Selected Speaking Events
Hispanic Community Affairs Council 30th Anniversary Gala 2012
Calworks Association Luncheon, Los Medanos College 2014
Calworks Association Luncheon Las Positas College2014
Calworks Association Statewide Conference: Monterey 2012
National Center on Sexual Exploitation: Florida 2015
My Sister's House: Human Trafficking Conference 2015
St. Mary's High School, San Francisco Vday Event 2015
Santa Clara County Law Enforcement, Unsung Heros Award 2016
Calworks Association Statewide Conference: San Francisco 2016
My Sister's House: Human Trafficking Conference 2017
UC Berkeley George Miller Scholars Benefit November 2017
Selected Recognitions
By year for Academics, Advocacy, Service, & Leadership
2016
Chicana Latina Foundation Scholarship: merit based award
Youth Empowerment Survivor Leader Acknowledgment from San Mateo County DCFS: Speaker & contribution
2013
Assembly Member Recognition Certificate Joan Buchanan 15th district: academic excellence, community activism, & proven leadership
Assemble Member Recognition Certificate Bob Wieckowski District 25: academic excellence, community activism, & proven leadership
State Senate Recognition Certificate from Ellen Corbette
Clorox Suenos Sin Limites Mother Award $10k: to only 6 mothers in the United States with big dreams
PGE Bright Minds Scholarship: Academic Excellence
2012
2011
2010
AGS Outstanding Achievement Scholarship
AGS Activism and Spirit Scholarship
AGS Faculty Advisor's Tribute to Excellence Award
George Miller Scholar 2012- U.C. Berkeley- High GPA, community service, & leadership: to first generation college students with an interest inconducting original research, $7k + 2 years in a research program
All-USA Coca-cola FIRST Academic Team: to highest performing 2 yr students: GPA, Leadership, Community Service, & Community involvement (top 22 in all of California community college students)
LPC Cynthia Ross Big Heart Award
EOPS Statewide Award
CalWORKs Statewide Award
CalWorks Association Regional Award
CalWorks LPC Departmental Award
Soroptimist Woman Opportunitiy Award
Nominated for Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
Alpha Gamma Sigma Kathleen D. Loly Academic Scholarship
CalWORKs Success Scholarship "Oh the places you'll go"
Alpha Gamma Sigma Honors Society: Outstanding Service Award Spring
Capture A Dream Single Parent Award
Berkeley Foundation Diversity
P.E.O. Continuing Education
Chicana Latina Foundation
Hispanic Community Affairs Counsel
Los Medanos College Speaker Recognition
EOP Regional Award
AGS Honors Society: Randy Taylor Award
AGS Honors Society: Outstanding Service Award Fall
AGS Honors Society: Outstanding Service Award Spring
Sybase Career Scholarship
AGS Honors Society: Executive Officer Leadership Award
AGS Honors Society: Outstanding Service Award Fall
AGS Honors Society: Member of the Month October
CalWORKs Certificate of Achievement