At the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Sept. 13, 2022, Vice Mayor
Gregg K. Weiss presented a proclamation declaring Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 2022,
as Hispanic Heritage Month in Palm Beach County. Hispanics of every race,
class and multiple nationalities have made historic contributions to the
growth and strength of Palm Beach County in countless recorded and
unrecorded ways.
Pictured here (l to r): Michelle McGovern, El Sol Jupiter Neighborhood
Resource Center Executive Director Suzanne Cordero, Palm Beach County
(PBC) Library Director Doug Crane, unknown, PBC Librarian Maribel De
Jesus, PBC Hispanic Bar Association President Julie Nethersole, CEO of
YWCA of PBC CEO Shea Spencer, Democratic Hispanic Caucus PBC President
Rolando Barrero, Claudia Mendoza, Vice Mayor Gregg Weiss, Florida Hispanic
American Chamber of Commerce PBC President Juan Pagan, Hispanic Education
Coalition Director Gabriela Mendez, Caridad Center Director Laura Kallus,
Fabiana DesRosiers, Hispanic Human Resource Council PBC Director Fabiana
DesRosiers, PBC Hispanic Bar Association Board Member Karen Velez, Lydia
Maldonado with the Republican Latinos of The Palm Beaches, Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce of PBC CEO Maria Antuña, Esperanza Center Board Member
Sylvia Moffett, Esperanza Center Services Coordinator Yirna Buitrago, PBC
Hispanic Bar Association Board Member Gina Fraga, Sara Baxter.