2006 LATINO OC 100

2006 LATINO OC 100

Sy Abrego, Administrator Educator CSU Fullerton
John Acosta, Businessman, Former Mayor Pro Tem Santa Ana
Fredrick Aguirre, Judge, Historian
Francisco Avalos, Businessman, National Hispanic Society of MBA’s
Omar Avalos, Musician, Instructor Santa Ana College
Steve Ambriz, City Councilman Orange
Mark Allenbaugh, Businessman, Community Contributor
Dr. Alejandro Alva, Doctor of Medicine
Dr. Gustavo Alva, Doctor Medicine
Santiago Avila, Outstanding Student, E-Business Academy
Alfredo Amezcua, Attorney, Community Activist
Gustavo Arellano, Writer and Author
Alan Baldwin, President of OCCHC
Louis Barajas, Businessman and Author
Dr. Ruben Barron, Administrator Educaton
Elizbeth Bowlin, Banker Community Leader
America Bracho, President of Latino Health Access
Carlos Bustamante, City Councilman Santa Ana
Luis Cachua, Banker, Community Leader
Sandra Cervantes, Realtor, President of OC NAHREP
Lou Correa, Supervisor First District
Janet Cronick, Businesswoman, Community Leader
John Cruz, Esq Governor Schwarzenegger's Office
Amin David, Community Leader
Chris Diaz, Real Estate Pioneer
Frank Dominguez , Community Leader
Ron Esparza, Businessman Community Leader
Rose Espinoza, City Councilwoman Brea
Heather Enriquez, Playwright Producer
Eduardo Figueroa, Businessman, Motivator
Ruthie Flores, Business LeaderDon Garcia, Business Leader
John Garcia, Business Leader
Monica Garcia, CHOC Marketing, Community Leader
Paul Garza, Business and Community Leader
Minerva Gomez, Student Activist
Ron Gonzalez, Journalist
Sara Guerrero, Playwright, Producer
Frank Guzman, Business Leader
Cristina Hernandez , Business and Community Leader
Eddie Hernandez, Chancellor RSCCD
Janice Hopper, Educator, Creator of TEACH and E-Business Academy
Nelli Kaniski, Community Leader
Larry Labrado Sr. , Community Leader
Dr. Juan Lara, Educator UCI
Maribel Larios, Business Leader
Dr. Patricia Lazalde , Health Field Leader
Armando de la Libertad, Business and Community Leader
Belinda de la Libertad, Business and Community Leader
Raquel Lomeli, Business and Community Leader
Sylvia Lopez, Business and Community Leader
Mimi Lozano , Business and Community Leader
Oscar Mazariego, Business and Community Leader
Lorrena Maae, Business and Community Leader
Erlinda Martinez, President of Santa Ana College
Michele Martinez, Community Leader
Rueben Martinez, Business and Community Leader
Nancy Marmolejo, Business and Community Leader
Patricia McMaster, Educational Leader
Jill Mejia, Author and Business Leader
Henry Mendoza, President of State Hispanic Chambers
Teresa Mercado-Cota, Education and Community Leader
Manny Montanez, Business and Community Leader
Raul Moctezuma, Producer and Director
Martha Montoya, Business and Community Leader
Marie Moreno, Business and Community Leader
Frances Munoz, Judge
Sahara Navarro, Business and Community Leader
Danny Nguyen, Student Leader, UCI Latino Student Business Assoc.
Fernando Niebla, Business and Community Leader
Carlos Olamendi, International Leader
Elizabeth Orozco, Business and Community Leader
John Palacios, Community Leader
Cathy Paredes, Business and Community Leader
Lorena Penaloza, Business and Community Leader
Addy Perez Mau, Business and Community Leader
Enrique Perez , Business and Community Leader
Richard Porras, Business and Community Leader
Xylon Quelada, Student Leader
Gladys Reynolds, Community Leader
Sandra Robbie, Emmy Award Winner
Esperanza Roman, Community Leader
Manny Saldivar , Producer, Director
Patti Saldivar , Business and Community Leader
Gabriela Sanchez , Educational Leader
Lorretta Sanchez, Congresswoman
Lucy Santana, Community Leader
Salvador Sarmiento, Judge
Rosemary Serafin, Business and Community Leader
Mel Silva, Teacher and Soccer Coach Saddleback High School
Alice Solis, Business and Community Leader
Maria Solis-Martinez, Community Leader
Ruben Smith, Business and Community Leader
Deborah Vasquez, Community Leader
Pat Velasquez, Business and Community Leader
Yesenia Velez, Community Leader
Lynnette Verino, Community Leader
Isabel Villasenor, Business and Community Leader
Peter Villegas, Business and Community Leader
Iliana Soto-Welty Community Leader

LATINO OC 100 List for 2007

Thank you, the Orange County community for nominating such great people doing great work. As in any list, it is never complete. If you nominated someone and they are not on, make sure to look for them next year! It's not a competition it's a recognition!

Here is the list of the community's Best, Brightest, Accomplished, Influential and Successful. Some are the unsung heroes, visionaries, selfless contributors to the fabric of our Orange County. A special recognition to Alex Diaz, US Navy who is serving our country in Iraq.


