Congratulations to the following Comadres on their Accomplishments.
This
list is for congratulatory purposes only and not endorsements.
Julie
Anna Alvarez Rivera (NY) – became the
Co-Chair of NALP's Hispanic/Latinx Affinity Group during the April 16 - 19
Annual Education Conference in Boston and was also appointed to serve on NALP's
new President's Task Force on Change Management. (NALP is the National
Association for Law Placement.) Since end of October, Julie Anna has been
serving as a Career Specialist with the Graduate Professional Development
Program at Fordham Law School's International and Non-J.D. Programs department.
Andrea
Arroyo (NY) – will be honored by The
New York Women's Foundation at the Celebrating Women® Breakfast, on May 8 at
the New York Marriott Marquis. Her fellow honorees include Cynthia Nixon, S.
Mona Sinha, Toshi Reagon, Fondation CHANEL, and New York Liberty. The
Celebrating Women® Breakfast Awards are presented to a woman, group, or
organization whose achievements have created a positive impact and influenced
the lives of women and girls everywhere. Prominent past honorees of the
Celebrating Women® Breakfast include Hillary Rodham Clinton (Century Award
Honoree), Cyndi Lauper (Vision Award Honoree), Tarana Burke, Christiane
Amanpour, Ana María Archila, Whoopi Goldberg, Nikole HannahJones, Gloria
Steinem, Queen Latifah and Dolores Huerta (Century Award Honoree).
Julia
Amante (CA) – honored to have been selected as one of Hispanic
Lifestyle’s Latinas of Influence/ Inland Empire.
Aida
Berduo Berry (CA) – is proud to
announce that she is the new Vice-President Advisory Services-Civil Rights
Lead, of WSP USA, Inc.
Judith A. Canales (TX) – is graduating
from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas with a Ph.D. in
Leadership Studies this week. Dr. Canales has served in executive leadership
roles in two presidential administrations, President Barack Obama and President
Bill Clinton.
Norma Elia Cantú (TX) – received a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholarship to
deliver talks at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad Alcalá
de Henares. While in Spain, she also read from her work at ManaKiSanti a
cultural center in Villoria de Obrigo and Universidad Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.
Amy Carrillo Cobb (TX) – feels privileged to have been selected to be a mentor for
The Latina Foundation Jefa on the Move Accelerator Program. (W: https://www.thelatinafoundation.org/)
Claudia de Vasco (TX) – is proud
to announce that she is the new Managing Director of Miller Theatre Advisory
Board (Miller Outdoor Theatre). She is
the 1st Latina Executive leader in the institutions 100-year history.
Nylda Dieppa (FL) –has
been accepted to study poetry at the American University in Paris this summer.
A dream comes true!
Dr. Charley Ferrer (FL) – is
joyous over the success of her first Cinco de Mayo Weekend Health Expo
at Hernando County Parks & Recreation in Brooksville. There were health vans
offering free medical services, entertainment, painting parties, exhibitors,
vendors, authors, and a Breast Cancer Mermaid Art Project Exhibition. Visit her
at www.cancertamer.org for more info and mermaid note cards.
Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa (NY) – her second
novel, A Woman of Endurance
(Spanish-language edition, INDÓMITA) was selected by Centro del Libro in San
Juan, to represent Puerto Rico in the Library of Congress Great Reads from
Great Places 2024 program. This annual initiative highlights a fiction book
that represents the heritage of Puerto Rico and will be part of the Puerto Rico
exhibition table during the National Book Festival in Washington DC, which will
be held on August 24, 2024.
Elisa O’Callaghan (TX) – is proud
to announce that after a year-long intensive training, she is now a Docent at
the Dallas Museum of Art. If you are in the area, she invites you to stop by an
ask for a tour from any one of our Docents including myself that will elevate
your art experience and ignite your passion for the art world. My first tour
combines the rich and vibrant world of Meso-American art, spinning from the
ancient Mayan civilization to the Mexican muralist movement, and showcasing the
works of contemporary Latin American Artists.
Karina
H. Martinez (TX) – last month, Fashion Designer Karina participated in Austin’s Fashion Week for the second time and showed off her
fashions.
Sandra
Sandoval (IL/CO/NY) – was chosen as one
of 64 delegates for the 2024 Greenlatinos National Summit in Puerto Rico.
Raquel V. Reyes (FL) – is excited
to announce that her mystery novel, MANGO, MAMBO AND MURDER, is in production
with Amazon/MGM to become "Miami Spice."
From the Variety
article: Gato Grande, an Amazon MGM Studios company, has unveiled the next
project from its recently launched English-language division: mystery satire
“Miami Spice.” Cuban-American showrunner Art Alamo, best known for his work on
“Law & Order,” will be writing and producing “Miami Spice,” which is based
on the novel “Mango, Mambo and Murder” from author Raquel V. Reyes’ lauded
Caribbean Kitchen Mystery book series. “Miami Spice” revolves around
Cuban-American chef Miriam Quiñonez, who, after a career-ending scandal in New
York, moves back to Miami with her husband and 5-year-old son. She’s keen for a
fresh start but gets caught up in a murder mystery that rocks her rich, mostly
white neighborhood. Miriam learns that her new community can be as cutthroat as
any five-star restaurant. Said
Emmy-winning Gato Grande CEO Carla Vargas Gonzalez: “‘Miami Spice’ will play on
the riveting mystery and biting wit that fans loved in ‘Big Little Lies’ and
‘Only Murders in the Building.’ Raquel V. Reyes’ brilliant book series is
exactly the type of Latin American IP that will hook mainstream audiences.”
Vargas Gonzalez (“Wednesday,” “Luis Miguel: The Series”), who founded Gato
Grande, serves as executive producer while the company’s Megan Espinoza will
lead the creative team. This latest series is in keeping with the new
division’s mandate to produce English-language series and films sourced from
Latin American intellectual properties.
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