7th Annual Groundbreaking Latina Awards
Every Hispanic Heritage Month, CATALINA and the National Association of Latina Leaders (NALL) celebrate Hispanic women who have demonstrated groundbreaking leadership and success in the Hispanic community,
& beyond.
Throughout the year, we receive hundreds of nominations and suggestions from you on who we should recognize. The award winners are chosen for their groundbreaking work in their field, industry, company, or community.
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2008 Groundbreaking Latina Award Winners:
Deloitte Groundbreaking Latina in Leadership
Haydee Rodriguez-Pastor
Southwest Airlines Groundbreaking Latina Entrepreneur
Kathy Cano-Murrillo
Groundbreaking Latina in Politics
Esperanza Andrade
Groundbreaking Latina in Entertainment
America Ferrera
Groundbreaking Latina in the Arts
Andrea Arroyo
Find out more about these groundbreaking women
in the next issue of CATALINA.
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Learn more about our awards:
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The following are CATALINA's 2007
“Groundbreaking Latinas” award winners:
ExxonMobile's Groundbreaking Latina Entrepreneur
of the Year
Hilda Gurdian
Groundbreaking Latina in the Arts
Jessica Leccia
Groundbreaking Latina in Media
Natalie Morales
Groundbreaking Latina in Business
Maritza Puello
Groundbreaking Latina in Entertainment
Diana Maria Riva
Volvo's Groundbreaking Latina in Leadership
Ballet Hispanico's Tina Ramirez
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Previous Groundbreaking Latina award
recepients include:
- CNN’s Soledad O’Brien
- Sesame Street's Sonia Manzano
- People's Court Judge Marilyn Milian
- Opera Singer Anna Maria Martinez
- Director Zetna Fuentes
- Latin Grammy nominated singer JD Natasha
- Filmmaker Mercedes Jimenez Ramirez
- Former U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin
- Executive Producer Barbara Martinez Jitner
- AFL-CIO leader Linda Chavez Thompson
- Artist Brandy Healy
- School board president Pearl Quinones
- Community leader Haydee Morales
