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Tierra Natal and HTAs

I had the opportunity to witness the formation of the Northern California Federation of Jaliscan Clubs at the invitation of Liliana Miranda Townshend, board member of the Jaliscan federation, a Jocotopec HTA president and founder of Tierra Natal, an online social networking site for HTAs and their members.  I've known Liliana for almost 8 years now, having incubated her first startup, Tuzona, when I ran the Women's Technology Cluster (now known as Astia).

Hometown Associations Organize in Northern California

On a quiet Saturday morning, over 15 HTA leaders from Modesto to Eureka, Sacramento and the East Bay travelled to meet at the law offices of McDermott Will & Emery in Palo Alto to form the new Federacion of Jaliscan Clubes de California Norte.  Over fresh fruit and juices provided by the HTA presidents, lawyers from McDermott set up Powerpoint presentations as they educated the audience on the ins and outs of non-profit incorporation, technology, email, websites and the internet.