MLL Holiday Luncheon Presenting the "Latina Leader of the Year Award"

931 4th Street,San Rafael CA 94901

14 December, 2022

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In the spirit of honoring Latino/a Leaders whose efforts have significantly served to impact the Latino community in Marin County, we will be celebrating a leader every year, and this year we could not be prouder to honor Florencia Parada for her longtime service and contributions to the community! About Florencia: Florencia was born in El Salvador and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Jesuit’s Central American University (UCA) in San Salvador. She moved to Marin in 1998, and she has consistently been involved in community outreach and engagement for the past 20 years. In 2005 she was the “Volunteer of the Year” recipient for the Fairfax-San Anselmo Children’s Center. She was the Spanish MC for the State-wide Parent Voices “Stand for Children Day” in Sacramento from 07-09. She is an alumni of the San Rafael Leadership Institute sponsored by the Latino Chambers of Commerce, and was the recipient of the 2012-13 Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award from the Marin County Human Rights Commission and the recipient of the 2022 Heart of the Community Award from the Marin Immigrants’ Rights and Justice committee for her advocacy and leadership work with low-income and immigrant families. Florencia worked at the Marin Community Clinics as the Community Outreach Manager for the food assistance program for almost 9 years and she is currently advocating for Early Childhood Subsidize Education programs. Florencia is serving as Trustee on the Board of Directors for Marin Academy in San Rafael. Please Note! $30 fee includes lunch (cash or check at the door)Plenty of parking in lot behind the restaurantBring your business cards***24hr cancellation notice*** is required or you will be invoiced for the full cost.