#AllWomenEqually
100 Diverse Women Leaders 2023-2026 (7x Events)
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Equality * Egalitarian vs Elitism
To date, #AllWomenEqually has been honored to have partnered with non-profits (501c3s/19) such as California Equity Initiative (CEI), United American Indigenous Involvement (UAII), American Legion #283-Pacific Palisades, Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF), California Women Lead (CWL), Mar Vista Family Center (MVFC), Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND), InfluenceHers, and Tree People, among others to bring together 500 Diverse Women Leaders who are collectively among our peace builders, visionaries, activists/artivists, CBOs, non-profits, educational, health & wellness advocates, tech, film/tv/media makers, entrepreneurs, and positive community change makers seeking to elevate our city to become/sustain a more diverse, inclusionary, equitable and equal place.
Los Angeles is one of the most diverse cities in the U.S. Here, diverse women comprise 72% of Los Angeles’ female population, with Latinas nearing a majority of all women in the City.
“Moving #AllWomenEqually from Success to Significance”
APRIL 11, 2023 – L.A. City Hall-Tom Bradley Tower
Celebrating Women’s Herstory Month, National Equal Pay Day, and Women’s Equality Day with CALIFORNIA WOMEN LEAD (501c3) MAYOR KAREN BASS (Video Message); DR. DIANDRA “DEE” BREMOND (President, California Women Lead); CHRISTINE SIMMONS (Past President AMPAS/L.A. Sparks-Unapologetically Christine); BRENDA SHOCKLEY (Deputy Mayor, Economic Opportunity); DR. REGINA SMITH (Vice President, L.A. County Commission for Women); CHANEL SMITH (Executive Director- L.A. County Women & Girl’s Initiative); SCHENAE ROURK (Past President NAWBO – California); SONIA KANG (Vice President-Multicultural Americans of So. Cal (MASC); MICHELE RUIZ (Founder/CEO BiasSync); REMY MERAZ (Co-Founder/CEO, Zella Life); JEN GARCIA (Founder/CEO, Employ California); JANICE JIMENEZ (Past President, Filipino Chamber of Commerce-South Bay); ILANA PEÑA (President, Tilde Productions); CHERYL QUINTANA LEADER (INDIVISION2000 Productions, Latinas In Hollywood: HerStories); GEMMA BUSONI (DiscoVR Labs); JENNIFER WHITE (President, Roots & Vines Wine)
Within our #AllWomenEqually Circle of 100 Diverse Women Leaders/Speakers invited are key guests within various CBOs, non-profits, educational and private sectors, such as: California Women Lead, LA Mayor’s Office Deputies, L.A. County Commission for Women, L.A. County Women & Girls Initiative, NAWBO, Leadership California, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), Multicultural Americans of So. California (MASC), Latinas in Tech, Technologia Chicas, Remezcla, Poderistas, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Diverse Filmmakers Alliance, Sisterhood for Equity Consulting, Color Connections, and Diverse Alumnae from UCLA, USC, LMU, SMCC, WLAC, MSMU, among others.
