FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 14, 2022
**MEDIA ADVISORY**
United States Hispanic Business Council Appoints Troy Rawlings to Board of Directors
Washington DC - The United States Hispanic Business Council (USHBC) announced today the appointment of Troy Rawlings, District Attorney of Davis County, Utah, to its Board of Directors as General Counsel.
Mr.Rawlings has over 27 years of experience in the legal arena. He has served as the elected District Attorney in Davis County since 2007. With his leadership, the District Attorney’s office has implemented policies and procedures that have led to record levels of success in the protection of women and children. He has handled numerous cases, including trials related to violent crimes against women and children. Several of his cases have received national media coverage on networks such as CNN, Fox News, and NBC. He has earned a variety of state and national awards including being selected as one of Utah’s Legal Elite in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, the Utah Attorney General’s Children’s Justice Award, and the Measures for Justice Commendation for being one of the top District Attorneys in the Nation.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Rawlings has served on a variety of boards and professional associations including the NYU School of Law Advisory Committee, the National Center for Prosecutor Integrity, Utah Indigent Defense Fund, Utah State Bar and the Utah Board of Juvenile Justice, by appointment of the Governor.
"I've had the pleasure of knowing and working with Troy for over two decades and in that time I have come to know him as a great friend and colleague and a fierce advocate for his clients, a highly qualified and professional attorney, and loyal ally of the Hispanic community," said Don Salazar, USHBC Chairman. "We at the USHBC are extremely grateful to Troy for his pro-bono work as our association's General Counsel. His guidance will be crucial to advancing our goal of advocating for the Hispanic business community."
“I am honored and humbled to be a board member of the USHBC. This is the right entity, with the best people and the clearest vision to advocate on behalf of our nation's burgeoning Hispanic business community. Our mission of fighting for these American job creators and business builders is one of the most worthy objectives of our time” said Rawlings.
About the United States Hispanic Business Council
The United States Hispanic Business Council (USHBC) is a voice for the Hispanic business community. A 501(c)6 non-profit organization, the USHBC focuses on improving access to contracting in the public and private sector, fair representation of Hispanics in business, media, and politics and ensuring Hispanics have a voice in the national dialogue.
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For more information or to request an interview with Troy Rawlings or Don Salazar, please contact Frank Schembari at frank@javelindc.com or 703-490-8845.