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Adela Quezada

Inspiring Latina of the Week: Business Owner Adela Quezada

By Valerie Tejeda | 02/26/2013 - 15:30 | 0 Comments

Adela Quezada is the owner of Juice it Up!, a franchise smoothie and juice bar chain that specializes in blended-to-order real fruit smoothies located in Fontana, California. After experiencing abuse for most of her childhood, Adela ran away from Mexico to the United States when she was just 18. Today, Adela not only has a happy family life but she is also...

Majoriet Matute

Inspiring Latina of the Week: Philanthropist Marjoriet Matute

By Valerie Tejeda | 02/20/2013 - 13:56 | 0 Comments

Marjoriet Matute is the founder of Devin and Tristan Give Back, a charity that raises awareness for different issues, collects toys and helps with anything else that is needed in communities. The non-profit organization has various collections throughout the year to help support the organizations that need their help. They work hard...

Wanda Arriaga

Inspiring Latina of the Week: Actress Wanda Arriaga

By Jill Pankow | 02/13/2013 - 11:50 | 0 Comments

Puerto Rican Wanda Arriaga does it all. She’s an actress, former professor, writer and voiceover actress -- and if that isn’t enough, she’s also the mom to two young children. Talk about having a full plate! Never satisfied settling for the way things are, Arriaga is committed to propelling herself forward in her career, even when that’s meant writing roles...

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...

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...

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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...