OCTOBER 4, 2023 – L.A. City Hall-Tom Bradley Tower
Celebrating Latina Equal Pay Day/Hispanic Heritage Month and Indigenous People’s Day with MAR VISTA FAMILY CENTER & MEND (Meeting Each Need with Dignity) (501c3s): MAYOR KAREN BASS (Video Message); CELINE CORDERO (Deputy Chief of Staff, L.A. City Mayor’s Office); ROMI DE FRIAS (News Correspondent, Univision Communications); CAPRI MADDOX (General Mgr./Executive Director, L.A. Civil & Human Rights & Equity Dept.); FLOR TOLLEY (Vice President, Wells Fargo Foundation); LILIANA CERILO (Chief Marketing Officer, Lexica; Googler, Former Board President); PATRICIA NAZARIO (Documentary Filmmaker “Backstreet to the American Dream”-Dolores Huerta Foundation/Former Journalist (KPCC, NPR); STEPHANIE CASTELLANOS (Founder, Uproot Talent Network); SHONDA BUCHANON (Award-winning Black Indian Author, Educator); CELESTE LANUZA (PhD Candidate, Professor UC San Diego, Choreographer, Actress, Singer/Songwriter); NAOMI HUTCHINSON (Founder, Healthy+Well, Community Leader, Author, Speaker, Wellness Consultant); CHERYL QUINTANA LEADER (INDIVISION2000 Productions, Latinas In Hollywood: HerStories); GEMMA BUSONI (DiscoVR Labs); BRITTANY GREY-YADAV (Founder, InfluenceHers)
HONOREES: LUCIA DIAZ (CEO, Mar Vista Family Center-MVFC); JENNY GUTIERREZ (COO, Meet Each Need with Dignity-MEND)
Within our #AllWomenEqually Circle of 100 Diverse Women Leaders/Speakers invited are key guests within various CBOs, non-profits, educational and private sectors, such as: L.A. County Commission on the Status of Women, L.A. County Women & Girls Initiative, LA Mayor’s Office Deputies, Leadership California, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), Univision, Google, Multicultural Americans of So. California (MASC), Latinas in Tech, NAWBO, Wells Fargo Foundation, Uproot Talent Network, InfluenceHers, Technologia Chicas, Remezcla, Poderistas, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Diverse Filmmakers Alliance, Mar Vista Family Center, Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND), Sisterhood for Equity Consulting, Color Connections, and Diverse Alumnae from UCLA, USC, LMU, SMCC, WLAC, MSMU, among others.
APRIL 11, 2024 – L.A. City Hall-Tom Bradley Tower
Celebrating Women’s Herstory Month, National Equal Pay Day, and Women’s Equality Day with the ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY FUND (501c3): MAYOR KAREN BASS (Video Msg); CAPRI MADDOX (Exec. Dir. City of L.A. Civil/Human/Equity Rights); CAROLINA HERNANDEZ (U.S. Navy Veteran/Veteran Couture); AURA GARCIA (President, City of L.A., Dept. of Public Works); CHARLENE DIMAS-PEINADO (CEO, Wellnest); TIGE CHARITY (Founder, Kids in the Spotlight); LAURA ESCOBAR (United American Indian Involvement); MARTHA JIMENEZ (The California Endowment)
HONOREE: ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY FUND – CHUN-YEN CHEN (Executive Director)
Within our #AllWomenEqually Circle of 100 Diverse Women Leaders/Speakers invited are key guests within various CBOs, non-profits, educational and private sectors, such as: LA Mayor’s Office Deputies, Starbucks, Wellnest, United American Indian Involvement, Pan African Film Festival, Kids in the Spotlight, Inc., Cafe Dulce, Filipino American Society of Architects & Engineers, SOE Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, L.A. Metro Transportation Business Advisory Council, NAMI – National Alliance of Mental Illness, International Society of Black Latina/os, LA84 Foundation, East L.A. College Foundation, Southern California Edison, Fostering Dreams Project, Bank of America, East West Bank, JPMorgan Chase, California Community Foundation, The California Endowment, State Bank of India, Alliance of Women Directors, AT&T, Mar Vista Family Center, Kaiser Permanente, San Fernando Community Health Center, L.A. County Women & Girls Initiative, Commission on Women, L.A. City – Dept. of Public Works, UCLA College Corps., Soul Care, Capital Group, Alejandro Films, Rejoice Productions, Lawyers – Legal Eagles, AltaMed, Seed Consulting, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, UCLA, MSMU, USC, Los Angeles Magazine, Leadership CA, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality, Asian Pacific Community Fund and Diverse Alumnae from UCLA, USC, LMU, SMCC, WLAC, MSMU, among others.
