CANCELED: Latina CNN commentator to highlight Communicators' Legends dinner, Oct. 26

UPDATE: This event has been canceled as of Oct. 24 and will not take place on Oct. 26.

Recognized as among the most influential Latinos in the country, Maria Cardona will be the featured guest at the Communicators Team’s Legends Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 26.

Poto of Maria Cardona

Cardona is a principal at the Dewey Square Group and founder of Latinovations, the Latino strategies practice of DSG. Cardona serves as a CNN and CNN en Español political commentator, as well as the host of the MARIA! Show on El Rey Network.

Prior to signing on exclusively with CNN, she was a frequent commentator on MSNBC, Fox, Univision and Telemundo, sharing her public policy expertise and providing political analysis on national issues.

At the dinner, Cardona will share her career journey and discuss some of the challenges she’s faced along the way.

This event is for National Press Club members only. Tickets, which can be purchased online, are $62 per person and include a three-course dinner with wine. A cash bar networking reception begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.

This event was postponed until October from the originally scheduled date of May 17.