2019 Latino Leaders Awards Ceremony
Silicon Valley Latino is proud to partner with Santa Clara University and several sponsors in producing the 2019 Latino Leaders Awards Ceremony at Santa Clara University - Locatelli Center in Santa Clara, California the evening of November 9th!
In alignment with our mission, this awards ceremony is designed to pay tribute to the work of numerous exceptional Latinos. Through this special event, we will pay tribute to the following:
Trailblazers
- Pilar Manchon - Senior Director of Research @ Google AI
- Dr. Efren Rosas - Physician in Chief @Kaiser Permanente
- Diana Albarran Chicas - Technical Advisor to Vice President, Systems Engineering @ Maxar Technologies
- Adrian Ridner - Founder and CEO @Study.com
- Eva Blanco Masias - Dean of Undergraduate Admission @ Santa Clara University
Creo En Ti Champions
- Ileana Rivera - Senior IT Director @ Cisco
- Servando Sandoval - Partner at Law @ Pahl & McCay
- Michelle Linares - Senior Manager, National Equity, Inclusion & Diversity at Kaiser Permanente
- Angel Chavez -Vice President, Corporate Client & Family Wealth Director @Morgan Stanley
- Hilda Ramirez - CEO @ Keller Williams Silicon City
- Carlos Quezada - Head of Customer Success @ Aruba Networks/HPE
- Adriana Flores- Ragade - Social Entrepreneur & Founder/Host @ Latinx America
- Jeffrey Camarillo - Founding Principal @ Lighthouse Community Public Schools
Latinos of Influence
- Sylvia Flores - CEO & Co-founder @ Manos Accelerator
- Javier Gonzalez - Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager @ Google
- Luz Urrutia - CEO @ Opportunity Fund
- Jorge Escobar - Interim Vice Chancellor @ San Jose/Evergreen Community College District
- Lili Gangas - Chief Technology Community Officer @ Kapor Center
Rising Stars
- Edith Gonzalez - Co-Director @ Latinx Student Union - Santa Clara University
- Javier Ortega Co-Director @ Latinx Student Union - Santa Clara University
We invite you to join us for this special recognition event and hope to see you on November 9th!
We would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors:
Event Sponsors
Santa Clara University & SCU Latinx Student Union
Gold Sponsor
Palo Alto Networks
Silver Sponsors
Delta Airlines & Kaiser Permanente
Community Sponsors
El Camino Group, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Omniscient Holdings, Inc. Pahl & McCay, Study.Com, The Foundation for Hispanic Education, Aruba Networks & San José Evergreen Community College District.
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We invite you to join us for this special recognition event and hope to see you on November 9th!
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