Hispanic Achievers

The annual Hispanic Achievers Program, a joint partnership between the YMCA of Greater New York and Colgate-Palmolive, is an important fundraising initiative, recognizing excellence in corporate and civic leadership of Latinx leaders.

The funds raised help Hispanic youth achieve educational goals and attend college; they help working families to maintain jobs through reliable childcare; and they provide essential community support networks that so many families need today. And they provide two college scholarships for two outstanding young Latinx Scholars, participating in the life-changing college access program known as Rowe Scholars, serving predominantly Latinx and black youth, who are often the first in their families to attend college.

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Committee

Co-Chairs:

Casey Santos, Senior Vice President, Head of Business Process Innovation, Workflow and Automation, AllianceBernstein
Juan Pablo Zamorano, President, Latin America Division, Colgate-Palmolive Company

Committee:

Philip Berry, President, Philip Berry Associates LLC
Rita DiMartino, Chairman of the Board, BronxCare Health System
Dr. David Gomez, President, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Diana Long, Director, IT Project Manager, General Atlantic
Juan Mejia, Senior Vice President, Operations, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weil-Cornell
Alice Rodriguez, Regional Director, Consumer Banking and Wealth Management, JPMorgan Chase
Marcella Szalai, Senior Closing Manager, Middle Market Lending, Capital One

A young man speaks at the Hispanic Achievers event for the YMCA of Greater New York.

A group of people show off their awards at the Hispanic Achievers event for the YMCA of Greater New York.

Two men show off an award at the Hispanic Achievers event for the YMCA of Greater New York.

Two women show off an award at the Hispanic Achievers event for the YMCA of Greater New York.

Two people pose for the camera at the Hispanic Achievers event for the YMCA of Greater New York.

2019 Event

Past Hispanic Achiever Honorees

2019

HECTOR BATISTA
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer, CUNY

GIO BENITEZ
Broadcast Journalist and Correspondent
ABC News

WENDY GARCIA
Chief Diversity Officer, Office of the New York City Comptroller

2018

RICK GOMEZ
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Target

FÉLIX V. MATOS RODRÍGUEZ
President, Queens College

CASEY SANTOS
Chief Information Officer, General Atlantic

2017

RITA DIMARTINO
Board of Directors, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center

JUAN MEJIA
MPH Vice President of Operations, NewYork-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell

2016

MIGUEL FUENTES
President & CEO, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center

DR. DAVID GÓMEZ
President, Hostos Community College

LISA GOMEZ
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, L+M Development Partners

2015

HON. RUBÉN DÍAZ, JR.
Bronx Borough President

DR. ANTONIO PÉREZ
President, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY

JESSICA RODRIGUEZ
Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Univision Communications, Inc.

Past Corporate Hispanic Achievers

2019
William Aguado, BronxCare Health System
Karelis Barrios, Capital One
Claudia Berrera,Colgate-Palmolive Company
Maria Castro Vainer,JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Julia Youssef,L'Oreal USA
Evelyn Crespo, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

2018
Ivan Sandoval,Colgate-Palmolive Company
Angeli Elliott, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Michel Brousset,L’Oreal USA
Carlos Ruiz Rabago, L’Oreal USA
Theresa Riva, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

2017
Luis Lopez, Deloitte
Alice Rodriguez, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Daniel Bethelmy-Rada, L’Oreal Paris
Ludy Schuverer ,L’Oréal Paris
Ana Carvajalito, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Javier Llinas,Colgate-Palmolive Company

2016
Josué Muñoz, Colgate-Palmolive Company
Teresa Lopéz, Essie Professional, Mizani, and L’Oréal Technique
Bernal J. Vargas III, J.P. Morgan
Malena Higuera, L'Oreal USA
Jose Rivera,Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

2015
Sergio Couto, Colgate-Palmolive Company