Women of the Year: Unsung Heroines

On Saturday, May 16th at the Town Center Hall in Sante Fe Springs, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano honored thirty-one women for their volunteer service to the community as the 2009 “Women of the Year.” The keynote speaker was Brigadier General Angela Salinas, Commanding General of the San Diego Marine Corp Recruit Depot, and a Commanding General of the Western Recruiting Region.

2009 “Unsung Heroines” Women of the Year Awardees

Sally Acosta, Beverly Hospital Guild

Libby Blumberg, Pio Pico Women’s Club

Marie Carrion, Allen House

Carol Chang, Buddha’s Light Hsi Lai School

Su-Chien Chang, Los Altos Elementary School

Jessica Chen, Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple

Mary Jane Coleman, Norwalk Presbyterian Church

Monica Colmenero, Eastmont Community Center

Virginia Conway, Bixby Elementary

Margaret Flores, Southern Youth Correctional Center & Clinic

Goharik “Go” Gabriel, Beverly Hospital Foundation

Aurelia Garcia, VIP Senior Citizens of Montebello Inc.

Anita Garcia, City of Santa Fe Springs

Margaret Ann Garcia, Iglesia Jesus Es Amor

Maria Grimaldo, Norwalk Lions Club

Ana Marie Lenoue, Soroptimist International of Montebello

Jennifer Lopez, Bassett Park

Debra Martin, City of Pomona, Mayor’s Office

Frances Martinez, Happy Years Senior Club

Ana Mascareñas, East L.A. Residents Association

Emma Missirian, Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Cathedral

Annette Rodriquez, Soroptimist International of Santa Fe Springs

Nilda Salonga, Steinmetz Senior Center

Dawn Schaller, City of Pomona, District 5

Sheri Schmidt, City of Pico Rivera

Kathleen Solorio, Garfield High JROTC

Frances Valenzuela, Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol & Drug Abuse

Stella Vasquez, Silver Years Club

Eroica “Ro” Woodruff, Pomona Police Department

Angela Yanez, Committee on Senior Affairs of Montebello

Yolanda Zamora, California Elementary School