Sonoma County Spirit Award Project

Congratulations to the five outstanding leaders who advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion. 

District 1: Phyllis Rosenfield’s’ life work shows her commitment and contribution to the mission of Listening for a Change: to promote understanding and acceptance of human diversity through education, oral history, and the arts.

District 2: Hanan Huneidi is a fierce advocate for the LGBTQIA2S+ community here in Sonoma County. She founded Petaluma Pride and made its work possible.  She consistently shows up for other communities as an ally and accomplice.

District 3: Belen Lopez-Grady is a strong woman of color who is currently the Executive Director of North Bay Organizing Project which advocates for the rights of tenants, immigrants, and promotes language justice.

District 4: Marcy Flores’ commitment to community change is evident in every area of her life, professional and personal. As executive director of Corazón Healdsburg, a mission-driven human-rights organization, Marcy leads the agency's multiple programs including a bilingual resource center deeply trusted by the Latino community that offers family-centered case management and takes a cradle-to-career approach to education for all ages.

District 5: Lupe Catalan is a powerful advocate for equity, inclusion and belonging. She is a Bilingual Field Representative for District 5 who connected Latinx community members to local boards and commissions, and most recently helped recruit the first monolingual Spanish-speaking commissioner in Sonoma County (IOLERO), setting a precedent for access and inclusion.