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Las Vegas, Nevada, Entrepreneur To Address Highlands Grads

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — A Las Vegas, Nevada, entrepreneur is scheduled to give the commencement address at her Las Vegas, New Mexico, alma mater.

Highlands University announced Wednesday that Felicia Ortiz has been selected to speak at the school's commencement ceremony on May 11.

Ortiz graduated from Highlands University in 2001 and now is the president and CEO of PM Solutions Consulting, a project management firm. She also serves on the Nevada State Board of Education.

Ortiz has also been a leader in organizations such as the Latino Leadership Council and the Latino Leadership Network of Southern Nevada.

In 2018, Ortiz became a member of the Highlands University Foundation board of directors.

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