Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute’s (CHLI) President & CEO, Mary Ann Gomez Orta, was honored on January 26, 2019, with the University of the Pacific Alumni Association Distinguished Public Service Award at their 60th Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards.

CHLI Chairman, The Honorable Lincoln Díaz-Balart stated, “On behalf of CHLI, I would like to congratulate Mary Ann Gomez Orta for having received the University of the Pacific Alumni Association Distinguished Public Service Award for her extraordinary accomplishments. Mary Ann has shown constant dedication and devotion to CHLI and its mission. Hundreds of lives have been touched and forever favorably impacted by Mary Ann. Mary Ann is an exceptional human being and an admirable leader.” 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /CSRwire/ - The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) is pleased to announce that the HACR board of directors elected Mary Ann Gomez Orta as the new board chair. Gomez Orta, who is the president & CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) will serve for a two-year term effective January 1, 2019. She succeeds Ignacio Salazar, president & CEO of SER-Jobs for Progress, who served as board chair since 2015, and will continue to serve on the board executive committee through December 31, 2019, and will remain on the full board of directors.