OCHCC to honor Business and Community Leaders with Estrella Awards
The Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (OCHCC) hosts the Estrella Awards every year to continue assisting the Hispanic business community and to recognize the outstanding contributions in the fields of business, community and education. Representatives and community leaders from Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties attend this event and support the Chamber’s overall goals of advancing the Hispanic community.
2013 winners, to be recognized April 13 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, include;
Corporate Responsibility:
Wells Fargo
Education:
High School Inc.
OCHCC Business Member of the Year:
Diverse Staffing Solutions
Community Based Organization:
Girls Incorporated of Orange County
Orange County Volunteer of the Year:
Viola Myre
Small Business of the Year:
Hispanic Lifestyle
Ambassador of the Year:
Mitch Seigel
Community Service:
Consumer Credit Counseling of Orange County
Education Foundation Partner of the Year:
American Honda Motor Company Incorporated
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Gaddi Vasquez
About the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Estrella Awards – The OCHCC represents the interests Hispanic-owned businesses and provides access to 30,000 of these businesses in Orange County. The Chamber supports the development of these businesses by providing opportunities for networking, legislative advocacy, access to capital, and education and training programs.
The 20th annual black tie Estrella Awards will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight, on Saturday, April 13 at the Disneyland Hotel Grand Ballroom in Anaheim. Wells Fargo will serve as the dinner host sponsor.
Past Estrella award recipients include actors Edward James Olmos, Ricardo Montalban and Tony Plana; media professionals Monica Lozano of La Opinion and Alex Nogales of the National Hispanic Media Coalition; Olympic swimming star Dara Torres; Hispanic community notables Henry Mendoza, of Mendoza, Berger and Company, Adalberto Quijada, Santa Ana District Director of the SBA, and Al Mijares, VP of the Western Region of the College Board; and nonprofits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Santa Ana Saint Joseph Ballet, now the Wooden Floor.
If you’d like more information about the Chamber, or sponsorship and program advertising information for the Estrella Awards,
Please call 714-953-4289
email to mail@hcoc.org
