For the seventh year in a row, our Leading Latinas issue spotlights our community’s most relentless champions:

Latinas who have not only achieved extraordinary success but also paved the way for future generations

Javiera Balmaceda
Javiera Balmaceda
Head of Local Originals, Latin America, Canada & Australia
Amazon Studios
Sandra Martínez Nestlé Oceania
Sandra Martínez
CEO
Nestlé Oceania
Julissa Soto
Julissa Soto
CEO and Founder
Julissa Soto Latino Health
Catalina Laverde
Catalina Laverde
Senior Engineering Manager 
Spotify

OUR PRINT COVER STORY

The Latina at the Center of America’s Housing Finance System

By Vivian Nunez

Housing financing expert Priscilla Almodovar s Fannie Mae’s first Latina CEO and, consequently, one of the America’s most influential leaders. A year into her tenure, the Brooklyn-bred Boricua reflects on her lessons learned and the privilege of creating new homeownership opportunities.

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Priscilla Almodovar
CEO
Fannie Mae

Monica Ramirez
Mónica Ramírez
President and Founder
Justice for Migrant Women
Lara Bueso Bach TelevisaUnivision
Lara Bueso Bach
SVP of Litigation
TelevisaUnivision
Rebecca Nunez
Rebecca Nuñez
Founder and CEO
The MRN Agency
Latino Media Network
Stephanie Valencia & Jessica Morales Rocketto
Cofounders
Latino Media Network
Sylvia Banderas Latino Media Network
Sylvia Banderas Coffinet
CEO
Latino Media Network
Rose Anne Tifre Latino Media Network
Rose-Anne Tifre
Chief Revenue Officer 
Latino Media Network

“We believe that our collective voice can redefine our place in the world and create community cohesion that allows us to build a new future in the US and abroad. This was, is and will continue to be our mission and vision.”

Stephanie Valencia 
Cofounder
Latino Media Network

Carmen Candelaria
Carmen Candelaria
CFO
Fort Worth ISD
Michelle Ferreira. Greenberg Traurig
G. Michelle Ferreira
SVP and Comanaging Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
Samantha Renovato Ingredion Incorporated
Samantha Renovato
Director of Global DEI
Ingredion
Evelyn Gonzalez. Puratos
Evelyn Gonzalez Monge
VP of Marketing for Central, South America, and the Caribbean
Puratos
Mariana D’Andrea
Mariana D’Andrea
Associate General Counsel Business & Legal Affairs, International
Roku
Gaby Rios Giacona. Unity
Gaby Rios de Giacona
Senior Director of HR
Unity
Patty Arvielo New American Funding
Patty Arvielo
Co-Founder and CEO
New American Funding

Credits

EDITORS
Michele Cantos Garcia, Frannie Sprouls

DESIGN + ART DIRECTION
Arturo Magallanes

PHOTO + VIDEO
Cass Davis

WEB DEVELOPMENT
José Reinaldo Montoya