Laura Posada Among Prominent Latinos To Receive Trendsetter Award

Jorge Posada isn’t the only one in the family to make news in the fall.

Laura Posada, wife of the New York Yankees catcher, is among the prominent Latinos who will be honored at the 8th Annual Latino Trendsetter Awards gala.  The author and activist, along with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Latin music legend Willie Colon and 11 others, will be feted at the event on Nov. 16 at the United Nations Headquarters, between 42nd and 48th Streets and First Avenue, in New York.

The gala is the hallmark of Defining Trends Magazine, which featured Mrs. Posada in its October issue for for her book, Fit Home Team, co-authored with her husband.

Other prominent Latinos who will be honored on this historic night include Jose Pinero, Director of Communications for TV, Video, and Business at Microsoft; NY1′s Maritza Puello; Lourdes Lopez, Director of Marketing at AXA Equitable; Professor Jenny Rivera of CUNY Law College; Richard Gonzales, the New York District Manager of Capital One Bank; Lutzi Vieluf, owner of Cibao Meat Products; pediatrician Dr. Emilio Villegas; Inca Cola’s Randall Berman and Elizabeth Chalas Berman; attorney Miguel Pozo of Lowenstein Sandler; and Marjorie Torres of NYC urban planners Concrete Stories. A full list of Trendsetters, past and present, can be found here.

The Latino Trendsetter Awards are given by DTM (Defining Trends Magazine) to leaders and innovators in the Hispanic community who maintain high levels of standards through their actions and deeds. They are the ones who are not afraid to stand out from the pack in order to make a difference and define trends that influence both the mainstream and the Latino/Hispanic culture from which they rose. Another part of the festivities are the scholarships being awarded to college students in the CUNY system — this year, 5% of the event proceeds will be given to the scholarship fund for deserving CUNY students.

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