It is my privilege and honor to announce the 2016 “SHeroes” honorees. A SHEro is a woman who has demonstrated significant leadership, pride and commitment to strengthening our community.
These outstanding local women, with deep roots in the Ninth District, will be recognized at the 9thAnnual Tribute to SHeroes Awards Luncheon and Ceremony on May 22 at the Radisson Los Angeles Hotel.
I hope you will join me in celebrating their extraordinary accomplishments. They are the epitome of putting service before self! Congratulations go out to …
2016 SHero Honorees
Guadalupe Gonzalez
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment ACCE
Sharon Blackburn
South Central Prevention Coalition
Barbara Carroll
Community Leader
Alejandra Carvajal
Business Owner: Taqueria El Diablo
Iona Diggs
LAPD CPAB Member - Southwest Station
Sofia Giron
Green Team with The Trust for Public Land
Jessica Guerrero
Soledad Enrichment Action
Mary Howard
President & Founder of New Alpha Delta Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
Nina Idemudia
Community Leader
Adela Barajas
Founder and Executive Director
Life After Uncivil Ruthless Acts (L.A.U.R.A.)
Nikki Jones-Brocks
Community Leader
Weingart Family Solutions Center / Movement Material Inc
Rosario Manzilla
Community Leader
Carolynn Martin
Pueblo Del Rio Wellness Station
Marissa Martinez
Vice Principal, Santee Education Complex
Esther Monteith
Community Leader
Mayra Moreno
Community Leader
Betty Ontiveros
University of Southern California
Carla Osorio
Casa Solidaria del Sur de Los Angeles
Claudia Perez
LA on Cloud 9
Veronica Ponce
All Peoples Community Center
June Richard
Community Leader
Cynthia Rosado
Early College Academy @LATTC
Regina Slaughter
Amity Foundation
Lizet Triana
Los Angeles Police Department
Newton Community Police Station
Lori Weise
Downtown Dog Rescue (DDR)
For more information on this special event, please visit Tribute To SHeroes
Once again, my sincerest congratulations to all of our honorees, and I hope you will join us when we come out to honor them on May 22.
Sincerely,
Councilman Curren D. Price Jr.