Celebrating 20 years of Latino youth reaching their highest potential.
Fueling the next 20 years of Latino youth realizing their dreams of a bright future.

Celebración 20, held on September 26, 2019, was a night to remember – and one that would not have been possible without the generous support of every single one of our friends and sponsors.

It was an honor to be able to recognize our awardees – Candace Kattar, Cecilia Muñoz, and Neighbors Rising – and especially moving to be reminded of the ways that they have profoundly impacted the lives of those in our community, and beyond.

Thank you to the entire Identity community for coming together to celebrate 20 years of Latino youth reaching their highest potential. We could not have asked for a more energizing start to the next 20 years of Latino youth realizing their dreams than Celebración 20.

Scroll down  to learn more about our three honorees and to view the list of event sponsors.

Honorees

Candace Kattar

Teresa Ríos Wright Award for Excellence in Service to Latino Youth

Cecilia Muñoz

Identity Justice Award

Neighbors Rising

Identity Champion Award

Celebración 20 Sponsors

Oro

Scott
Brickman

Cliff and Deborah White
Family Foundation

Plata

Shirley Brandman
&
Howard M. Shapiro

Hope Gleicher
&
Andy Burness

Bronce

Lindsay & Terry Eakin

Bruce Haase

Linda & Bob
Youngentob

Amigo

Yonis Benitez

Peter Bross

Claire Engers &
David Silberman

Sharon & Stephen Friedman

Pablo & Gabriela Gutman

Sally Rudney &
Scott Hoekman

Sarah Whitesell & Wan Kim

Teresa Ríos Wright

Additional Event Contributors

Aggie Alvez

Wanda Bautista

Bob Buchanan

Marcy & Neil Cohen

Community Change

Victor del Pino

Stewart Edelstein

Patty Friedman
& Blair Levin

Michael Knapp

Koutras Construction

Steve Metz

Don Mooers

Lawrence N. Rosenblum

Kevin Toruno

Media Sponsor

Celebración 20 Event Committee

Aggie Alvez
Wanda Bautista
Fernanda Bianchi
Shirley Brandman
Marianela del Pino Rivera
Victor del Pino
Suzan Jenkins
Cecilia Otero
Merly Ramos
Sally Rudney
Angel Varela
Linda Youngentob
Teresa Wright