Congratulations to the
following Comadres on their Accomplishments, and to
Comadre Authors on
their new books.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Andrea Arroyo (New York, NY) -- was
awarded a grant for her exhibition “Faces and Facades”, to be presented at the
Morris-Jumel Museum, opening on October 18, in New York City.
Raesha Cartagena (New York, NY) – will be
honored with the Music, Arts and Literature Award by The New York League of
Puerto Rican Women, Inc. on August 8.
Lynette Correa-Velez (Chicago, IL) -- Starting
mid-August, Lynette will be the inaugural Vice President of Leadership Programs
at the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) which is an over 40-year-old
national non-profit headquartered in Chicago that provides
Hispanic/Latine'-identified individuals and groups with online and in-person
career & leadership development coaching and programs. Learn more about
HACE here: https://haceonline.org/
Beatriz Fritschler (New York, NY) -- Launched
a new company, Executive Losers -- an online platform dedicated to empowering
executive women in achieving their health and wellness goals through a
supportive online community. Learn more
about the platform here: https://www.executivelosers.com/
Erica Gallardo (Kyle, TX) -- Celebrated
15 years with Communities In Schools of Central Texas (January) and moving into
a new position as the Senior Director of Campus Based Services (July).
Eris
Garriga (New York, NY) – best known for her vegetarian and Puerto
Rican cookbooks, has a coffee table book coming out soon in Spanish
entitled: AGUADILLA EN IMÁGENES Y VERSOS.
Yolanda Nava (Chicago, IL) – her quadruple
award-winning inspirational memoir, THROUGH THE DARK, is a Finalist for a Global
Book Award. Winners announced on August
15. Fingers crossed. And, Yolanda will be a presenter at the
World InterFaith Network Global Conference on August 17.
Raquel V. Reyes (Miami, FL) – was interviewed
by the Latino Book Chat podcast about her latest novel, Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal, in the
Caribbean Kitchen mystery series.
https://www.podpage.com/latino-book-chat/50-raquel-reyes-a-culinary-sleuths-recipe-for-danger/
Martha Tavera (San Antonio, TX) – aka
Priestess Pampamissayuq shares her knowledge of Ancient
Shamanic Medicine through her therapies and Initiation workshops, as well as
Drum Journey Workshops, in person and online, in English, también en Español.
Rhina Valentin (New York, NY) – aka La
Reina del Barrio will be honored with the Creative Arts Award from The New York League of
Puerto Rican Women, Inc. on August 8.
COMADRE AUTHORS
Congratulations to
our COMADRE AUTHORS for
their latest publications.
AUGUST
Beatriz Fritschler (New York, NY) – wrote and
self-published her memoir, Embody Joy: A Woman’s
Journey of Reconnection with Her Body.
Learn
more about Beatriz’ life’s journey and harrowing experience with a ruptured
brain aneurysm that nearly claimed her life here: LinkedIn-
https://www.linkedin.com/in/beatriz-fritschler-mpa-09784b42/, Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/beatriz_healthjourney/
OCTOBER
Glenda Galvan-Garcia (Garden Grove, CA) – wrote
THE WHOLE ENCHILADA: MEXICAN RECIPES
FULL OF HISTORY AND FUN (Grupo Planeta).
It’s a bilingual children’s
book available in English and Spanish.
Visit Glenda’s websites here: https://wholeenchilada.co/ and https://www.instagram.com/missmamachef/
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listings are for congratulatory purposes only. We are not endorsing any
products, services, or candidates for public office.
Congratulations to all
our Comadres!
