Updated – 2013 Latinas of Influence Listing

Hispanic Lifestyle is proud to present our 2013 Latinas of Influence. During Women’s History month (March 1 – 31) Hispanic Lifestyle will post daily on our website the professional biographies and video interviews of these Latinas of Influence. Additional postings of Inspiring Latinas who have appeared on our television program were featured during Women’s History month.

Our Latinas of Influence reception was sponsored by Sprint, Bank of America, Southwest Airlines, Southern California Edison Ashely Furniture Industries, and Calumet Photographic.

The Selection Process
During the months of December 2012 and part of January 2013, Hispanic Lifestyle reached out to our audience and requested nominations for Latinas of Influence. Four categories were outlined, business, community service, education and entertainment. From the responses we received, we choose 31 Latinas, one for each day of Women’s History month to be highlighted. These Latinas are singled out because of their professional accomplishments and community service. Several of the Latinas appearing on our list have previously appeared on our television program as a result of their personal and professional achievements.

I would like to congratulate our 2013 Latinas of Influence for your inspiration and commitment to making our communities better for all us.
Richard Sandoval President, Hispanic Lifestyle

Hispanic Lifestyle 2013 Latinas of Influence (sorted by first name)

1. Ana Roca-Castro, CEO of Premier Transmedia
2. Ana Vergara, President, Classic Glamour Dolls, Inc.
3. Angelica Gutierrez, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Management and Organizations
4. Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the Domestic Policy Council
5. Connie Perez, CPA, Exec. Board member, California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, California State Lottery Commissioner
6. Constance Marie, Actress, Community Advocate
7. Denise M. Zapata, Financial Planner
8. Eden Espinosa, Singer, Actress
9. Eva Longoria, Actress, Community Advocate
10. Fanny Miller, President, El Latino San Diego
11. Fanny Veliz, Filmmaker, Producer
12. Gina Linn Espinoza, Founder/CEO Uplatino
13. Guadalupe Aguirre Onechanh, Executive Board Member/Advisor for the California Unemployment Insurance Council
14. Helen Iris Torres, Executive Director and CEO, HOPE
15. Inez Gonzalez, Exec. VP., National Hispanic Media Coalition
16. Lourdes Colon, Actress/Producer
17. Lucia Tovar Mathews, CEO at DIÁLOGO
18. Margarita Florez, KIPP Comienza Community Prep
19. Mariachi Divas, Entertainers
20. Martha de la Torre, El Clasificado
21. Martha Preciado, MD
22. Melinda Guzman, Attorney
23. Monica Palacios, Entertainer, Educator
24. Ofelia Valdez-Yeager, Retired, Community Advocate
25. Olga Fernandez, Olga’s Underground Furniture
26. Raquel A. Marquez, Superior Court Judge
27. Raquel Cordova, Radio Personality
28. Saskia Sorrosa VP, Marketing, National Basketball Association
29. Sonia De Leon de Vega, founder and music director, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra
30. Susan Trigueros, Regional Public Affairs Manager So California Gas Company
31. Veronica Gutierrez, VP of Local Public Affairs for Southern California Edison

We plan to make this listing an annual event, so please start thinking about 2014 nominations.