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.