2007 LATINO OC 100

Claudia Alvarez, Mayor-Pro Tem Santa Ana
Joe Ames, The OC Register, LEA OCBC
Angie Aragon, Real Estate Professional
Jess Araujo, Attorney, Community Leader
Rosa Arredando, La Colonia Activist
Virginia Avila, Santa Ana Community Leader
Lupe Barrera, Orangewood Foundation NLPOA
Francis Bertrand, Para Todos Magazine
Eva Blue, Business Leader
Mario Borroto, Ticor Title
Dave Bridgewater, Community Leader
Mary Bridgewater, Community Leader
Dinorah Carmenate, Real Estate Professional
Ruth Cossio-Muniz, Orange County SBDC
Sergio Contreras, School Board Westminster
Rudy Cordova, Calacas
Alex Cortez, Producer Artist
Claudia De la Cruz, Flamenco Artist
Erica De la Teja, Business Leader
Lee De Leon, Templo Calvario
Vince De Vargas, Businessman
Alex Diaz, US Navy now serving in IRAQ
Emma Elizalde, SJC Community Activist
Dr Robert Espinoza, UCI
Lupe Fisher, Community Leader
Ron Garcia, Councilman Brea
Iola Gallardo, Anaheim LULAC
Steve Gomez, Business Leader
Brenda Gonzalez, Wells Fargo
JP Gonzalez, Walking Shield - Advance!
Juan Gonzalez, County of Orange
Aida Gurrola, SJC Community Activist
Pablo Guzman, Business Leader NLPOA
Carlos Hernandez, Q-Vo Magazine
Dick Hernandez, Orange Coast College
Zeke Hernandez, Santa Ana LULAC
Diana Hernandez-Guerrero, Business Owner
Granville Hough, Historian
Humberto Huerta, Community Leader
Sylvia Ichar, Para Todos
Johnny Imperial Jr., Business Owner
Cora Jackson, Learning for Life
Eva Juarez, Santiago Canyon College - Advance!
Adriana Leon, Business Leader
Art Lomeli, Business Leader Dentist
Bertha Lopez, NLBW-OC
Linda Lopez, CASA -County of Orange
Aidee Lopez, Business Leader
John Macias, Ticor NAHREP
Alex Maldonado, LULAC Legend
Stella Matadama, Neighborhood Housing Services
Sister Eileen McNerney, Taller San Jose
Bernadette Medrano, Santa Ana Education Foundation
Raul Medrano, SA Empowerment Zone Business Leader
Alina Melendez, Business Leader
Josue Meneses, Graphic Artist
Ronnie Moreno, SAPD "Officer Reggie"
Laura Morfin, Community Leader
Sofia Negron, NHBW-OC
Olga Niebla, Philanthropist
Oscar Novelo, Santa Ana Business Bank
Joe Ocampo, Community Leader
Louie Olivos, Jr. Actor Director Producer
Rick Ortiz, Entertainment Producer
Hilda Pacheco-Taylor, Community Leader
Rosie Penn, Real Estate Professional
Pam Pimentel, MOMS
Maira Pineda, Business Leader
Father Ed Poettgen, Community Leader
Valentina Purtell, Educator
Adaberto Quijada, Director SBA
Rafael Ramirez Solorzano, Community Leader
Roman Reyna, Community Leader
Bill Rivera, Mini Mailers, Business Leader
Patrick Rivera, Media Leader
David Robertson, Robertson Marketing
Emily Robinson, Business Leader
Viola Rodriguez-Saddler, SHHAR
Michaell Rose, Hoag Hospital
Andrew Saavedra, Community Leader
Margie Salcedo, Principal Century High School
Teresa Saldivar, Businesswoman
Sallie Salinas, Institute for Women Entrepreneurs
Stacy Sanchez, Business Leader
Socorro Sarmiento, Mexican Consul Office SA
Alejandra Schulte, Community Leader
Marta Segura, Delhi Community Center
Bob Silva, Educator, Delhi Board of Directors
Jose Solorio, Assemblyman 69th Dist.Bishop
Jaime Soto, Archdiocese of Orange
Edward Tello, Artist
Sal Tinajero, Councilman Santa Ana
Gloria Torrez, Hola America
Larry Trujillo, Businessman
Rocio Valencia, Hoag Hospital
Johnny Vallejo, Business Leader
Vikky Vargas, KNBC TV
Socorro Vasquez, Philanthropist
Luis Velazco, NASA- JPL
Sergio Velazquez, Miniondas
Christina Villasenor, Community Leader



LATINO OC 100


The Vision


The Vision is to highlight the many positive contributions of the Latino community through various formats and media outlets.


The Mission

The Mission is to select 100 per year, and at the end of 5 years , celebrate the LATINO OC 500 with a Gala Dinner inviting the President of the United States in 2010.

The Rules


Seeking the community's Best, Brightest, Accomplished, Influential and Successful. Unsung Heroes, visionaries, selfless contributors to the fabric of our beloved Orange County.
50 Men and 50 Women will be selected per year.
Nominee Does NOT have to be LATINO, but has made significant impact to the success of the Hispanic community.
No one who was selected last year is eligible.
Must be a resident or do significant work in Orange County.


Special Commentary
It is a challenging task putting together a list like this. In the second year, as in the first, many outstanding people have been nominated. The selections were based on the criteria listed above hoping to reach a balance of young and not so young, up and coming and established. Trying to reach out to the unrecognized segments of the community is the ultimate goal. The people who day to day, do the work that has to be done and do it because it is the right thing to do. I had input for various community members whom I hold in high esteem and will remain anonymous as I will continue to hold the entire brunt of any criticism that might ensue. My hope is that we look at opportunity in our community as a river, not a pie to be divided up. For a river constantly changes, gives hope, is forever in motion and leads to greater things in the ocean of life.

Thank you,

RUBEN

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