Events & Occasions
2018 Hispanic Women of Distinction honorees: Emily Zubizarreta
- Founder & CEO, Miami Women Who Rock - Coral Gables; Tania
T. Sanchez - Victim Advocate, Miami Beach Police Dept. Criminal
Investigation Division - Pembroke Pines; Maria Nardi - Director,
Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces Department;
Edith Shiro, Psy.D.- Licensed Clinical Psychologist - City of Miami;
Ingrid Macher - Founder & President, Celebrity Transformation
Coach, Burn20 LLC, Hollywood; Cristina Miranda Gilson - Chief
Executive Officer, HDS Companies, Weston; Miami-Dade County;
Samantha Conde – Business Development for Nucleus Marketing
Agency, Boynton Beach; Silvia Cerezo Beebe-Assistant Division
Director, Broward County Community Partnership Division, Town
of Davie; Natalie M. Alvarez - Private Banking Wealth Management
Professional, Key Bank, North Palm Beach; Christine Marie
Bernard-Frederick-Executive Director, FLITE Center, Coral Springs;
Anne Reinstein - CPA, President, McCleary & Reinstein, P.A., Plantation;
Isabella Sanchez - Vice President Media Integration, ZUBI
Advertising, City of Miami. Photos by Downtown Photo
Hispanic Women of
Distinction (HWOD)
The 17th anniversary of the Hispanic Women of Distinction
Charity luncheon was held on August 24 at the Signature
Grand in Davie, Florida. The event drew more than 900 guests
to pay tribute to Latina professionals who are strengthening the
social fabric of this country and making inroads in the
leadership pipeline for a growingly diverse America.
Association of Latino
Professionals for America
(ALPFA)
ALPFA’s National Convention themed “Recruiting and
Developing Exceptional Latino Leaders” was held in
Las Vegas, NV on July 30th - August 2nd. The annual convention
brought together members from across the U.S. to be
motivated, inspired and better business leaders. Thousands
of Hispanic professionals and college students attended
the four-day convention and career fair with Fortune 1000
corporate partners.
Companies participating at the career fair.
Women of ALPFA Panel with three of 2018 ALPFA's
Most Powerful Latinas
Sandra Alvarez Juliachs, Bank of America with 2018
Latina Pioneer of the Year, Ana Maria Guevara.
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