CONTACT: Chris Long, YWCA Public Relations Coordinator
(602) 258-0990 x 19
chris.long@ywcaaz.org
MCC and MPS Liaison Named as One of YWCA’s Honorees
MESA, Ariz. – Nov. 6, 2009 – Deanna Villanueva-Saucedo, liaison for Mesa Community College and Mesa Public Schools was named as one of 11 YWCA honorees for 2010. Villanueva-Saucedo’s selection represents leadership in education. Her contributions impact underserved publics, specifically the Hispanic population. She also coordinates community outreach efforts on behalf of the college and school district.
The honorees will be recognized at the 2010 YWCA Tribute to Women luncheon Thursday, February 25, 2010, at The Arizona Biltmore in the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom from 11:30am-1:30pm. A complete list of the honorees and ticket information is available at www.ywcaaz.org. The event is open to the public with table sponsorships priced at $1,100 and individual seats at $110. For additional ticket information contact Sue Bice at (602) 258-0990.
The 2010 YWCA Tribute to Women is presented in partnership with the Arizona Republic & 12 News Today. Other sponsors include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Salt River Project, Mutual of Omaha Bank, Greenberg Traurig, Midwestern University and Arizona Biltmore Hotel & Spa.
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YWCA Maricopa County is a non-profit organization that has served the Phoenix metropolitan area since 1912. Locally, as well as worldwide, YWCA develops opportunities for women’s growth in leadership and justice to achieve human rights, dignity, freedom, health, security and peace for all people.
YWCA, founded in London in 1855, is the oldest and largest multicultural women's organization worldwide with more than 25 million members in 122 countries, including 2 million members in 300 local associations in the United States.
For more information on Maricopa County’s YWCA visit www.ywcaaz.org or call (602)258-0990, YWCA USA, Washington D.C., www.ywca.org and World YWCA, Geneva, Switzerland www.worldywca.org
For nearly forty-five years, Mesa Community College has provided outstanding transfer, career and technical and service programs to the East Valley area of Phoenix, Arizona. Our nationally recognized student outcomes assessment program testifies to the faculty's commitment to more than 40,000 students who attend annually. Mesa Community College is one of ten colleges that comprise the Maricopa County Community Colleges District.
