Awardees

Heart of Service Awards

It is with great pleasure each year that Visión y Compromiso recognizes individuals and organizations that have contributed significantly to the promotores movement. The Heart of Service Award is given to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional qualities both personally and professionally.

Blanca Esthela Ruiz Ponce

Regional Coordinator, Coachella

Brenda Aguilera

Director of Community Transformation, Para Los Niños

Constanza Ramirez 

CEO, Grupo Comunitario en Salud Integral and CEO, Caminos Foundation

Dr. Rishi Manchanda

CEO, HealthBegins

Janet Rojina

Modoc County Public Health Dept.

Joselito García-Ruiz

Disaster Program Officer, American Red Cross Los Angeles Region

Laura Vargas

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
Sylvia Lopez

Sylvia López, MPH, CHES, CPH

Coordinator of Community Outreach and Engagement, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity

Maira Luisa Limon Promotora Legacy Award

The Visión y Compromiso “Maria Luisa Limón Legacy Award” was established in the memory of Maria Luisa Limon who recently passed away. Maria Luisa showed extraordinary passion and dedication, who went the extra mile to serve her community, and who built the bridges needed to move the work of promotores and the Promotor Movement forward in all places. The success of Visión y Compromiso is due, in large part, to the perseverance and commitment of all promotores who embody these qualities. It is with gratitude that we thank you for your commitment to creating una vida digna y sana for our community.

Patricia Rizo

Community Outreach Representative / Health and Safety Educator, UCLA LOSH