Orgullo Hispano

Mita’s Foundation honors outstanding Hispanics in our community and presents them with the prestigious Orgullo Hispano awards at our gala.

Yolanda Charney (Mexican American)
Co-Founder of the Hispanic American Foundation
Former Director of Community Relations at the Jewish Federation of Tulsa
Rita Gallardo (Mexican)
Founder and CEO of La Cosecha (Food Pantry)
Francisco Ibarra (Mexican)
CEO of Supermercados Morelos
Dr. Martha Zapata (Colombian)
Executive Director of Uma Tulsa Inc.

Monica Blendowski (Venezuelan)
Deputy Sheriff with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
Daniel Chaboya (Mexican American)
Director of the English as a Second Language Program at Tulsa Community College
Founder of Tulsa Intercultural Association
Elian Hurtado-Jarve (Venezuelan)
Director of Client Services for Tulsa Habitat for Humanity
Former Vice President of Arvest Bank Mortgage Division
Rodrigo Rojas (American)
Director of Community Relations at Gathering Place

Lehabim Escoto (Mexican)
Director of Community Involvement for the City of Tulsa
Samira Izaguirre (Mexican)
“La Qué Buena” Radio Personality
Felipe Oyarzo (Chilean)
Founder of Levites Studios Production Company
José Socorro (Puerto Rican-Dominican)
Hispanic Leader