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June 2010: Mercedes holds her first fundraiser with Celebrity Makeup Artist Jackie Gomez to benefit the Cornelia Connelly Center, an all-girl middle school in the Lower East Side that gives its students access to high school and college. See video here.
May 2010: Producers for The Apprentice choose Mercedes an alternate candidate for the show’s fall 2010 season.
April 2010: Mercedes interviews Anna Wintour for BeChicTV
April 2010: Procter and Gamble invites 11 “online beauty influencers” to its headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio- Mercedes is among the group to get an exclusive look at the P&G science labs!
November 2009: Mercedes’ online magazine and lifestyle channel www.BeChicMag.com makes it as a Top 5 finalist in Mashable’s Third Annual Open Web Awards in the “Best Local Blog” category.
October 2009: Mercedes is recognized at the Le Moyne College Presidential Reception among notable alumni in theater, performing arts and communications in Tavern on the Green.
September 2009: Latism.org names Mercedes “Best NY Latina Blogger” for her online magazine www.BeChicMag.com
November 2008: Mercedes becomes segment and field producer for two nationally-syndicated television shows at LATV.
March 2007: Accepts a one-year contract as production assistant and segment producer at WNBC-TV’s Emmy award-winning morning show “Today In New York”.
September 2006: Joins the Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion’s Communications team as Deputy Press Secretary.
September 2006: Launches www.BeChicMag.com.
August 2005: Becomes Features Writer at New York Post’s Tempo section.
