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NEFTALI FELICIANO; 2023 Top Lideres Awards; SW Florida

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage?
Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico (50/50)

What area of Florida do you live in?
SWFL- Fort Myers

What is your profession?
CEO of Cancer Alliance Network

Latin Times Magazine: Tell us about what you do for a living and how you got into it.
Neftali: CEO for the Cancer Alliance Network, a non-profit organization that helps children and adults affected by cancer by providing financial assistance, resources, and support.

LIEUTENANT RICHARD CASTELLON: 2023 Top Lideres Awards; SW Florida

10/1/2023

Heritage : Cuban, I was born in Weehawken, New Jersey. We moved and I was raised Miami Florida.

Profession: Lieutenant / Law Enforcement

Tell us about what you do for a living and how you got in to it.

I started my law enforcement career back in 2003. I have twenty years on the job, I’ve worked as a patrol officer / deputy, a K-9 officer / trainer, and as a hostage negotiator.

YVETTE BENARROCH: 2023 Top Lideres Awards; SW Florida

10/1/2023

Hispanic Heritage
Puerto Rican

City: Marco Island, Florida

Profession
Small Business Owner

Tell us what you do for a living and how you got into it.
Yvette: My husband and I own a full-service landscaping company that serves the Naples-Marco Island Area. I have a bachelor’s degree in marketing, so the plan was to use those skills to help the business grow. Little did I know that God had other plans for us. In 2009 My husband was diagnosed with Stage Four Colon Cancer, and I had to run the business on my own while he was going through surgeries and chemotherapy treatments.

YISBEL BERA DAMIRON; 2023 Top Lideres Awards: SW Florida

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage?
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo

What area of Florida do you live in?
SWFL/Cape Coral, FL

What is your profession?
I have a bachelor degree in Business Management & Marketing. I am a Realtor, a certified coach and speaker/instructor & mentor.

GLORIA PADILLA: 2023 Top Lideres Awards; SW Florida

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage: Mexican America

What area of Florida do you live in: Immokalee
What is your profession: Community Relations Manager

Latin Times Magazine:Tell us about what you do for a living and how you got into it
Gloria: I have worked with RCMA for 42 years, I started as a part timer, to help pay for my college. I was looking to work in the fashion marketing world! But God had other plans for me, I grew up as a migrant farmworker my whole life, so when I started to work with RCMA, I saw the need for to advocate for the families, changed my fashion dream to social work.

MICHAEL RAMIREZ; 2023 Top Lideres Awards: SW Florida

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage?
Michael: Puerto Rican

What area of Florida do you live in?
Michael: Fort Myers, FL

What is your profession?
Michael: Education

OSCAR RUGIERO; 2023 Top Lideres Awards: SW Florida

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage? Oscar: Argentino

What area of Florida do you live in? Cape Coral

What is your profession? TV Producer

Tell us about what you do for a living and how you got into it
Oscar: I am a television producer. I specialized in this area in my native Argentina. When I arrived in the United States, I noticed that the Latin community had to make its achievements visible, form solid networks, share experiences, and acquire tools. That is why I worked intensely to give them their broadcast space and that is how the TV show Power Latino emerged.

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated in SW Florida: Ford Taste of Latino Festival @ Centennial Park in Historic Ft. Myers!

10/1/2023

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated in SW Florida: Ford Taste of Latino Festival @ Centennial Pk; Historic Ft. Myers;

CELEBRATED ON SUNDAY, OCT 1ST, 2023. Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated in SW Florida: Ford Taste of Latino Festival @ Centennial Park in Historic Ft. Myers; CELEBRATED ON SUNDAY, OCT 1ST, 2023.

LUZCELINA "LUCY" GARCIA; 2023 Top Lideres Awards: SW Florida

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage:
Lucy: Arandas, Jalisco. Mexico

What area of Florida do you live in:
Lucy: Cape Coral, Florida

What is your profession?
Lucy: Social Worker/Counselor

LIZ BELLO-MATTHEWS; 2023 Top Lideres Awards; SW Florida

10/1/2023

Liz Bello-Matthews
Director Office Of Communications Public Affairs at City of Fort Myers

Liz Bello-Matthews, MS has a diverse and extensive work experience in communications and marketing. Liz is currently serving as the Director of Office of Communications & Public Affairs at the City of Fort Myers.

