Do you know a groundbreaking Latina? Nominate her!

Nominations are now being accepted
for the 2007 “Groundbreaking Latina in Leadership” award,
sponsored by Volvo Cars of North America.

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Previous Groundbreaking Latina award recipients include:

– CNN’s Soledad O’Brien
– Sesame Street’s Sonia Manzano
– Latin Grammy nominated singer JD Natasha
– Filmmaker Mercedes Jimenez Ramirez
– Former U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin
– Executive Producer Barbara Martinez Jitner
– AFL-CIO leader Linda Chavez Thompson
– Artist Brandy Healy
– School board president Pearl Quinones
– Community leader Haydee Morales

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