Year by Fox News 26 and Keynote Speaker for Hispanic Heritage Day for Continental Airlines
Houston Chronicle Article
Sonia Clayton, Virtual Intelligence Providers’ (VIP) CEO, was selected as “The Hispanic Female Entrepreneur of the Year”. This is one of 3 distinctions with which she has been awarded lately. The two others are Fox 26’s Hispanic Heritage Month TV segment, aired through September/October, where her story has been featured on a daily commercial, and Continental Airlines’ choosing her to be their keynote speaker and co-host, along with Mr. Larry Kellner, Continental’s Chairman and CEO, at the recently held Hispanic Heritage Fair. On her October 1st address, Sonia said: “I think of America as a very generous nation and I am thankful for the brilliance of our founding fathers who reflected deeply on the nature of government and humanity and who debated the pros and cons of various options before writing our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Together they produced a document that is much better than the product of one mind alone. Together they dreamed of a world in which the Rights of Man were widely respected including the rights of foreigners and the Latino Population in America. There is no other constitution in the world ever written with those principles. This very same principle is what gave me the right to be here and be successful in America and for that and I deeply thankful. ”
As we celebrate our Latino Heritage Day, here at Continental Airlines…We must be proud of our country for we are a unique nation. We’re a strong and blessed country and we must keep it that way. But our strength isn’t really found in our military, or our pocketbooks. The true strength of America is found in the character and values of the American people, in the creativity of our people, in the diversity of our people and in the compassion and values of our people. I want to thank you all for coming to celebrate these gifts today. God bless America!
“Sonia and VIP’s story are our constant inspiration. She represents the hard working spirit of the Latin Immigrants in America. In her work we take pride, for she is one that emerged through the ranks to where she is today. ” – VIP Employees.
About VIP: Virtual Intelligence Providers, LLC (VIP) Houston TX-based Information Technology Firm, specializing in Business Technology Services: ERP Implementation Support, Staff Augmentation, Project Management, Change Management / Communications, Application Development, e-Learning, Technical Writing, Documentation, Translations, Localizations and End-User Training.
About Continental Airlines: Continental Airlines Inc., is the world’s fifth largest airline in the world. In July 2004, Continental celebrated its 70th Anniversary. Once known as "The Proud Bird With The Golden Tail," Continental boasts a long and distinctive history that began on July 15, 1934 with single-engine Lockheed aircraft on dusty runways in the American Southwest. Continental relocated its headquarters to Houston, Texas, in October 1982 after merging with Texas International. Continental Airlines reported second quarter 2007 net income of $228 million ($2.03 diluted earnings per share). Excluding a special charge of $7 million for pilot pension plan settlement charges, Continental recorded net income of $235 million ($2.10 diluted earnings per share), an improvement of 13 percent compared to the same period last year.