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Celebrate Comunidad
2022 GLA's Scholarship and Award Ceremony
It's time to recognize our community leaders who emerged from the pandemic as our local heroes. Thank you for leading with corazón.
Saturday, June 25, 2022, from 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
GLA's Celebrate Comunidad: Scholarship and Community Awards
Sparr Heights Community Center.COMMUNITY AWARDEES
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MAN OF THE YEAR
Silvio Lanzas
Fire Chief & Deputy City Manager | City of Glendale -
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Elizabeth Maslow-Najera, MD.
Infectious Diseases | Adventist Health of Glendale -
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Glendale Unified School District (GUSD)
GLA SCHOLARS
Stay tuned for student scholarship awardees!
MENU & EVENT DETAILS
MENU | All of our guests will have a choice of delicious food vendors. You will receive a ticket for food at the event, and just pick your craving! For anyone with food restrictions, please complete this Dietary Restrictions Form so we can help make sure we have an option for you at the celebration.
DJ | Our award event will also include a night of dancing so send your music requests to Song Request Form.
LOCATION | Sparr Heights Community Center | 1613 Glencoe Way, Glendale, CA 91208
TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIP
Thank you for supporting Celebrate Comunidad, GLA's 2022 Community and Scholarship Award event.
General Admission One ticket $75.00 BA Sponsorship Recognition and two tickets $350.00 MA Sponsorship Recognition and four tickets $600.00 PhD Sponsorship Recognition and six tickets $1,000.00 For opportunities to be a Partners in Giving at a minimum of 1,000 and a scholarship in your name, contact [email protected]
WHENJune 25, 2022 at 5:00pmWHERESparr Heights Community Center
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MAN OF THE YEAR
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Board of Directors
Jennie Quiñonez-Skinner
Immediate Past President
Board of Directors
California State University, NorthridgeMiryam E. O. Finkelberg
Treasurer
Board of Directors
Past President, 2015-2017
Law Offices of Finkelberg & FinkelbergMercy Velazquez
Board of Directors
Past President
Advisory Board Chair
Velazquez and Associates, PLLCLadonna Romans Larrea
Vice President, Events and Mixers
Board of Directors
Senior Business Analyst
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas)Jasmine Venegas Goulet
Vice President, Scholarship Committee
Board of Directors
Youth Services Coordinator
City of Glendale, Glendale Youth Alliance (GYA).Leyla Anderson
Secretary
Board of Directors
Crescenta Valley InsuranceChristine Benitez
Board of Directors
Principal
Crescenta Valley High SchoolJ. Guillermo Garcia
Scholarship Committee
Board of Directors
City of Glendale Library, Arts and CultureVictor E. Garcia, Jr.
Scholarship Committee
Board of Directors
Americana TravelJudith A. Verduzco
Membership Committee Chair
Board of Directors
Co-Founder
A New Leaf Emotional Wellness
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Judith A. Verduzco, LCSW, MPA
Membership Committee Chair
GLA Board of Directors
Co-Founder
A New Leaf Emotional Wellness
Judith Verduzco is a bilingual mental health practitioner and co-founder of A New Leaf Emotional Wellness, a virtual mental health therapy clinic. Judith is also the co-founder of Palomas Ink, LLC, a consulting firm promoting social justice and mental health through the art of writing and other creative therapeutic arts modalities. Judith has spent the majority of her professional career in the non-profit sector serving various leadership roles in the field of biomedical training and development and in-service to children, youth, adults, and their respective families in and through community-based mental health. Judith is currently in the process of publishing her very first children’s book that includes themes of diversity, mental health, and the transformative power of social connections. Judith is passionate about helping others through their healing journeys and serving her community by engaging in various philanthropic organizations, such as Oakmont League, Glendale Latino Association, and Rotary International (Mental Health Club). Judith’s current research interests include public health policy, neurobiology, and the treatment of trauma, depressive, and anxiety-related disorders. In her spare time, Judith enjoys nature, hiking, traveling, good food/wine, reading, listening to podcasts, and binge-watching her favorite shows. Above all, Judith loves spending time with her husband, family, friends, and two dogs, Pinot and Geo.