Garcia named Youth of the Year

Gustavo Garcia has been selected as the Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley’s Compadre Branch in Chandler

Cox hires Gallegos as VP sales, Herrera in new position

Cox Communications has hired Jerry Gallegos as vice president of sales-Arizona

Ríos to compose for AZ Centennial

Professor Alberto Ríos was one of three Arizona artists selected by the Arizona Commission on the Arts to create musical compositions in celebration of the Arizona Centennial

AGUILA’s CEO chosen by NHLI

Rosemary Ybarra-Hernandez has been selected as one of 22 Latinas from across the country by NHLI to participate in its Executive Leadership Program

Ramirez Lopez rejoins SRP; Mascareñas comes on board

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Zapata-Rossa joins Los Abogados Exec Committee

Attorney Marian Zapata-Rossa has been elected to serve as treasurer on the 2010 Los Abogados Executive Committee

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Montes rejoins Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Ramon Montes, MD, a pediatric gastroenterologist, has rejoined the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology (GI) at Phoenix Children’s Hospital

UBS names Latino Heroes

Among the heroes were America Segura of Universal Technical Institute and Lucia Botello and Juan Villa of Telemundo

Castillo-Chavez receives national public service award

Professor Carlos Castillo-Chavez, a mathematical epidemiologist, received the award for distinguished public service from the American Math Society in January

Gymnast Lopez to compete in Boston

Tucson’s Kassandra Lopez has qualified for the 2010 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup. She is one of 36 gymnasts in the country who will be competing in Boston

Biz Journal chooses Mazon Gutierrez

Twelve honorees have been chosen for the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2010 Women in Business, including Linda Mazon Gutierrez, president and CEO of the Hispanic Women’s Corporation

Cárdenas joins Center for the Future of Arizona

The goal of the nonprofit center is “to help guide and inform the decisions that impact quality of life and opportunities for Arizonans, now and in the future

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Cardenas Architects launched

David Cardenas, AIA, has struck out on his own with Cardenas Architects based in Phoenix

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Vazquez Morris promoted

Paulina Vazquez Morris was recently promoted to deputy director and general counsel of the Arizona Department of Administration

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Corral-Nava is Cohen Professionalism Scholar

Vivian Corral-Nava, a first-year student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, was chosen to be the 2009/2010 Cohen Professionalism Scholar.

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Garcia appointed to CCC Board

Flagstaff native Patricia A. Garcia was recently sworn in as an appointed member of the Coconino Community College governing board

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Bustamante interim prez of Rio Salado

Bustamante joined Rio Salado as dean of academic affairs in 2004

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ASU prof to co-host PBS series

Eduardo Obregón Pagán, an associate professor of history and American studies, has been signed as a permanent co-host for History Detectives.

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Nowakowski new Phoenix vice mayor

He will serve in the position until the end of the year.

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Galindo-Elvira receives Living the Dream Award

Valle del Sol’s Carlos Galindo-Elvira recognized at the annual MLK Jr. Awards Program and Breakfast, “Stand Up for Justice,”

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