Honors & Awards

Insider NJ’s 2022 Insider 100: Policymakers

July 2022

Named one of the 100 most influential people in New Jersey politics for the year 2022.

Senator Weinberg’s 2021 Women’s Power List

December 2021

Named one of the most influential women in New Jersey politics for the year 2021 by Senator Loretta Weinberg.

Insider NJ’s 2021 Insider 100: Power

November 2021

Named one of the 100 most influential people in New Jersey politics for the year 2021.

ROI-NJ 2021 Influencer: People of Color

September 2021

ROI News informs and connects business people in New Jersey. This is the fourth annual ROI Influencers list of the most impactful People of Color in New Jersey.

Insider NJ’s Latino Index

February 2021

Named one of the top 30 most influential Latinos in New Jersey. The Latino Index is a groundbreaking digital multimedia resource that unites the diverse Latino communities throughout the state.

Senator Weinberg’s 2020 Women’s Power List

December 2020

Named one of the most influential women in New Jersey politics for the year 2020 by Senator Loretta Weinberg.

Insider NJ’s 2020 Insider 100: Power

November 2020

Named one of the 100 most influential people in New Jersey politics for the year 2020.

Insider NJ’s 2020 Insider 100: Policymakers

October 2020

Named one of the 100 most influential policy makers and political leaders in New Jersey politics for the year 2020.

ROI-NJ 2020 Influencer: People of Color

September 2020

ROI News informs and connects business people in New Jersey. This is the third annual ROI Influencers list of the most impactful People of Color in New Jersey.

ROI-NJ 2019 Influencer: People of Color

September 2019

ROI News informs and connects business people in New Jersey. This is the second annual ROI Influencers list of the most impactful People of Color in New Jersey.

100 Most Influential Salvadoran Immigrant Women in the World

December 2017

Honored by the Ministry of the Exterior for the Government of El Salvador as one of the “100 most influential Salvadoran Immigrant Women in the World,” as part of El Salvador’s Day of celebration for Salvadorans in the Exterior, o Dia del Salvadoreno en el exterior.

Top 100 NJ Policymakers: 2019, 2018 and 2017

May 2017

Named one of the 100 most influential policy makers and political leaders in NJ politics for the year 2017, 2018 and 2019.

100 Power List of NJ

November 2016

Named of the 100 most influential public figures in NJ politics for 2016, 2017 and 2018.

The 51 Most Influential Latinos in NJ Politics

September 2015

Named to the list of the 51 most influential Latinos in NJ politics, including elected and non-elected.

2021 Civil Rights Champion

Latino Coalition of New Jersey

Virtual Gala Honoree

New Jersey Citizen Action

Elected to 2020 Democratic National Convention

Bernie Sanders for President Campaign

Next Generation Leader

The Rockefeller Foundation – New York, NY

Leadership Fellow

Center for American Progress – Washington D.C.

True labor Leader Award

Hunterdon County Democratic Committee

The Power of Women in the Labor Movement

Essex County Freeholder Wayne Richardson

Woman of Achievement Award

Emerge NJ

Making Democracy Work Award

The League of Women Voters

Vale la Pena Award

Boy Scouts of America

Government Advocate of the Year

Morris County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Woman of Achievement

Lambda Pi Chi Sorority Inc. / Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad

Women Leadership Award

Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, AFL-CIO

Women of Power

LUPE Fund, Inc.

Community Leadership Award

Centro Comunitario CEUS

Meritorious International Award

Casa Quisqueya – Newark, NJ

Women in Leadership

Women International Network (WIN), Washington D.C.