Women with Courage Awards (PHOTOS)

The Montgomery County Council’s Latino communications program was recognized for its achievements on April 7 as the Council’s Spanish Communications Specialist Julie Rios Little was presented with the “Outstanding Media Leadership Award” at the 2016 “Mujeres con Coraje” (“Women with Courage”) Awards for Latino community empowerment.

The awards banquet was held at the Silver Spring Civic Building.

The Council’s Latino communications program is strongly supported by Councilmember Nancy Navarro, who on April 8 appeared on the Council’s show on Radio America, which is hosted by Rios Little.

Those honored at the “Women with Courage” awards ceremony at the Silver Spring Civic Building included Julie Rios Little, the Montgomery County Council’s Spanish Communications Specialist who was presented with the “Outstanding Media Leadership Award.” Among those at the ceremonies were honorees: Julie Rios Little, Graciela Rivera-Oven, Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk and Lillian Cruz; Club President Mayra Bayonet; and board member Gabriel Albornoz.

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