HLI ALUMNAE 2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

To share an HLI Alumnae Accomplishment contact Guadalupe Lazaro, Communications & Development Coordinator at glazaro@latinas.org

PAST FEATURES

Eneida Roman | Binational Advisory Board Member: Named to Boston Magazine 2021 Lawyers List
Rita Gallardo Good | HLI Class of '08: Elected to the Rebuilding Together National Board of Directors
Melissa Patrino | HLI Class of '09: Named Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Director of Development
Quirina Orozco | HLI Class of '02: Named Mayor Pro Tem for the City of West Sacramento
Mary Jean Duran | HLI Class of '99: Launched Podcast "Is It Just Me"
Nathalie Rayes | Chair of the HOPE Binational Advisory Group, HLI Class of '01: Nominated by President Joe Biden to Serve as a Member of the United States Institute of Peace Board & Directors

Dolores Arredondo | HOPE Advisory Board Member & Former HOPE Board Chair: Promoted to Senior Vice President Segments Marketing at City National Bank
Olga Rojas | HLI Class of '14: Finalist in the Society of Professional Journalist Excellence Award and the LA Press Club: Southern California Journalism Awards for Best Personality Profile
Sylvia Franco | HOPE Binational Advisory Committee Member: Appointed to the Miami-Dade County Hispanic Advisory Board
Liz Atlee | HOPE Board Treasurer: Honoree, In-House Counsel at a Public Company Los Angeles Business Journal, Leaders in Law Awards

Marissa Bejarano | Former HOPE Board Member Appointed to serve as Superior Court Judge for the County of San Diego by CA Governor
Erica Gonzalez | HLI Class of '10 : Named Deputy Secretary of Equity & Strategic Initiatives at the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency by CA Governor
Supervisor Cindy Chavez | 2019 Binational Fellow : Appointed to the Board of State & Community Corrections by CA Governor
Lupita Sanchez Cornejo | HLI Class of '00 & Board Member : Appointed to the Board of CA Earthquake Early Warning by CA Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon

Denice Garcia | HLI Class of '09: Named Chief of Staff to San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas
Dr.Maricela Cervantes | HLI Class of '05: Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Cal State L.A.
Dr.Kristan Venegas | HLI Class of '18: Joined the Provost office team as the Associate Provost of Graduate Programs and Regional and Online Campuses at the University of La Verne
Sindy Benavides | 2018 Binational Fellow: Named to the "100 Most Influential Latina Leaders 2021" list by Latino Leaders magazine in the category of "Civil Rights Leader"
Noramay Cadena | HLI Class of '14: Named to the "100 Most Influential Latina Leaders 2021" list by Latino Leaders magazine
Barbara Romero | HLI Class of '02: Named Executive Director of the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation
Dr.Martha Garcia | HLI Class of '14: Selected as new President at College of the Desert
Karla Salazar | HLI Class of '09: Named Executive Director of ScholarMatch

Josefina Canchola | HLI Class of '01: Recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Service Award by Rio Hondo College Board of Trustees
Maribeth Annaguey | HLI Class of '19: Named Top Women Lawyer in California by The Daily Journal
Teresa Alvarado | Former HOPE Board Member & HLI Class of '02: Named Vice President of the South Bay & Central Coast for Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Yvonne Gutierrez | 2018 Binational Fellow: Named Managing Director of Latino Victory Project
Dr. Patricia Lopez | HLI Class of '15: Recipient of the Provost Promising New Faculty Award from Fresno State

Viviana Becerra | HLI Class of '18: Named Chief of Staff to Attorney General of California Rob Bonta
Mayra Flores | HLI Class of '19: Named Chief of Staff for County of Santa Clara District 4 Supervisor Susan Ellenberg
Luz Molina Lopez | HLI Class of '17: Awarded UC San Diego’s Award for Inclusive Excellence
Gabriela Chavez-Lopez | HLI Class of '12: Recipient of the 2021 Silicon Valley Business Journal Women of Influence Award
María L. Villagómez | HLI Class of '07: Named 2021 Administrative/ Confidential Employee of the Year by Napa Valley College

Marisa Bono | 2019 Binational Fellow: Named CEO of Every Texan
Olga Diaz | HLI Class of 2009: Named Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Christine Hernandez | HLI Class of 2021: Named a Women of the Year Nominee (Education) by Senator Tom Umberg
Supervisor Nora Vargas | HLI Class of 2001: Recipient of the 2021 Ring of Honor Award from MANA, A National Latina Organization
Ileana Ovalle | HLI Class of 2013: Recipient of the 2021 Ring of Honor Award from MANA, A National Latina Organization

Ana Lasso | HLI Class of 2004: Appointed Director of the California Department of General Service (the first Latina and third woman to hold this position)
Theresa Martinez | HLI Class of 2001: Appointed to the California State Hospitality Diversity Commission
Erica Ayala | HLI Class of 2014: Appointed to the City of Patterson's Downtown Revitalization Committee

Elizabeth Sanchez-Monville | HLI Class of 2003: Elected to serve as Vice Chair of the City of Riverside's Board of Public Utilities
Helen Torres | HLI Class of 1999: Recipient of the 47th Assembly District Woman of Distinction Award presented by Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes
Lisette Islas | HLI Class of 2017: Recipient of the Women of Distinction Award from San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria
Nathalie Rayes | HLI Class of 2001: Named one of People en Español's 25 Poderosas, the most powerful women of 2021
Carolina Trujillo | 2019 Binational Fellow: Named a 2021 Latina Leader by Amplify Latinx
Adriana Berrocal | 2018 Binational Fellow: Nominated to International Women's Forum capitulo Mexico and La-Lista Magazine's "Las 12 mexicanas excepcionales de 2021"
Vanessa Rubio Marquez | 2019 Binational Fellow: Named by International Women's Forum capitulo Mexico and La-Lista Magazine's "Las 12 mexicanas excepcionales de 2021"

Martha de la Torre | HLI Class of 2003: Recipient of the EPPY Award for her work as CEO & Co-Founder of El Clasificado
Karla Torres | HLI Class of 2019: Named Community Programs Manager for Amazon's Neighbors Team
Wendy L. Avila | HLI Class of 2001: Appointed Judge of the Kern County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom
Teresa Alvarado | HLI Class of 2002: Elected Chair of the California Water Commission
Liz Seelman | HLI Class of 2008: Promoted to Principal Manager of Legislative Affairs for Southern California Edison