El jueves 10 de octubre de 2024, de 7 a 11 p.m., en el Museum of Science de Boston, se llevará a cabo la ceremonia ALX100 2024, organizada por la entidad sin fines de lucro Amplify LatinX.
En este evento se reconocerá al segundo grupo de líderes latinos destacados que contribuyen al progreso de Massachusetts.
¿Cómo surgió esta lista?
Para crear el ALX100, Amplify LatinX lanzó una convocatoria de nominaciones a su red de más de 16,000 personas. Un comité independiente eligió a los homenajeados teniendo en cuenta su impacto en la comunidad, así como otros criterios como la diversidad geográfica, sectorial y de identidad de género.
Según la organización, estos latinos representan a un grupo destacado de líderes en el estado que inspiran a la comunidad latina a través de sus contribuciones e influencias.
Entre ellos se encuentran:
Adrian Mendoza – Mendoza Ventures – Founder and General Partner – Boston
Adrian Velazquez – Cooperative Credit Union Association – Chief Advocacy Officer – Boston
Alby Ramirez-Mendez – Northeastern University, Bouvé School of Health Sciences – Director of Advancement – Peabody
Alejandra St. Guillen – ASG – Chief of Staff – Boston
Aliana Piñeiro – Boston Impact Initiative – Impact Director – Roslindale
Analia Cuevas-Ferreras – The Bridgespan Group – Manager – Boston
Andrew Melendez – Latino Economic Development Corp. – Founder and Director – Holyoke
Angel Reyes – Citizens Bank – Officer, Wealth Associate Financial Planner – Boston
Angelica Vargas Martin – Veterans Legal Services – Pro Bono Director – Nahant
Beyazmin Jiménez – Northeastern University – Director of DEI and Culture – Boston
Brenda Hernandez – City of Boston – Executive Director of People and Culture – Roslindale
Caridad Lopez – Stacy Middle School – Principal – Ashland
Carlos Bueno – The Newbury Boston – Managing Director – Brookline
Carlos Matos – City of Lawrence – Director of the Office of Planning and Development – Wakefield
Carmen Arce – The Partnership – Chief Operating Officer – Watertown
Carmen Panacopoulos – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston – Senior Business Strategy Manager – Danvers
Carolina Trujillo de Diazgranados – Arco Homes – Real Estate Development Officer – Newton
Catalina López-Ospina – Project Bread – Vice President of Engagement – Hyde Park
Celina Barrios-Millner – Urban Institute – Co-Vice President, Race and Equity Research – West Roxbury
Cesar Ruiz Jr. – Golden Years Home Care Services of Massachusetts – Founder and CEO – East Longmeadow
Christine Switzer – Switzer Philanthropy Consulting – Head of Philanthropy – Northampton
Clara Angelina Diaz Anderson – ClaraFying Coaching & Consulting Institute – Executive Leadership Coach, Founder, Author, Business Advisor – Raynham
Cristela Guerra – WBUR – Senior Arts and Culture Reporter – Lynn
Cristina Silva – The Boston Globe – Managing Editor – Boston
Cynthia Orellana – Mass Mentoring Partnership – President and CEO – Cambridge
Dania Vázquez – Margarita Muñiz Academy, Boston Public Schools – Headmaster – Jamaica Plain
Delia Durán-Clark – Esperanza Academy – School Principal – Lawrence
Diego Garcia Blum – Harvard Kennedy School – Director, Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Program – Boston
Elizabeth Cruz – Latin American Business Organization – President – Shrewsbury
Enrique Pepén – Boston City Council – City Councilor – Roslindale
Fabiola Méndez – Self-Employed – Artist – Quincy
Fidel Maltez – City of Chelsea – City Manager – Chelsea
Frances Martinez – North Shore Latino Business Association – President, Founder, CEO – Lynn
Francisco E. Paulino – Massachusetts House of Representatives – State Representative – Methuen
George Ramirez – The Lawrence Partnership – Executive Director – Lowell
Georgianna Meléndez – Western New England University – Assistant Professor of Management – Monson
Gladys Rodriguez-Parker – Rodriguez Government and Community Affairs – CEO – Worcester
Glory Ruiz – Boston Medical Center – Director, Public Health Programs – Watertown
Gustavo Quiroga – LISC Massachusetts – Executive Director – Boston
Henry Santana – Boston City Council – Councilor At Large – Dorchester
Javier Juarez – Latino Equity Fund at The Boston Foundation – Director, Latino Equity Fund – Cambridge
Jay Gonzalez – Curry College – President – Milton
John Valinch – Boston Trust Walden – ESG Analyst – Cambridge
Jose Abreu – Eastern Bank – Assistant Vice President, Relationship Manager – Chelsea
Jose de la Rosa – Guardian Healthcare – Founder and CEO – Boston
José Delgado – Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security – Chief Engagement Officer – Springfield
