UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • October 2017 • 27 Donna Zapata Honored with 2017 Latina


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ The Cali- fornia Hispanic Chambers of Commerce


(CHCC), which


represents over 800,000 His- panic-owned businesses


throughout Cali- fornia, has rec- ognized


Donna


Zapata, business development officer for Red- wood Credit Union (RCU), with


a Latina


Hall of Fame Award at the La- tina Empresaria Awards on August 25th at the CHCC’s 2017 convention in Rohnert Park Calif. She was also inducted into the CHCC’s Latina Hall of Fame. The Latina Empresaria


Awards pay tribute to business women who have made a mea- surable impact on economic development in Latina com- munities. Donna Zapata was recognized


for successfully


shaping a career while building an inseparable connection be- tween economic development and community. “This award demonstrates the kind of dedi- cation Donna brings to her role at RCU,” said Andy Ramos, senior vice president of mem- ber experience at RCU. “Her


Empresaria Hall of Fame Award (RCU) by Traci Thylin Bocci ~ Communications & Public Relations


community focus and steward- ship have been invaluable, and her genuine passion for helping others is a great asset for the communities we serve.”


Zapata, who


joined Redwood Credit Union in 2013 to develop partnerships


and promote fi- nancial


literacy


in the Hispanic community, is the past execu- tive director of the Hispanic


Chamber of Commerce of So- noma County. Her extensive career and community involve- ment have garnered her several distinctions, including Wom- an of Color Corporate Level Award, Napa Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Wom- an of the Year, an appointment by Senator Mike McGuire to serve on the Sonoma County Human Rights Commission, and serving on the Press Dem- ocrat Leadership Program. For more information, call 1 (800) 479-7928, visit www. redwoodcu.org, or follow RCU on Facebook at facebook.com/ redwoodcu and Twitter at @ Redwoodcu for news and up- dates.


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