La Movida Radio, the Spanish-language radio station serving the Madison area and beyond, and Mid-West Family Broadcasting will come together to host the annual Hispanic Heritage Luncheon to recognize Madison-area community leaders and organizations for their contributions and achievements in the state of Wisconsin on Thursday, Oct. 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in downtown Madison.
The following leaders and entities will be recognized during the luncheon for their
to the greater Madison area:
The Community Institution of the Year will be presented to Oscar Mireles, the former City of Madison’s Poet Laureate, who is the founder of Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development (LOUD).
The Community Leader of the Year will be presented to Aissa Olivarez, Esq, an immigration attorney for the Immigration Law Center and Eastbridge Law Group, LLP
The Hispanic Achievement of the Year will be presented to John Schlueter, director of Dane County Human Services
The Amigo Award will be presented to Jason J. Knutson, an attorney for Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C.
The Hispanic Entrepreneur of the Year will be presented to Oscar and Mayra Zaragoza, owners of Casa Zaragoza Mexican Restaurant
The Believe and Succeed Award will be presented to Jovan Chávez, the Mercadito
and Volunteer Lead at Centro Hispano
The Making a Difference Award will be presented to Virginia Gittens Escudero, executive director of UNIDOS