OCTOBER 10, 2024 – L.A. City Hall-Tom Bradley Tower
Celebrating Latina Equal Pay Day/Hispanic Heritage Month and Indigenous People’s Day with UNITED AMERICAN INDIAN INVOLVEMENT & TREE PEOPLE (501c3s): MAYOR KAREN BASS (Video Msg); TERESA VILLEGAS (Exec. Dir. City of L.A. Civil/Human/Equity Rights); ELIZABETH GONZALEZ (UCLA Hispanic Serving Institute); STEPHANIE LOPEZ (Latinas Represent); ALEJANDRA CORONA-FENNELL (JP Morgan Chase); GREISY HERNANDEZ (Womental Health Advocate); MICKIELA MONTOYA (Dept. of Veteran Affairs-Army Veteran)
HONOREES: ROCIO PALMERO (Veteran Commissioner District 1-Navy Veteran); JANICE BRIONES-LANDEROS (United American Indian Involvement); TREE PEOPLE (Environmental Agency-One of the Largest)
Within our #AllWomenEqually Circle of 100 Diverse Women Leaders/Speakers invited are key guests within various CBOs, non-profits, educational and private sectors, such as: LA Mayor’s Office Directors, American Legion #283, United American Indian Involvement, Tree People, Charles Communications Group, Warner Bros. Discovery, International Society of Black Latinos, MOLAA, DiscoVR Labs, Latino Film Institute, Small Business Development Center, Latina Lawyers Bar Association, Liberty Mutual/SPARC, Goldhirsh Foundation, L.A. City Attorney-Community & Government Affairs, Plaza Comunitaria, Veteran Association, Paramount Pictures, Ajament Partners, HuMan Entertainment, Donna Quash Private Practice, San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnerships, LucyLu Consulting, Garifuna Film Festival, Black Pro Network, My Workforce Solutions, IATSE Local 44, UCLA, Leadership CA., HOPE, The Source L.A., and Diverse Alumnae from UCLA, USC, LMU, SMCC, WLAC, MSMU, among others.
APRIL 17, 2025 – L.A. City Hall-Tom Bradley Tower
Celebrating National Equal Pay Day, Women’s Equality Day/Women’s HerStory Month with International Society of Black Latinos, California Equity Initiative (501c3) with MAYOR KAREN BASS (Video Message); MONA MORALES RECALDE (Commission, Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians-Land Blessing); JUANITA PALACIOS-SIMS (Founder/Exec. Dir-Intl. Society of Black Latina/os); CALIFORNIA EQUITY INITIATIVE; JUDGE SONGHAI ARMSTEAD (Exec. Dir-LA County Justice Care and Opportunities); LATRICIA MITCHELL (President, NAACP-L.A.); KANDEE LEWIS (Positive Results Center/Black Women Leaders of L.A.); DONNA QUASH (American Legionnaires Post #283 Pacific Palisades-Retired Army Medic); SAMANTHA SKULLY (CEO Sam & Drones, Retired Navy); JUSTINE DE PERALTA (Financial Consultant/Author-“GirlJUMP!”); STAR MANNING (Jr. Vice Commander VFW 2122, Marine Vet); DAWN KIRK-ALEXANDER (Not All Lost Prods. Doc Filmmaker); KALIKA YAP (Founder, Citrus Studios); CHERYL QUINTANA LEADER (#AllWomenEqually & INDIVISION2000 Productions, Latinas In Hollywood: HerStories); GEMMA BUSONI (Emerita)
HONOREES: KANDEE LEWIS (Positive Results, Center of Black Women Leaders of Los Angeles); KATHERINE YEOM (Executive Director, Korean American Family Svcs.-KFAM)
Guests and partners included: American Legion/Legionnaires Post #283, Better Angels, International Society of Black Latina/os, United American Indian Involvement (UAII), NAACP-Los Angeles, Positive Results Center, Black Women Leaders of Los Angeles, Thai CDC, Voice of America, Kids in the Spotlight (KITS), Altadena Chamber of Commerce, LA Magazine, Grand Vision Foundation, Penny Lane Centers, American Cancer Society-Cancer Action Network, U.S. Sailing Association, SoCal Yachting Association, Garifuna Intl. Film Festival, Veteran Suicide Prevention Org., Korean American Family Services (KFAM), L.A. Music Center, Jack & Jill of America-San Fernando Valley Chapter, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Women Vets (Army, Navy, Marines), Leadership CA, Miss Hollywood Hills, UCLA, USC, MSMU, L.A. Trade Tech, Cal State L.A., among others.
