This is a unique sought-after list of the 100 most influential people for the state’s current Hispanic community. The Powermeter 100 list is a testimony of the influence that these 100 powerful individuals have had in the Hispanic community and the community at large.
In order to select the 100 individuals that comprise the list, El Planeta holds a nomination process open to the public. With an average of 600 nominees collected each year, a panel of judges from the community and the paper’s editorial council selected those, whom based on their merits throughout 2013-2014, deserve to be called “one of the 100”.
The Powermeter 100 list is presented in alphabetical order by last name.
Acevedo, Nader | Vice President | Hispanic-American Chamber Institute
Agui Carter, María | Film-maker | Iguana Films
Aguilera, Cristina | Director of Organizing | MIRA Coalition
Alfaro, Daniel | Program Manager | Global Potential
Alonzo, Pedro | Curator | Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Alvaro Jr., Ferdinand | Member of the Board of Trustees | Eastern Bank
Amador, Victoria | Owner and CEO | Tremendous Maids
Apple, Linda | Director of Volunteer and Community Programs | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Arbaje-Thomas, Milly | Director | ABCD
Arnaez, Karina | Diversity Manager | MIT, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Arredondo, Carlos | Peace Activist and Volunteer | American Red Cross
Arroyo, Félix G. | Chief of Health & Human Services | City of Boston
Assade, Laura | Communications Manager | Chelsea Public Schools
Barahona, Evelyn | Director of Business Development | Quality Interactions
Barajas, Phyllis | Chief Executive Officer | Conexión
Barriga, José | Founder and Director | Boston Latino International Film Festival (BLIFF)
Barros, John | Chief of Economic Development | City of Boston
Beauchamp, Aixa | President | Beauchamp & Associates
Betancourt, Joseph | Director | MGH’s Disparities Solution Center
Caballero, Enrique | Director | Joslin Latino Diabetes Initiative
Cajigas, Helen | Founder | Massachusetts Hispanic Medical Association
Calderón-Rosado, Vanessa | Chief executive officer | Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA)
Calvo, Alberto | President | Stop and Compare Supermarket
Cardona, Diana y Angélica «Las Parceritas» | Entrepreneurs
Chacon, Richard | Executive Director of News Content | WBUR
Chang-Díaz, Sonia | State Senator | Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Cintron, Ileana | Co-Chair | Massachusetts Democratic Latino Caucus
Contreras, Omar | Founder | Boston Banda de Paz de El Salvador
Correa, Claudia | Community Leader and Activist | Mohegan Sun Massachusetts/ Suffolk Downs
Cuenca, Peter | Founder and CEO | CUENCAVISION
De La Rosa, José | Founder and CEO | Guardian Healthcare, LLC
De La Torre, Ralph | Chairman and CEO | Steward Health Care System
De los Reyes, Eileen | Deputy Superintendent for Academics | Boston Public Schools
Díaz, Junot | Contemporary Pulitzer Prize Writer
Drew Hohn, Marcia | Director of the Public Institute | The Immigrant Learning Center
Duarte, Jose | Chef and Owner | Taranta Restaurant
Francisco, Paul | VP, Workforce Development Programs & Global Inclusion | State Street Corporation
Funes, René | Radio Host | SPC NOTICIAS – WUNR 1600AM
Garcia, Naheem | Actor | Huntington Theatre Company
Marcela García | Journalist
García, Nobel | Owner | Oriental de Cuba Restaurant
García, Yvonne | National President| ALPFA National
Gerena, Jesus | Director | Family Independence Initiative
Gerena, Digna | Ethnic Media Consultant | Boston Latino Media
González, Cristina | VP and Associate General Counsel | Staples
Gonzalez Albuixech, Maria | Director of Communications and Marketing | Health Care For All
Guerra, Lucas | Principal & Creative Director | ARGUS
Guzman, Rafael | President and Owner | RM Technologies
Hammock, Ana | Director of Lending | Accion East
Izzo, Cynthia | Principal of IT Advisory Practice | KPMG
Jackson, Deborah | President | Cambridge College
Leyton, Juan | Interim Executive Director | ¿OISTE?
Lima, Alvaro | Director of Research | Boston Redevelopment Authority
Lopez, Juan | Public Servant | City Hall
Lopes, Manny | Chief Executive Officer | East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
López, Isabel | Founder and President | Isabel Original
Markey, Ed | U.S. Senator for Massachusetts
Martínez, Claudio | Executive Director | Hyde Square Task Force
Martínez, Josiane | Excecutive Director | Mass. Office for Refugees and Immigrants / Archipielago Strategies
Massó, José | Director of Community Relations | Massport
Mondejar, Oswald | Sr. Vice President for Mission and Advocacy | Partners Healthcare
Montes, Patricia | Excecutive Director | Centro Presente
Morales, David | VP for Public Policy and Planning | Steward Health Care
Negrón, Jacobo | President and Founder | Massachusetts Latino Police Officers Association
Nova, Radhames | Executive Director | ALPFA Boston
Nova, Yadires y Salcedo, Angel | TV Hosts and Producers | Encuentro Latino
Oliver- Davila, Alexandra | Executive Director | Sociedad Latina
Oliveros, Gladys | Community Activist | Casa de la Cultura East Boston
Ortega, Rafael | Professor and Vice-chairman, Dept. of anesthesiology | Boston Medical Center / BU School of Medicine
Ortiz, Carmen | United States Attorney for Massachusetts
Ortiz, David | Baseball Player | Boston Red Sox
Patrick, Deval | Governor | Comonwealth of Massachusetts
Piña, Hector y Nivia | Owners | Merengue & Vejigantes Restaurants
Pineda, Lucy | Founder and Director | Latinos United in Massachusetts
Portillo, Tony | Member of the Board | East Boston Chamber of Commerce
Quintero, Carlos | JOURNALIST
Reif, Rafael | President | MIT
Reyes, Evelyn | Officer in International Finance US Management | State Street
Rivera, Daniel | Mayor | City of Lawrence
Rivera, Reinelda (Chickie) | President | Massachusetts Puerto Rican Festival
Rivers, Robert | President & Chief Operating Officer | Eastern Bank
Rizzuto, Saritin | AVP Community Relations & Business Development | Metro Credit Union
Robles, Veronica y Lopez, Willy | Musician, TV Host and Producer | Órale con Verónica
Romero, Karla | Founder & President | Mass Appeal International
Sánchez, Jeffrey | State Representative | Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Sorto, Manny | Producer & President | Miss and Mister Belleza Latina USA
Suárez, Sara | News Anchor and News Director | UNIVISION Nueva Inglaterra
Tolay, Claudia | Founder & President | Healthy and Happy Kids
Torres, Alcy R. | Director of the International and Hispanic Program | Boston Medical Center
Troncoso, Magalis | Executive Director | Dominican Development Center
Vargas, Miguel | Founder / Director / Choreographer | BAJUCOL
Vasallo III, Alberto | PRESIDENT AND OWNER | El Mundo Newspaper
Vázquez, Josefina | President and CEO | The Boston Women’s Fund
Vázquez, Dania | Headmaster | Margarita Muñiz Academy
Vega, Juan | President and CEO | Centro Latino
Vega, Gladys | Executive Director | Chelsea Collaborative
Wahnon, Carla | VP of Product Commercialization | State Street Corporation
Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston
Elizabeth Warren, Senior United States Senator from Massachusetts.
Zuniga, Enrique | Commissioner| Massachusetts Gaming Commission
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