Las Primeras
Each year MANA de Imperial Valley selects three outstanding Latinas for either outstanding achievement in their profession, exemplary record of community service and leadership, or for being the first Latina in their field. 2011 recipients are Norma Aguilar, Helen Noriega and Diana Peacher.
Past Las Primeras Honorees
Celeste Cantu
Rosie Garcia
Frances Beope
Stella Mendoza
Dolores Provencio
Lupe Quintero
Emily Palacio
Dolores Soliz
Aurora Rayon
Grace Sesma
Hon. Annie Guitierrez
Alicia Armenta
Margaret Silva-Chairez
Norma Saikhon
Teresa Sandoval
Gloria Vasquez
Susan Solis
Dr. Amalia Katsigeanis
Elsa Downs
Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
Virginia Montejano
Norma Kastner Jauregui
Rosie Garcia
Frances Beope
Stella Mendoza
Dolores Provencio
Lupe Quintero
Emily Palacio
Dolores Soliz
Aurora Rayon
Grace Sesma
Hon. Annie Guitierrez
Alicia Armenta
Margaret Silva-Chairez
Norma Saikhon
Teresa Sandoval
Gloria Vasquez
Susan Solis
Dr. Amalia Katsigeanis
Elsa Downs
Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
Virginia Montejano
Norma Kastner Jauregui
Rosie Ulloa
Libby Peraza
Margarita de Necochea
Katie Alcantara-Santillan
Hildy Carrillo-Rivera
Yvonne Bell
Dr. Luz Elva Tristan
Karla Davis
Rosalie Lopez
Dianna Seanez
Mercedes Wheeler
Rosie Nava-Bermudez
Gloria Uribe Brister
Rosanna Bayon-Moore
Carmen Araujo
Soledad B. Meza
Gloria Rivera
Dora Rodriguez
Loli Mercado-Torres
Sandra Tauler
Maritza Hurtado-Barron
Ernestina Calderon
Patricia Urena
Libby Peraza
Margarita de Necochea
Katie Alcantara-Santillan
Hildy Carrillo-Rivera
Yvonne Bell
Dr. Luz Elva Tristan
Karla Davis
Rosalie Lopez
Dianna Seanez
Mercedes Wheeler
Rosie Nava-Bermudez
Gloria Uribe Brister
Rosanna Bayon-Moore
Carmen Araujo
Soledad B. Meza
Gloria Rivera
Dora Rodriguez
Loli Mercado-Torres
Sandra Tauler
Maritza Hurtado-Barron
Ernestina Calderon
Patricia Urena
2011 Las Primeras Sponsors
Gold Sponsors:
James B. Moore * Imperial Valley Home Health *
KXO * Southwest Airlines * Union Bank
Silver Sponsors:
The Gas Company * Imperial Irrigation District * Pionners Memorial Healthcare District * Alfredo Negrete, M.D. Inc. * Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest * Wells Fargo Bank * Pattern Energy * ABC Pediatric, Inc.
Bronze Sponsors:
Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez * Judge Juan Ulloa and Rosie Ulloa, * Imperial County Building and Construction Trades Council * Community Valley Bank * Burgers and Beer * Holiday Inn Express * March of Dimes * Judge Donal B. Donnelly * Imperial
Valley College Community Services * Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, Inc. * Sunrise Powerlink * Pimentel Studio * Richard Gutierrez, DDs *
Allied Waste Services * Alford Distributing, Inc. * Law Office of Henderson and Honse * Imperial Printers * Joe, Ruth and Miranda Montenegro
Allied Waste Services * Alford Distributing, Inc. * Law Office of Henderson and Honse * Imperial Printers * Joe, Ruth and Miranda Montenegro
Las Primeras 2011
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