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.
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
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
Hispanic Achievers Scholarship Recipients
2019
Brian Chimbo
Tiana Garcia
2018
Maria Bonilla
Aristides "AJ"Ulloa
2017
Giselle Gonzalez
Shayna Gonzalez
2016
Linda Taveras
Pacielly Morelo
2015
Melissa Queliz
Bianca Munoz