OCTOBER 16, 2025 – L.A. City Hall-Tom Bradley Tower
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Filipino History Month, Indigenous People’s Day, Latina Equal Pay Day with MAYOR KAREN BASS (Video Message); HOPE CRAIG-CORLEW (UAII-Indigenous Tongva Blessing, Board Chairwoman & Executive Committee President); JUSTINE DE PERALTA (Emcee: Financial Consultant/Author-“GirlJUMP!”); SIMONA GRACE (Vice President, L.A. Commission of the Status of Women/Founder of Moms in Office); ELIZABETH GONZALEZ (Director of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)/UCLA Office of the Chancellor); ETHEL RUBIO (Commissioner of L.A. Cultural Heritage Commission/Filipina American Society of Architects & Engineers of So. Cal); GRUPO FOLKLORICO (UCLA); CHERYL QUINTANA LEADER (#AllWomenEqually & INDIVISION2000 Productions, Latinas In Hollywood: HerStories); GEMMA BUSONI (Emerita)
HONOREES: ROCIO VILLANUEVA, MARY LOPEZ, MELISSA ORDUÑA – (Army/Navy Military Vets, Women American Legionnaires-Pacific Palisades Post #283)
Guests and partners included: City of L.A. Cultural Heritage Commission, L.A. City Commission on the Status of Women, SEAOSC, Koreatown Youth & Community Ctr., City of L.A.-Dept. Immigrant Affairs, Little Belle Business Consultants, The Agency, City of L.A.-Economic & Workforce Dev. Dept., Pandium Fusion, UCLA AAP Alumni Network, United American Indigenous Involvement, Power Ladies, Saving Innocence, Candidly Speaking, Sandpipers, Friends of Echo Park Library, Philippine Medical Assoc. of America, Lion’s Intl., Filipino American Society of Architects & Engineers of So. Cal., UCLA Grupo Folklorico, You Matter Not Alone, USC, UCLA, LMU, MSMU, Claremont, Santa Monica City College.
APRIL 16, 2026 – L.A. City Hall-Tom Bradley Tower
Celebrating National Equal Pay Day, Women’s Equality Day/Women’s HerStory Month with International Society of Black Latinos, California Equity Initiative (501c3) with MAYOR KAREN BASS (Video Message); LAURA ESCOBAR (UAII-Indigenous Tongva Blessing); JENNY DELWOOD (Deputy Chief of Staff, Mayor Bass); ETHEL RUBIO (Commissioner, L.A. Cultural Heritage Commission); SONYA KAY BLAKE (Poet, Author); CHEF ALISA REYNOLDS (James Beard Semi-Finalist, My 2 Cents); RU-PING CHEN (Aurul Meridians); JUSTINE DE PERALTA (Author, JumpGirl!); DR. GIOVANNA BRASFIELD (CEO, Brasfield & Assoc.); TULANI WATKINS (Fmr Director, Women’s Business Centers); ASHA CHAI-CHANG (Board/Alliance of Women Directors); IYEH MALEKPOUR (Filmmaker, Film2Future); CHERYL QUINTANA LEADER (#AllWomenEqually & INDIVISION2000 Productions, Latinas In Hollywood: HerStories); GEMMA BUSONI (Emerita, DiscoVR Labs)
HONOREE: DELORIS ARTIS (American Legionnaires Post #283 Pacific Palisades)
