The 2019 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the United
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Publisher’s Message
So many of us had been expecting 2020 to be a banner year. We had just finished
a great LATINA Style 50 Conference in D.C. We were preparing ourselves for a year
of growth, new initiatives, and strengthening of programs. Instead today we find
ourselves sequestered and with so many uncertainties that we wonder how we will ever
pull through. Nothing compares though to the incredible courage and commitment of the
thousands who are on the front lines taking care of and protecting patients.
Our cover story highlights just a few of our sisters and brothers, Latina and Latino
nurses, doctors, and police officers who are facing every day for innumerable hours the
COVID-19 virus in many cases without all the protective gear that they need to stay “safe.”
The courage, commitment, and fortitude of these HEROES who not only take care of
patients but have to worry about their loved ones at home is indescribable. It is hard to
conceive that we, the United States of America, the greatest country on the planet could
have been so unprepared to face this challenge. How can this be? How could our
priorities have been so distorted that we have not been able to put this horror already
behind us? As we continue to struggle forward we hope that soon we are given better news
and that the pandemic is truly under control. In the meantime please observe all the
precautions that have been outlined by our health leaders.
For all the minority-owned businesses the struggle will continue. The funding
programs that were put in place by the Small Business Administration to help small
businesses stay afloat were exhausted within hours of opening up for applications and were
abused by large companies who took advantage of loopholes. We hope that the second
round of funding will be allocated in a more equitable way and the companies who truly
need the funds to survive will be recipients of the help.
To all our readers who have experienced the loss of relatives or family, we extend our
sincerest condolences. Thank you to all the Latina contributor Heroes to our main story.
We pray for your safety and good health. Paulette Rangel, ICU, Phoenix, AZ; Serena
Perea-Castro, Hospital and Adjunct Professor at a University for Nursing Students;
Susana Gonzalez, MHA, MSN, RN, CNML, Chicago, IL; Priscilla Hernandez, Police Officer,
Dallas Police Department, Patrol Southeast Division; Dr. Glenda Rios, Mile Square Health
Center Clinics of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in Cicero; Maria Muñoz, Rush
University Medical Center and Resurrection Medical Center; Jennifer Peña, MD, FACP,
Medical Director at Oscar Health; Marta Ambriz, Cedars Sinai Medical Center;
Jacquelyn Brito, Family Medicine Doctor, University Medical Center, El Paso, TX; Nallely
Garcia-Ramos, Registered Nurse, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, TX;
Dianna Cervantes, Registered Radiology and CT Technologist; Berta Veloz, Methodist
Dallas Medical Center, ICU; Marisol Luna-Pizano, Family Doctor MD, Kaiser Permanente,
North Hollywood Medical Offices; Gina Marie Torres, North Shore University Hospital,
Manhasset (Long Island), N.Y.; Dr. Sylvia Preciado, Huntington Memorial Hospital;
Dr. Monica Miller, Registered Nurse at Valleywise Health.
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LATINAStyle®
Founder & Publisher Anna Maria Arias
President & CEO Robert E. Bard
Robert@latinastyle.com
Chief Operating Lupita Colmenero
Officer Lupita@latinastyle.com
Managing Editor Gloria Romano-Barrera
Gloria@latinastyle.com
Contributing Victor Hugo Coronado Castañeda
Graphic Designer
Contributors Cecilia Muñoz
Gloria Diaz
Damian Rivera
Norma G. Cuellar
Susana Gonzalez
Yessica Ramos
Senior Events Manager Tania Davila
Tania@latinastyle.com
Accounting & Maria E. Gallegos
Circulation Director maru@latinastyle.com
Executive Assistant Marilyn Carrion
to the President Marilyn@latinastyle.com
Director of Beana Ramirez
Corporate Relations Beana.d@latinastyle.com
Social Media & Valeria Rodriguez
Marketing Assistant Valeria@latinastyle.com
Web Address www.latinastyle.com
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Photo cover: In the Eye of the Storm, Latinas Facing COVID-19.
Dr. Sylvia Preciado, Internist, Huntington Memorial Hospital;
Marisol Luna-Pizano, Family Doctor, MD, Kaiser Permanente
North Hollywood Medical Offices, and Serena Perea-Castro,
Registered Nurse at a major Chicagoland University
Hospital and Adjunct Professor at a University for Nursing Students.
Stay healthy, Stay safe.
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