Hispanics
Breaking Barriers – Alphabetical Index 3rd Series
The following
list is an alphabetical index to the “Somos Primos” series “Hispanics
Breaking Barriers” by Mercy Bautista-Olvera. Mercy sought out 5 Latinos who
had lead the way in obtaining a position, historically, seldom or never held by
a Latino. The biographies are inspiring, each filled with unique family history.
These are current heroes, on the job now! Their agency of employment, plus place
of birth have been included, to emphasize that as Latinos we are from all over
the world and we are in fact, now, fulfilling leadership roles throughout the
United States.
Name
Title
Where
Place of birth
Somos Primos Issue
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Alcantara,
Betsaida |
Associate
Administrator for the Office of Communications and Marketing at the U.S.
General Services Administration |
U.S.
General Services Administration |
Dominican
Republic |
October
2013 |
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Artiles,
Alfredo |
President’s Advisory Commission on Educational
Excellence for Hispanics |
The
White House |
New
York |
October
2013 |
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Auñón, Serena |
Second Hispanic woman to become a NASA astronaut |
Houston,
Texas |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
November
2013 |
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Cardona,
Maria |
Seasoned public policy advocate and political strategist. Cardona is a national political commentator, and is currently a CNN and CNN en Español |
CNN |
Bogota,
Colombia (South America) |
November
2013 |
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Etevez,
Alan |
Principal
Deputy under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics, Department of Defense |
Department
of Defense |
Arlington,
New Jersey |
December
2013 |
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Galvan,
Judge Veronica |
Judge
of Des Moines Municipal Court |
Des
Moines, Washington |
Bremerton,
Washington |
December
2013 |
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Garcia,
Sylvia I. |
Texas
State Senate, District 6 |
Texas |
Palito
Blanco, Texas (South Texas) |
December
2013 |
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Gonzales,
Judge Kenneth John |
Judge
of the United States, District of New Mexico |
New
Mexico |
September
2013 |
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González Noguera, Maria Cristina |
First lady
Michelle Obama’s Communications Director |
The
White House |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
November
2013 |
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Guerrero,
Ana |
Chief
of Staff for Los Angles Mayor Eric Garcetti
|
Los
Angeles |
Mexico |
October
2013 |
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Herencia
Robert R. |
Member
of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation |
Washington
D.C. |
Puerto
Rico |
December
213 |
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Herrera,
Juan Felipe |
Poet
Laureate of California |
California
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Fowler,
California |
October
2013 |
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Lara,
Ricardo |
California
Senate, 33rd District |
Los
Angeles, California |
East
los Angeles, in California |
September
2013 |
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Martinez,
Nury |
Member
of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School |
Los
Angeles Unified School |
San
Fernando Valley, |
September
2013 |
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Moniz,
Ernest J. |
United
States Secretary of Energy. |
Washington
D.C. |
Fall
River, Massachusetts |
December
2013 |
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Perez,
Leticia |
Supervisor, 5th District, Central
Valley in California |
Central
Valley, California |
Bakersfield,
California |
September
2013 |
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Pérez,
V. Manuel |
Assembly
member, District 56th and Assistant Majority Floor Leader of
the California State Assembly |
California
56th District |
Indio,
California |
November
2013 |
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Rendon,
Dr. Anthony |
California
63rd Assembly District |
California
Assembly |
Whittier,
California |
September
2013 |
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Toro,
Guillermo del |
Mexican
film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist |
United
States |
Guadalajara,
Jalisco, Mexico |
November
2013 |
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Van
de Putte, Leticia R. San Miguel |
Texas
State Senator, 26th District, San Antonio and Bexar County |
San
Antonio, Texas |
Tacoma,
Washington |
October
2013 |