2026 Hispanic Heritage Awards Host Committee
Walter Abrego
Grantmaking Officer
Bush Foundation
Adriana Alejandro Osorio
Chief Advancement and Communications Officer
Esperanza United
Nancy Alvarado Hazelton
Assistant Vice President and Business Access
Advisor U.S. Bank
Martha Castanon
DOJ Accredited Representative
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
Joannette Cintrón
Community Development and Social Impact Professional
Old National Bank
Monica Cruz Zorrilla
Principal Strategist
Imagine Deliver
Ambar Hanson
Executive Director
Mortenson Family Foundation
Mary Hernandez
Executive Director
Mi C.A.S.A MN
Ivette Izea-Martinez
Senior Program Officer, Advocacy
Greater Twin Cities United Way
Henry Jiménez
President & CEO
Propel Nonprofits
Aaron Johnson-Ortiz
Executive Director & Founder
Minnesota Latino Museum
Migdalia Loyola Meléndez
Co-Executive Director
Headwaters Foundation for Justice
Elda Macias
Member, Board of Trustees
The Minneapolis Foundation
Rene Madrid
VP & Branch
Manager U.S. Bank
Dr. Carla Manzoni
Founder & President
Vibrant Majority LLC
Pablo Obregon
Director of Community Growth
City of Willmar
John Pacheco
President
Latino Chamber of Commerce Minnesota
Gloria Perez
President & CEO
Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
Sherry Sanchez Tibbetts
Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Greater Twin Cities United Way
Edwin Torres DeSantiago
CEO & Founder
Voyageurs Public Affairs LLC
Patricia Torres Ray
President
PTR Associates
Flor Treviño Frey
President & CEO
Waypoint Foundation
Sandra Vargas
Founder and Principal Consultant
Vargas Consulting and Coaching
Katya Zepeda
Director of Advocacy
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation