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Latinos Influyentes de RI Influential Latinos Los Latinos Mas Influyentes en Rhode Island: From Music to Politics to business, Hispanic are remaking Rhode Island. We present 100 titans into the 21st Century: 1. Juan Pichardo, Deputy President Tempore District 2; RI State Senate 2. Anastasia Williams, Deputy Majority Leader, RI House of Representative 3. Grace Diaz, RI House of Representative 4. Luis Leon Tejada, Providence City Council 5. Luis Aponte, Providence City Council 6. Miguel Luna, Providence City Council 7. Carlos Lopez Estrada, Director of Constituency Affairs City of Cranston 8. Eunice Castillo-DelaHoz Pro Tempore, Finance Chair, Councilwoman, Central Falls 9. Stella Guerra, Woonsocket City Council 10. Rosa Quiñones-Crowley, Cumberland School Commit 11. Emilio L. Navarro, Cranston City Council 12. Patricia Martinez, Director, Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families 13. Rafael Ovalles, Associate Judge, Rhode Rhode Island District Court 14. Angel Taveras, Housing Judge, City of Providence 15. Bienvenido Garcia, Director Department of Environmental City of Providence 16. Gonzalo Cuervo, Community Relations Director, City of Providence 17. Ernesto Figueroa, Director of Vital Records, City of Providence 18. Andy Andujar, Special Assistant to the Mayor, City of Providence 19. Francisco R. Ramirez, Deputy Director of Operations, City of Providence 20. Xiomara Calise, Assistant to the Mayor, City of Providence 21. Dr. Tomás Ramírez , Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources & Labor Relations 22. Pablo Rodriguez, MD, Woman & Infant Hospital 23. Melba Depeña, City of Providence Human Relations 24. Esmeralda San Andres, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 25. Norelys Consuegra, Senator Jack Reed 26. Emily Costa-Lafferty, Congressman James Langevin 27. Draper E. Bodden, Congressman Patrick Kennedy 28. Victor Capellan, Deputy Superintendent, Fall River School Department 29. Claudia Cardozo, RI Economic Development Corporation 30. Daisy Diaz, LISC 31. Magaly Sanchez, Providence Public School Department 32. Vidal Perez, Psychologist 33. Jose Gonzalez, Providence School Department 34. Roberto Gonzalez, Immigration Attorney 35. Jhomphy Ventura, theater Professor Rhode Island College 36. Emelda Benitez, Deputy Director Providence Democrati Party 37. Sabina Matos, Board Member Democratic Party 38. Elvys Ruiz, President, Dominican Studies Institute 39. Tony Mendez, CEO Video Mundo 40. Tony Aristy, Artist 41. Victor Cuenca, Publisher, Providence En Español 42. Luis Peralta, Executive Editor, Catholic Diocese 43. Leo Morales, CEO RIMix 44. Francis Parra, Executive Director, ECAS Theater 45. Sandra Lake, Extraordinary Woman Award Tomás Alberto Ávila Revised: 01/01/09

Latinos Influyentes de RI 46. Michelle Cortes, Executive Director, CHisPA 47. George Ortiz Executive Director, Progreso Latino 48. Doris Blanchard, President ALPHA 49. Alberto Cardona, Attorney, Political Activist 50. Antonio Barajas, MD Political ACTIVIST 51. Sandy Rioja, Teacher Providence Public School Department 52. Jose Aleman, Assistant Principal Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School, Providence School 53. Ramon Torres, Principal Providence Career and Technical Academy 54. Oscar Paz, Assistant Principal, Mount Pleasant High School 55. Julio Filomeno, Reverend 56. Betty Bernal, Director Cancer Society 57. Jose Batista, Real Estate 58. Sussie De Leon, Real Estate 59. Juana Horton, President/CEO Hispqnic Chamber 60. Ada Terrero, CEO Ada’s Creation 61. Vanessa Toledo, Ethnic Business 62. Juan Garcia, United Immigrants 63. Julio Cesar Aragon, Mexican-Amerian Association 64. David Quiroa, President Latino Consultant 65. Obdulio Yepez, Temporary Employmebt Specialist 66. Jenny Rosario, Teacher, Political Activist 67. Lidia Perez, Yoruba2 68. Estela Carrera, Catholic Diocese 69. Marta Martinez, Historical Society 70. Anna Cano Morales, Associate Vice President for Grant Programs, The Rhode Island Foundation, Chairwoman, the School Board of Central Falls, State Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education 71. Adriana Dawson, Regional Director, RISBDC 72. Sixcia Devine, Regional Director, RISBDC 73. Yahaira Placencia, VP Bank of America 74. Leo Nonilla, Energy Manager, Providence Public School Department 75. Sandra McNamara, Business Owner 76. Janet Pichardo, Parent Engagement Director 77. Grace Gonzalez, Marketing Managerm NHPRI 78. Maria Luisa Vallejo, dept of Health 79. Nellie Gorbea, Executive Director HousingWroRI 80. Ana Cecilia Rosado, Translator, US Banrupcy Court 81. Anthony Affigne, Professor, Providence College 82. Tomas Morin, Professor, URI 83. Jose Itzighson, professor Brown University 84. Cynthia Garcia-Cole, professor Brown University 85. Dilania Inoa, Education Administrator Brown U 86. Ingrid Ardaya, Political Activist 87. Sabina Matos, Community Activist 88. Doris De Los Santos, RI Latino Civic Fund 89. Carmen Mirabal, Housing Specialist 90. Ricardo Patino, RI Housing 91. Mongo Santamaria, Radio DJ Latina 100.3 Tomás Alberto Ávila Revised: 01/01/09

Latinos Influyentes de RI 92. Cesar Slas Sales Manager Latina 100.3 93. El Sugar Daddy, Radio DJ Latina 100.3 94. Luis Bedoya, Radio DJ WPMZ Poder 1110 95. Freddy Rosario, DJ WPMZ Poder 1110 96. Hugo Adames, Journalist Latino Expreso 97. Tatiana Pina, Journalist ProJo 98. Octavio Gomez, Journalist Providence En Español 99. Marion Davis, Managing Editor PBN 100. Elizabeth Perez, Community Schools 101. Emelda Benitez, Aramark 102. Jessica Ariza, Child Support Enforcement 103. Victor Mendoza, Outreach and Minority Officer Department of Administration 104. Marisol Garcia, RI Scholarship Fund 105. Aida Patricia Crosson, Attorney General Office 106. Rafael Martinez, Attorney General Office 107. Carlos Paiz, Attorney General Office 108. Yokasta Mendez, Clerk Secretary of State 109. Jose Gonzalez, Director of Languages Dept. 110. Jose Genao, DMV 111. Adelita Orefice, Director of Elderly Affairs 112. Luis Del Rio, Providence Police 113. Jose Castillo, Providence Police 114. Roberto Taboada, Providene School Department 115. Arelis Valerio, RI Professional Association 116. Ita Principe, RI Housing 117. Miosotis Alsina, RI Hospital 118. Adriana Vargaz, Blackstone Community Health Center 119. Liseth Rodriguez, RI Department of Health 120. Carolina Briones, Providence Public Libray 121. Vinnie Velasquez, MAP 122. Alvaro Tinajero, Health Department 123. Dr. Rick M. Quiles, MD, Pediatrician, CEO of Park Pediatrics, LLC 124. Jose R. Polanco, M.D.,CEO Edgewood Medical, Board Certified Internal Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine 125. Sussy De Leon, Broker/CEO RE/MAX New Horizons and Piñata Center, President 126. Nazly Guzman-Sigletary, Co-Director Americorps 127. Magda Ortiz, ProvPlan 128. Tania Quezada, Community Learning Coordinator 129. Andrew Cortes, YouthBuild Program Director

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