Patricia Campos-Medina '96, MPA '97, executive director of ILR's Worker Institute and senior extension associate, will be honored as a Changemaker Champion by the YWCA of the City of New York on Oct. 22 at the Salute Gala fundraising event.
The YWCA's annual Changemaker Champion Award honors an individual whose "bold leadership drives equity and opportunity for women and communities," Alba Rodriguez said. Rodriguez is CEO of the YWCA of the City of New York.
Other awardees at the gala include Kathy Hochul, governor of New York; Reshma Saujani, founder of both Girls Who Code and Moms First; Tameka Alsop, chief administrative officer for Moody's; and Cora Walter, general manager of Brooklyn/Queens Overhead and Services for Con Edison.
"We like to honor someone who has effected change and shown exemplary leadership," Rodriguez said about the Changemaker Champion award. "For the young people in our program, seeing a Latina woman, an immigrant, leading and effecting change in her field - it shows them what's possible."
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Tonya Engst is a writer for the ILR School.
