Join us in kicking off Hispanic Heritage by celebrating diversity and Centreville Immigration Forum (CIF)'s work in promoting recognition of our strength in diversity and commitment to justice. https://centrevilleimmigration...

Where: 13200 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22033

When: September 17, 2024

Reception: 6:00pm

Dinner: 6:45pm

Meet our 2024 Honorees!

Elena De León

Elena de León is a Mayan Ixil woman from Nebaj, Guatemala. She is an entrepreneur, creator, and designer who makes clothing using traditional weaving.

Elena combines her traditions with modern trends to design unique looks. Her clothing celebrates her culture and history and preserves traditional loom weaving techniques.

Her fashion shows are unique and inspiring, take a look!

Juan Andres Mascuñana

Juan Andres, a citizen of Spain and a Pharmacist from University of Alcala de Henares, worked as a Pharmaceutical Executive for over 35 years in several countries such as Spain, United Kingdom, US (three time periods), Puerto Rico and Switzerland.

Juan’s career in developing and manufacturing medicine included work with Eli Lilly (18 years), Novartis (12 years) and Moderna (6 years).

Karol Escalante Herrera

Karol Escalante is Fairfax County Director of Immigrant Community Affairs. She is part of the One Fairfax team and has more than 15 years of experience working with key topics related to immigration, community engagement, public policy, diversity, inclusion, and strategic planning.

She served as a diplomat in the Foreign Service of Honduras for approximately 8 years, being her last post in Chicago, IL as Consul General of Honduras. During that time, she worked on daily bases supporting the Honduran community and developed new strategies to be able to create programs that will have a positive impact on Hondurans in areas like immigration, human and labor rights, education, financial literacy etc.

Centreville Immigration Forum

CIF represents a unique population, although 96% of our registered members are Hispanic, 70% are indigenous of the Americas, bringing unique perspectives, cultures and customs. The community served and the work performed seeks to meet each member where they are and invest in their potential and growth. CIF provides direct services through their Labor Center that facilitates job placements, skill building and upskilling classes, English Language learning, financial and technical literacy, wage recovery support, and through advocacy that promotes racial equity, immigrant rights, and wage justice for all!

All new and long-term supporters are invited to join us for our annual dinner fundraiser and spend a night of community and solidarity!

Learn more on Facebook @CentrevilleImmigrationForum or Instagram @theCIFva

www.centrevilleimmigrationforum.org

2024 Banquet: Celebrating Diversity

Kick of Hispanic Heritage in Celebrating Its Diversity

Team Members