RICHARD SANCHEZ; 2023 Top Lideres Awards: SW Florida

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage? CUBAN /PR

What area of Florida do you live in? FORT MYERS

What is your profession?
BUSINESS OWNER/OPERATOR

Latin Times Magazine: Tell us about what you do for a living and how you got into it
I OWN AND OPERATE A FAMILY RUN, INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SUPERMARKET. I’VE BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY MY WHOLE WORKING LIFE AND I LED THE GROWTH OF THE BRAVO GROUP I FLORIDA BEFORE GOING INTO MY OWN VENTURES.

MARIA XIMENA RIVERA: 2023 Top Lideres Awards; SW Florida

10/1/2023

Where is your Hispanic Culture is: Puerto Rico

Where do you live?
Fort Myers, Florida

What do you do for a living:
Marketing consultant at Marketing Consultant at Fort Myers Broadcasting

PASTOR BENJAMIN FLECHA; 2023 Top Lideres Awards: SW Florida

10/1/2023

Ben is the founder and Senior Pastor of Ministerio Un Paso de Fe/Step of Faith Ministries in North Fort Myers, Florida since 2002.

The church is now a bi-lingual church with more than 600 members. It was a way for the Puerto Rican pastor to help bridge the gap for one of the area's fastest-growing populations. Ben’s desire is for his church to be a place of hope. Ben has had the honor of being invited to preach God’s word internationally.

He is also the founder of Kingdom Business Men and Women (KBMW) a marketplace business ministry where he has been able to develop and encourage over 40 business owners.

DAYRA "DEE" DOMINGUEZ: 2023 Top Lideres Awards; SW Florida

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage:
Dee: Dominican

What area of Florida do you live in?
Dee: SWFL

What is your profession?
Dee: Registered Nurse, Entrepreneur, Founder of “Against All Odds International” 501c3 nonprofit organization

October 01st, 2023

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage: Arandas, Jalisco. Mexico

What area of Florida do you live in:
Lucy: Cape Coral, Florida

What is your profession?
Lucy: Social Worker/Counselor

RAFAEL LOPEZ; 2023 Top Lideres Awards: SW Florida

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage? Cuban

What area of Florida do you live in? Village of Estero

What is your profession?
Village Councilman

Tell us about what you do for a living and how you got into it?
I am currently an elected Councilman, in the Village of Estero. After my retirement, I wanted to continue serving my local community. I volunteered for several organizations and eventually ran for the Village of Estero Council.

MARISSA GONZALEZ; 2023 Top Lideres Awards; SW Florida

10/1/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage: Puerto Rican

What area of Florida do you live in:
Lehigh Acres

What is your profession: Seriel Entrepreneur (Financial Literacy Educator, Residential Solar Representative and Advocate for HIV/AIDS)

Latin Times Magazine: Tell us about what you do for a living and how you got into it
Marissa: As an entrepreneur I have my hands in many things and they each have their own unique story of how I got started but it essentially boils down to not allowing life experiences to keep me down. I’ll start with where it began

PEDRO GONZALEZ; 2023 Top Lideres Awards: SW Florida

10/1/2023

Co-Chairman, The King's Ministries International Fellowship
Pedro and Raquel Gonzalez have been planting churches in the Caribbean Islands, Central America, South America, and Haiti for years.

Apostles/Prophets Pedro and Raquel has planted various churches in Cuba, Haiti, Chile,Bolivia and also in Colombia.

Currently engaged in The Kingdom Training Center with a major emphasis on the Kingdom and also The school of the Prophets teaching those who have been called to the prophetic.

VICKY GUIDI; 2023 Top Lideres Awards: SW Florida

10/1/2023