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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.

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.

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.

OFFICER PETE PADILLA: 2023 Top Lideres Awards; Jacksonville

9/16/2023

Officer Pete Padilla
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office / District 2

Peter Padilla nació en la única ciudad de Miami, FL. Es el único hijo de sus padres cubanos, Tania y Pedro Padilla. Ha estado casado con su esposa, Yanelis Padilla durante 22 años. Juntos tienen tres hijos increíbles; Elías, Josías y Jeylise Padilla. Ha vivido en Jacksonville, FL desde 1999.

YADIRA M. BOTERO: 2023 Top Lideres Awards; Jacksonville

9/16/2023

What is your Hispanic Heritage: Cuban

What area of Florida do you live in: Jacksonville, Florida

Latin Times Magazine: Tell us about what you do for a living and how you got into it.
Yadira Botero: I moved to Jacksonville, Florida 23 years ago from New Jersey and started working for the City of Jacksonville and was able to continue to grow within the City to being promoted to Finance Officer first for the Property Appraiser’s Office and now to the Supervisor of Elections Office.

Anthony Perez; 2021 Top Latino Lider in Florida!

9/1/2021

Meet Anthony and other Lideres at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration at 3rd Annual FORD Taste Of Latino Festival on Sunday, Oct 17th @ Centro Asturiano!

What is your Hispanic Heritage:
Anthony: Cuban

What area of Florida do you live in:
Anthony: Tampa

What is your profession:
Anthony: Commercial Banker

Jorge Llapur; 2021 Top Latino Lider in Florida!

9/1/2021

Meet Jorge and other Lideres at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration at 3rd Annual FORD Taste Of Latino Festival!

What is your Hispanic Heritage:
Jorge: Cuban

What area of Florida do you live in:
Jorge: South Florida (Miami)

What is your profession:
Jorge: Restaurant Entrepreneur

Odette Figueruelo is a Latina Mover N Shaker, receives Leadership award from Latin Times Magazine!

9/1/2019

Latin Times Magazine had the pleasure of catching up with Odette Figueredo recently, Odette is one of our 2019 Latina Movers N Shakers!

Latin Times Magazine: What part of Florida do you live in – are you from Florida? If not – what brought you to Florida?

Odette Figueruelo: I live in Tampa, Florida. I came to Tampa from Spain in 1986. We came to Tampa because my extended family was here.

New Edition of Latin Times Magazine featuring the TOP 25 Latinas in Florida!

1/1/2018

I want to say thank you for all your support!
This edition of Latin Times Magazine is a very special one because we get to feature many of my beautiful amigas!

Welcome to our newest edition of Latin Times Magazine, featuring 25 of Floridas TOP Latina Movers N Shakers leadership for business, community, media or politics. It’s hard to just talk about 25 -when there are thousands more we would love to feature as well, so for those not featured this year we hope to catch up with you next year!

Starting with my good friend Lissette Campos -Tampa Bay, and my other beautiful amigas: Ana Cruz, Marilyn Santiago, Olga Gonzalez, Marytza Sanz, Marucci Sarai Guzman, Zanibel Melo, Janet Cruz Rifkin, Janet Cruz, Aileen Rodriguez Rogers, Odette Figueruelo, Susan Lopez-Valdes, Gloria M Jordan, Gabriela Otto, Aniria Medrano Turney, Norma Camero Reno, Luz Urbaez Weinberg, Lizette Rivera, Diane Cortes, E Jackie Espinosa
@Cristina Suarez-Alvarez, Susan Plasencia, Aida Phillips Public Relations, Vivian Rivera-Hernandez, Patsy Sánchez