José Fabio Massó – City of Boston – Chief of Human Services – Hyde Park
Joshua Garcia – City of Holyoke – Mayor – Holyoke
Jovanny Rosado – Denterlein – Vice President – Boston
Juan Gallego – Office of Governor Maura T. Healey – Associate Deputy Chief of Staff – Revere
Juan Vega – Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development – Assistant Secretary for Communities and Programs – Boston
Julia Mejia – Boston City Council – Councilor At Large – Boston
Julia Golden – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – Associate Dean of Students – Belmont
Juliana Hernandez – DEZ Collective – Founder and CEO – Stoughton
Julio César Román-Ríos – Micro Plant Studio – Founder and Owner – Boston
Katiuska Valiente – Peka Restaurant – Owner – Medfield
Kelly Garcia – Chelsea City Council – Councilor at Large – Chelsea
Kevin Lopez – Hoops and Homework – Executive Director – Ashland
Lazaro Lopez – Tillman Fiber Corp. – Vice President Engineering and Construction – Duxbury
Lino Covarrubias – Jewish Family Service of Metrowest – CEO – Framingham
Lorna Rivera – Gaston Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston – Director – Boston
Luis A. Ojeda Sr. – City of Worcester – District 4 Councilor – Worcester
Luisa Peña Lyons – Bridge Forward – Founder and CEO – Milton
Luz Arregoces – New England Aquarium – Director of Community Relations – Quincy
Marcelo Suárez-Orozco – University of Massachusetts Boston – Chancellor – Boston
Margaret R. Guzman – US District Court for the District of Massachusetts – Federal Judge – Worcester
Mark Martinez Jr. – Massachusetts Law Reform Institute – Housing Staff Attorney – Boston
Marta T. Rosa – MTR Consulting Services – President – Revere
Mayra Negrón-Roche – Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción – Chief Operating Officer – Boston
Melissa Castro – Graffito SP – Director of Operations and Strategy – Boston
Melissa Luna – GreenLight Fund – Vice President Site Success and Boston Executive Director – Hyde Park
Michael Nicholson – City of Gardner – Mayor – Gardner
Migdalia Diaz – Latinos for Education – Chief Operating Officer – Andover
Monserrate Rodriguez Colón – Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination – Commissioner – Fitchburg
Nivia Pina-Medina – Tres Islas Group Corp. – Owner – Woburn
Noe Ortega – Massachusetts Department of Higher Education – Commissioner of Higher Education – Boston
Norieliz DeJesus – Chelsea City Council – Council President and District 3 Councilor – Chelsea
Omaira Alicea-Ravelo – State Street Corp. – Senior Grants Manager, Vice President – Boston
Orlando Cela – Lowell Chamber Orchestra – Music Director – Arlington
Oscar Escobar – Blue Nest Real Estate – CEO – Ashland
Patiño Vazquez – Fireseed Arts Studio – President – Randolph
Pedro Arce – M&T Bank – Senior Vice President – North Andover
Peter Barros – La Vida Scholars – Executive Director – Chelsea
Phyllis Barajas – Conexión – CEO and Founder – Watertown
Priscilla Gonzales Rojas – Veeva Systems – Director of Internal Audit – Boston
Radhames Nova – Junior Achievement of Greater Boston – President and CEO – Salem
Rich Robles – Boston Children’s Hospital – Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer – Framingham
Rosa Maria Salas – Worcester Community Housing Resources – Director, Community Loan Fund – Danielson, Connecticut (Works in Worcester)
Shirley Nigri Farber – Bate Papo com Shirley TV – Journalist and Producer – Stoughton
Sophia Hall – Lawyers for Civil Rights – Deputy Litigation Director – Quincy
Tere Ramos – Partners for Youth with Disabilities – Executive Director – Wellesley
Valentina Amaro – Office of Governor Maura T. Healey – Director of Multicultural Media – Boston
Veronica Robles – Veronica Robles Cultural Center – Executive Director and Founder – East Boston
Wendy Aguilar – Pathways for Change – Assistant Director of Outreach and Certified Health and Wellness Coach – Leominster
Wendy Estrella – Estrella Law Offices – Founder and Owner – Lawrence
Yamila Ruiz – National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice – Senior Director of Communications and Public Affairs – Lynn
Yarlennys Villaman – Office of Governor Maura T. Healey – Senior Director of Community Affairs and Language Access Coordinator – Wakefield
Yordan Villalon – Boston Celtics – Director, Jr. Celtics Academy – Watertown
Zamawa Arenas – Flowetik – Founder and CEO – BostonZoila Gomez Ruiz – Gomez & Martinez – Founder and Managing Partner – Lawrence
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