HOPE ALUMNAE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2022
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December 2022: Election Edition
*This information is posted for educational purposes only. As a 501(c)(3) organization, HOPE is nonpartisan, and does not endorse or oppose candidates for public office or participate in elections for or against any specific candidates in specific races. A candidate’s gender and ethnicity are only two of many factors voters may consider in deciding how to vote.*
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Esmeralda Soria | HLI Class of 2013 : Elected to the California State Assembly
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Wendy Carrillo | HLI Class of 2009: Re-Elected to the California State Assembly
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Eva-Dina Delgado | 2018 Binational Fellow: Re-Elected to the Illinois House of Representatives
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Susana Mendoza | 2019 Binational Fellow: Re-Elected Illinios State Comptroller
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Rita Burks | HLI Class of 2022: Elected to Seaside City Council
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Consuelo Martinez | HLI Class of 2010: Re-Elected to Escondido City Council
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Deborah Bautista Zavala | HLI Class of 2017: Re-Elected to the Woodland Joint Unified School District
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Eileen Miranda Jimenez | HLI Class of 2010: Re-Elected to the West Covina Unified School District School Board
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Georgina Ramirez | HLI Class of 2022: Elected to the Alvord Unified Board of Education
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Mariana Corona Sabeniano | HLI Class of 2015: Elected to the Sacramento County Board of Education
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Sophia Colon | HLI Class of 2022: Elected to the Stockton Unified School District Board
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Christine Hernandez | HLI Class of 2021: Ran for Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees
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Luz Molina | HLI Class of 2017: Elected to the City Council and named Vice Mayor of National City
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Elizabeth Esquivel : HLI 2018: Elected to the Yolo County Office of Education
Lissette Mendez Garcia | HLI 2021: Re-Elected to the El Monte City School Board -
Cindy Chavez | 2019 Binational Fellow: Ran for Mayor of San Jose
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Alejandra Sotelo Solis | HLI Class of 2011: Ran for Mayor of National City
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Nelly Nieblas | HLI Class of 2019: Ran for Montebello School Board
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Ruby Rose Yepez | HLI Class of 2022: Ran for El Monte Union High School District
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Nora Vargas | HLI Class of 2001: Named Chair of the San Diego County of Supervisors
November 2022
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Andrea Ambriz | HOPE Supporter: Appointed General Manager of Exposition Park by Governor Gavin Newsom
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Susana Sandoval-Young | HLI Class of 2022: RNamed Board Member of the Los Angeles Urban League
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Monica Villalobos | 2018 Binational Fellow: Named by Arizona Governor-Elect Kate Hobbs to lead her transition team
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Kristan Venegas | HLI Class of '18 | Named Chief Learning, Data, and Evaluation Officer at Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
October 2022
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Ashley Fumiko Dominguez | HLI Class of '21: Named Director of Federal Relations at University of California, Los Angeles
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Monica Villalobos | 2018 Binational Fellow: Recipient of the Ohtli Award by the Institute of Mexicans Abroad (IME) through the General of Mexico in Phoenix, Arizona
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Lisette Islas, HLI Class of '17; Ana Melgoza, HLI Class of '10; Kenia Zamarripa, HLI Class of '21 | Selected as the 2022 Top 50 Latina Leaders of Influence by San Diego Business Journal
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Dulce Vasquez | HLI Class of '22 | Promoted to Assistant Vice President for Strategic Advancement at Arizona State University
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Maria Yeager | HLI Class of '02: Appointed by CSUSB as the New Associate Vice President for Government and Community Relations
September 2022
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Nicole Parra | HLI Class of '99: Named Director of the CA Renewable Energy Laboratory at Kern Community College District
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Edna Beccera | HLI Class of '10: Named Executive Director of Enrollment Management and Marketing at Whittier College
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Monica Gil | HOPE Advisory Board Member: Appointed to the Nike Board of Directors
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Lucy Santana | HLI Class of '05: Named for the Orange County Business Journal Outstanding Women in Business
August 2022
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Denise Campos | HLI Class of '14: Recipient of the Latina Public Service Academy Leadership Award
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Karmin Noar | HLI Class of '16: Named Vice President of Strategic Growth at San Diego Squared
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Martha de la Torre | HLI Class of '03: Named El Clasificado Southern Business of the Year by the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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Laura Peralta | HLI Class of '11: Named Member of the USC Latino Alumni Association Board of Directors
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Elizabeth Esquivel | HLI Class of '18: Named Assistant Executive Director of Governmental Relations for California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO)
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Nena Torrez | HLI Class of '03: Selected to represent the CA Faculty Association as one of the seven voting delegates at the CA Labor Federation 2022 Biennial Convention
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Nora Dominguez | HLI Class of '14: Named Director of Outreach for Special Programs at Bakersfield College
July 2022
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Mariana Corona Sabeniano | HLI Class of '15: Elected trustee for Area 2 for the Sacramento County Board of Education
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Maria L Villagomez | HLI Class of '07: Selected to serve as the Vice President of Academic Affairs for Santa Barbara City College
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Mayra Flores | HLI Class of '19: Awarded the "2022 Woman of Influence" Award by Silicon Valley Business Journal
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Lupita Sanchez Cornejo, HLI Class of 2000 & Ana Guerrero, Honorary HLI: Los Angeles Business Journal Awards
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Viridiana Diaz | HLI Class of 2010: Named Vice President of Student Affairs at California State University, San Marcos
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Audrey Dow | Honorary HLI: Appointed to the California Student Aid Commission by Governor Newsom
June 2022
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Diana Lara | HLI Class of '22: San Diego State University Outstanding Alumni Award
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Maria Ventura | HLI Class of '06: Ventura County Leadership Academy's 2022 Business Leader of the Year Award
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Martha Garcia | HLI Class of '14: Palm Springs Life 'Women Who Lead 2022' Honoree
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Dolores Arredondo | Former Board Chair: Nominated to serve a 6 year tern as Alumnae Trustee at Wellesley College
April 2022
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Lupita Sanchez Cornejo| HOPE Board Member & HLI Class of '00 : Named AT&T's Regional Vice President of External Affairs for the Greater Los Angeles Region and Named Board Chair of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. First Woman of Color & Latina/o to lead in their 100 year history
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Tracy M. Colunga | HLI Class of '21: Named Civic Engagement Director of Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University
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Serina Correa | HLI Class of '18: Appointed to the 52nd District Agricultural Association (Sacramento County Fair Board) by Governor Gavin Newsom
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Alhambra Mayor Sasha Renee Perez | HLI Class of '22: Appointed to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Commission by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis
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Laura C. Romero, Ph.D. | HLI Class of '13: Reappointed to the CA State Summer School of the Arts
March 2022
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Judge Lucy Armendariz | HLI Class of '04 : Appointed to the Committee to review the Operations & Structure of the Commission on Judicial Performance by Governor Newsom
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Audrey Dow | Honorary HLI: Appointed to the newly created California Health Workforce Education and Training Council by Governor Newsom
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Virna L. Santos : Appointed as a Judge in the Fresno County Superior Court by Governor Newsom
February 2022
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Lourdes Guerrero | HLI Class of '05 : Named Associate Director, SOL-INCA Lab at UC San Diego
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Supervisor Nora Vargas | HLI Class of '01: Appointed to the California Air Resources Board by Governor Gavin Newsom
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Erica Ayala | HLI Class of '14: Featured in "People of Promise" by Blue Shield of California
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Elizabeth Esquivel | HLI Class of '18: Appointed to the Yolo County Board of Education for Trustee Area 1
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Sofia Navarro | HLI Class of '20: Launched Named Executive Director of the Oakland Workforce Development Board