Nominations Needed!
ExxonMobil Latina Entrepreneur of the Year Award
The History: 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.
This year, our Groundbreaking Latinas Award Show will be held in New York City, on Oct. 15.
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"ExxonMobil Latina Entrepreneur of the Year Award "
Nominations are now being accepted
for the first annual "ExxonMobil Latina Entrepreneur of the Year " award,
sponsored by ExxonMobil.
- To nominate yourself for the "ExxonMobil Groundbreaking Latina Entrepreneur of the Year" award, click here.
- To nominate another groundbreaking Latina for the "ExxonMobil Groundbreaking Latina Entrepreneur of the Year" award, click here.
*There is no charge to nominate, and you may nominate as many Latina leaders as you wish. Nominate your Latina Groundbreaker by Sept. 2, 2007. Click here for award criteria and official rules (PDF format).
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Watch 2006 Press Footage:
Watch press footage from our event
at the beautiful off-Broadway Studio Dante theatre
in New York City, New York:
(Footage from NY1 Noticias, in Spanish.)
(Footage from Fox 5.)
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The following were CATALINA's 2006
“Groundbreaking Latinas” award winners:
Groundbreaking Latina Lifetime Achievement
Judge Marilyn Milian
Groundbreaking Latina in Music
Opera Singer Ana Maria Martinez
Groundbreaking Latina in Entertainment
Sesame Street's Carmen Osbahr
Volvo's Groundbreaking Latina in Leadership
Community Leader Elsa Mantilla
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Click here to see a PDF of this story in CATALINA magazine.
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Previous Groundbreaking Latina award
recepients include:
- CNN’s Soledad O’Brien
- Sesame Street's Sonia Manzano
- 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
