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Julietta Lopez

Inspiring Latina of the Week: Constituent Liaison Julietta Lopez

By Kamren Curiel | 02/05/2013 - 13:11 | 0 Comments

While most college grads are still scrambling to find a job, 22-year-old Queens native Julietta Lopez is working full-time for New York Senator Charles Schumer—and pursuing her Master's! The Colombian American go-getter started interning for the Senator during her senior year at Marymount Manhattan College and when she...

Tracy Perez

Inspiring Latina of the Week: Beauty Director Tracy Perez

By Valerie Tejeda | 01/29/2013 - 14:40 | 0 Comments

Tracy Perez is the beauty director for Parents and American Baby magazines. She has been working in the editorial industry for twelve years and has always had a passion for writing. Perez double-majored in Journalism and Spanish at Syracuse University and even wrote for her school and hometown papers while in high school. In addition...

Cristina Costantini

Inspiring Latina of the Week: ABC/Univision's National Affairs Correspondent Cristina Costantini

By Laura Elizabeth Hernandez | 01/24/2013 - 12:03 | 0 Comments

It's not everyday that you meet a 24-year-old who works as a National Affairs Correspondent. Then again, Cristina Costantini isn't your typical 24-year-old.

The Argentinean journalist -- who was born and raised in Wisconsin -- is not only a graduate of...

Mayra Alvarez

Inspiring Latina of the Week: Director of Public Health Policy Mayra Alvarez

By Sugey Palomares | 01/15/2013 - 17:01 | 0 Comments

Mayra Alvarez has a passion for empowering Latinas through health reform. As the Director of Public Health Policy in the Office of Health Reform at the Department of Health and Human Services, she oversees public health, prevention, and healthcare workforce provisions in the...

alicia

Inspiring Latina of the Week: HuffPost Live Host & Producer Alicia Menendez

By Laura Elizabeth Hernandez | 01/08/2013 - 14:48 | 0 Comments

In August of 2012, The Huffington Post launched HuffPost Live, a new live-streaming video network that serves up 12 hours of live video from 10 a.m. to...

Meet Our 40 Inspiring Latinas of 2012!

Meet Our 39 Inspiring Latinas of 2012!

By Amaris Castillo | 12/31/2012 - 02:36 | 0 Comments

This year, our minds and hearts have been widened and re-shaped thanks to our Inspiring Latinas column. Since we launched the weekly column in early January, we've told the stories of strong, everyday Latina women who wake up every morning to follow their ambitions...

Inspiring Latina: Cindy Rodriguez

Inspiring Latina of the Week: CNN Editor, Cindy Rodriguez

By Laura Elizabeth Hernandez | 12/04/2012 - 14:39 | 0 Comments

Cindy Rodriguez isn't the kind of girl who sits around waiting on the world to change. Instead, she's the kind of girl who makes change happen!

Growing up in West New York, N.J., this driven and hardworking Latina noticed a lack of coverage about Latinos in mainstream magazines and on television, and from an early age, Rodriguez felt...

Maribel Liberman

Inspiring Latina of the Week: Chocolatier & Business Owner Maribel Lieberman

By Desiree Browne | 11/27/2012 - 13:16 | 0 Comments

The minute you walk into her New York chocolate boutique in SoHo, you can tell Maribel Lieberman is a woman who loves her job. Every detail of her popular shop MarieBelle, from the enormous chandeliers to the meticulously decorated chocolates is elegant and rich. Each bite of one of her famous ganaches is a taste of her native Honduras—a burst of...