Mujeres Giving Back Recognition Luncheon
Hogan Lovells sponsor: Gabriella Morello and Yara Lorenzo
Baptist Health South Florida sponsor guests: Jessi Berrin, Board member Stacy Morris, Diana Delgado, Georgina Gonzalez-Robiou, Christie Grays, Gimena Basauri
Mujer Giving Back Time, Talent and Treasure Honoree, Roymi V. Membiela
Board member Norka Munilla, Master of Ceremonies Myriam Marquez and Marielena Villamil
Board member Marty Davis, event judge Penny Shaffer, Laurie Wynn and Board member Norka Munilla
Executive Director Marilyn March, guest speaker Mariamee Rodriguez and Board Chair Joann Soman
BB&T sponsor guests: Catalina Lemaitre – Founder / President of Calamarie, Ariel Sanchez Alfonso, Leticia Carrazana and Johnnie Mejia of BB&T and Lucy Nuñez – BankUnited
Eight of 10 Honorees: Roymi V. Membiela, Liliam Lopez, Marile Lopez, Lourdes Castillo de la Peña, Maria Figueroa Byrd, Isabel C. Diaz, Kristy Nuñez and Jocelyn Cortez-Young
Accepting Award for Congresswoman Ros Lehtinen, Congressional Community Liaison Harriet Carter and Executive Director Marilyn March
Elisa D’Amico and Yuri Hurtado
Alessandra Knoeffler and Honoree Lourdes Castillo de la Peña
Darlene Perez and Board member, sponsor and Nomination Chair, Gloria Barbier
Event Committee Members: Josie Legido Correa , Silent Auction Chair Gabrielle Barragan, Co-Chair Leticia Carrazana, Women’s Fund Director of Philanthropy and Creative Strategies Ana Martinez, Co-Chair Carmen Gonzalez-Sanfeliu, Nomination Chair Gloria Barbier, Gigi Olah and Lea Cerdido
Honorees Liliam Lopez and Kristy Nuñez
The Women’s Fund Miami-Dade honored ten outstanding Hispanic women philanthropists at their inaugural Mujeres Giving Back recognition luncheon at the Westin Colonnade Coral Gables. Mujeres Giving Back is the first event of its kind in South Florida, highlighting the philanthropic impact of Hispanic women leaders who use their power and influence to give back and make our community stronger. Mistress of Ceremonies Myriam Marquez, Executive Editor of El Nuevo Herald, set the tone for an emotional, inspiring and groundbreaking afternoon in South Florida.
Nominated by South Florida residents and selected by an independent judging panel of community leaders, the celebrated women honored were: Isabel C. Diaz, Kristy Nuñez, Jocelyn Cortez-Young, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Lourdes Castillo de la Peña, Maria Figueroa Byrd, Marile Lopez, Liliam Lopez, Lilliam Machado and Roymi V. Membiela. “Our Director of Philanthropy and Creative Strategies, Ana Martinez, was the visionary behind this event. More and more, we are seeing Hispanics give in our community and as an organization we saw the need to celebrate this reality,” said Women’s Fund Executive Director Marilyn March. For more information, visit www.womensfundmiami.org.
