UnidosUS Annual Conference Past Awardees

Thank you

We thank our Conference Host Committee members for their contributions and continued support for the creation of the 2025 UnidosUS Annual Conference.

 

Honorary Host Committee

Hon. Emanuel Cleaver III
Representative – MO 5, U.S. Congress

Hon. Quinton Lucas
Mayor, Kansas City, MO

Hon. Tyrone Garner
Mayor, Kansas City, KS

Mario Vasquez
City Manager, City of Kansas City, MO

Manuel Abarca, IV
Jackson County – 1st District Legislator

Johnathan Duncan
Councilman – 6th District, City of Kansas City, MO

Christian Ramirez
Commissioner – 3rd District, City of Kansas City, KS

Crispin Rea
Councilman – 4th District at Large, City of Kansas City, MO

Soileh Padilla Mayer
Consul of Mexico, Consulate of Mexico, Kansas City

Conference Host Committee

Ruben Alonso
CEO, AltCap

Erica Andrade
President & CEO, El Centro

Janell Avila
Partner, Solorio & Avila Law Firm

Norberto Ayala-Flores
President & Owner, Puente Marketing

David Chavez
CEO, Ingenuity

Dr. Gene Chávez, Ed.D.
Historian in Residence, The Museum of Kansas City

John Fierro
President & CEO, Mattie Rhodes Center

Carlos Gomez
President & CEO, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City

Mary Lou Jaramillo
Commissioner, Kansas Hispanic & Latino American Affairs Commission

Ernesto Jaramillo
Senior Vice President, Bank of America

Beto Lopez
President & CEO, Guadalupe Centers

Freda Mendez-Smith
Advisor, United WE

Mayra Aguirre
President, Hall Family Foundation

Cris Medina
Board Chair, Unidos Federal Credit Union

* Denotes Committee Co-Chair

Dr. DeAngela Burns Wallace, Ed.D.
President & CEO, Kauffman Foundation

Irene Caudillo
Chief of Staff, Office of Mayor Tyrone Garner

Jean-Paul Chaurand
Executive Vice President, H&R Block Foundation

Anna Munguia*
Director of Community Outreach, Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City

Ramon Murguía
Murguía Law Offices

Sandra Olivas*
Community Development Director, First Federal Bank of Kansas City

Bernardo Ramirez
UnidosUS Alumnus

Cici Rojas
Partner & President, Tico Productions

Carlos Salazar
Board Member, Guadalupe Centers, Inc.

Daniel Silva
Business Performance Advisor, Insperity

Pedro Zamora
Executive Director, Hispanic Economic Development Corporation

Felicia Medellin
UnidosUS Alumnus

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