PROFESIONALES

The AL DÍA Newsroom witnessed an evening that hosted inspiring individuals that put the needs of others above their own. 

They are unsung heroes, longing for fair recognition from society. Health institutions in the U.S. are yet to fully value and proportionally compensate these brave women and men who work in the trenches of the health industry in America, where today they happen to be needed the most.

On Feb. 28th, the Hispanic Bar Association (HBA) of Pennsylvania honored Enriquez with the La Justicia award for her work as Director of Philadelphia’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.

Miriam Enriquez will receive the award at the La Justicia Award ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 28.

Irigoyen decided to take on her current position at Einstein Healthcare because of her dedication to connecting with and serving urban, underserved communities — a mission, Irigoyen told AL DÍA after the award ceremony, that Einstein has focused on for more than 150 years in serving the communities of North Philadelphia.

Dr. Max Mercado, affiliated with Temple Health, Jeanes Hospital and Nazareth Hospital, sees his practice in internal medicine as an opportunity to create a welcoming environment for all patients.

“We have to show the minority community, Latino community, Hispanic community, everybody, that you can be successful. And what you need is mentorship and leadership and passion and guts, and all that kind of thing,” Roman said.

In a fireside chat, AL DÍA Publisher and CEO, Hernán Guaracao, and Dr. Jack Ludmir, Senior Vice President of Physician Engagement and Integration at Jefferson Health Care system, talked about Dr. Ludmir’s personal journey, the lack of Latino physicians in Philadelphia, and how to tell the true stories of Latinos in the U.S.

Through her work leading the Human Resources department at Independence Blue Cross, Jeanie Heffernan helps the company build a culture and structure that support the corporate mission.

The four honorees have distinguished themselves throughout their medical careers, and will be celebrated at the AL DÍA Doctors Forum and Reception on Jan. 24.

The venerable product testing and review organization continues to give consumers objective and well-researched product reviews and research.

In 2009, Carmen Ortiz was appointed U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, becoming both the first woman and the first Latina to fill the position. A long, eventful journey in the field helped lead her to the nomination, and later the confirmation.

During AL DÍA Lawyers Forum on Thursday, Nov. 8, Justice Kevin Dougherty gave his insights into the importance of diversity and inclusion in the justice system.

At AL DÍA's Lawyer's Forum on Nov. 8, we honored these five emerging Latino lawyers.

Justice Dougherty noted that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court — the oldest in the nation, having been founded in 1722 — has never had a Latino or Latina on the bench. "You need to have representation - not only geographical, but gender and racial," he said.

Patricia Salas Pineda is optimistic that Hispanic representation on corporate boards will increase. 

Misconceptions are keeping Hispanics off corporate boards.