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Grand Cata owners and co-founders Pedro J. Rodriguez and Julio Robledo hail from Puerto Rico and Chile, respectively, but their wine shop in Shaw specializes in bottles from across Latin America and heritage nations. Grand Cata’s second D.C. location is a new grocery-wine bar concept for La Cosecha
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Reemberto Rodriguez is the Director of the Silver Spring Regional Center for Montgomery County. He was appointed to that position by County Executive Ike Leggett 10 years ago and re-appointed recently by County Executive Marc Elrich. He is the County’s “eyes and ears” in the community, working with the
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Grace Rivera-Oven is the president and CEO of GRO, LLC a consulting company focused on public relations and political strategy. She also serves on various boards and committees in Maryland including the Executive Board of Strathmore Center for the Arts, Interfaith Works, The Latino Health Steering Committee, and is the
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Daisy Rickert is the Customer Engagement Specialist at the WSSC. She serves communities in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties to enhance awareness of as well as access to affordability programs, implement outreach initiatives and provide an inclusive approach to service delivery for all. Rickert is a community leader, who
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Mayor Muriel Bowser reappointed Jackie Reyes-Yanes as Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA). She is the first Salvadoran woman to lead the agency. During her tenure, Reyes has increased MOLA’s budget from $2.9 million to $4.3 million. She has been a key
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Roberto R. Ramirez is chief of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Ethnicity and Ancestry Statistics Branch in the Population Division. Ramirez’s work at the Census Bureau included study of the Hispanic population and publication of several reports using data from the Current Population Survey, the American Community Survey,
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Javier Quiroga immigrated to the United States in 1980 with a passion for cooking that he developed in his native country of Bolivia. After years of working for The Pan American Health Organization and providing catering on the weekends for family and friends, he decided to follow his passion and
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Nicole Quiroga is the President and CEO of the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC). Under her leadership the Chamber has been razor focused on equipping its members with critical knowledge and support to empower them and grow their businesses. Quiroga came from a successful 18-year career at Telemundo
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Mirna (Lupi) Quinteros-Grady is the President and CEO of Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), a community-based agency that empowers a diverse population of youth to successfully transition to adulthood. Last year, LAYC served over 5,300 youth, in D.C. and Maryland. Quinteros-Grady came to the US from El Salvador
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Delvy Quezada is a Sales Manager at Metro Center, a Growth 150 Strategy store at Macy’s. His responsibilities comprise of Soft Home, Furniture Gallery, Handbags & Accessories. Prior to this assignment, Quezada was a Sales Manager at Macy’s, Marlow Heights. Not only he is leading results at Macy’
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Jacquelyn Puente is the Executive Director for External Affairs at Comcast Corporation, responsible for partnerships and engaging diverse stakeholders on policy issues in the telecommunications and cable industry. Throughout her career, she has served as a respected liaison between public, private, and nonprofit entities to promote change and deliver mutually
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Carlos Ponce is Senior Fellow and Director of Latin American Programs at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and lecturer at Northeastern University and Columbia University. Dr. Ponce has 28 years of experience in the fields of governance, rule of law, Latino engagement, philanthropy, civil society development, advocacy for human