LTC 429-2023 HISPANIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – 2023 Hispanic Heritage Award RecipientsOFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER NO. LTC # 429-2023 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City
Commission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
DATE: September 25, 2023
SUBJECT: HISPANIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – 2023 Hispanic Heritage Award
Recipients
The purpose of this LTC is to notify the Mayor and City Commission of the upcoming
2023 Hispanic Heritage Award Recipients and Ceremony of the City of Miami Beach.
Following a competitive vetting of nominations from a cross-section of the community,
the Miami Beach Hispanic Affairs Committee is proud to announce that it will honor the
following individuals and businesses at the 2023 Hispanic Heritage Awards Ceremony
taking place on Thursday, October 5, 2023, 6:00 p.m. at the Rum Room, 2100
Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, invitation attached.
Adult Contributing to Success of Youth
•Enrique Villa, Miami Beach Parks & Recreation
Artist
•Anabela de las Nieves Bergero
Artist Supporting Elderly
•Kiley Hernandez
Business
•Cortadito Coffee House
•Miami Beach Life Magazine
Educator
•Monica Varela
Hispanic Community Member
•Louis Aguirre
•Dan Rios
Outstanding Individual in a Non-Profit Supporting Arts in the Community
•Silvia Karman Cubiña
Public Safety Personnel
• Noel Castillo, Miami Beach Police
• Walter Javier, Miami Beach Fire
Social Service Provider
• Magui Benitez
Youth Under 18 Involved in Community Service
• Alejandra Rain Jimenez
• Gabriela Suarez
cc: Marcia Monserrat, Chief of Staff
Members of the Hispanic Affairs Committee
REG/lh