Sylvia D.G. Vega

President, Project Manager

Sylvia joined Mujer, Inc. as a general member in 2004, after attending her first “Una Noche Romantica” fundraising dance where she first learned about the Project Mana Program. Sylvia recognized the importance of appreciating one’s culture and how it can make a significant difference in one’s life as it has her own and that of her two daughters. She understood that the mission of Mujer, Inc. provided the potential to truly make a difference in a young Latina’s life and after joining Mujer, she became actively engaged in the Project Mana Program. She has served as a Board of Director, Treasurer, Vice President and President for 2010 and 2011. Sylvia currently works for the state of  Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) as a Human Resources Manager. She is married to Orlando R.A. Vega, who is also a strong supporter of Mujer, Inc. and she has two married daughters and four grandchildren.   

Maria Brunner

Lori Mullens

Secretary

Lori was born and raised in Winslow, Arizona, “no not standing on the corner” though she does enjoy the Eagles song “Take It Easy”.  Being from a small town, she benefited from that neighborhood experience where everyone knows your name and whom you are related to.  She comes from a big familia and enjoys spending time with then as often as she can.

 Lori resides in Ahwatukee with her husband John and son Daniel.  She graduated from Winslow High School (“Go Bulldogs”) and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.  For the past 21 years, Lori has worked for Arizona Public Service (APS) currently as a Supply Chain Operations Analyst in the Supply Chain Management organization.

 Among her many interests, she loves to laugh, meet new people, make  new friends and retail therapy!  She also is a “hugger” so when you meet her, do expect to be hugged.  Lori has also benefited from having many strong women role models in her life including her Grandmother, Mother, Aunts and Amigas.  She joined the Mujer organization to contribute her skills and talents to engage and learn from others, to help find solutions to issues and to become a better role model, mentor and advisor to assist others in achieving their goals.  She is very excited to be initiated into the Mujer Inc. Board and is excited for all the new opportunities that will come her way.

Barbara Galvin

Treasurer - Finance Manager

Barbara moved to Arizona more than a year and a half ago when she retired from her last position as the Regional Director for the Northcentral Regional Office of the Massachusetts Migrant Education Program of the EDCO Collaborative in Massachusetts.  She has been a passionate educator / administrator for students of all ages [PreK-adult] as an administrator, teacher and former social worker.  Barbara received her Master’s degree in Education from Antioch College.  She had lived and worked for six years in Asuncion, Paraguay [where she acquired her second language] working in education [American School of Asuncion] and with PLAN, International as their Sponsorship, Grants and Support  Manager.   She has worked with the Latino community for most of her professional life -- she strongly believes that education is the key to empowerment and opening doors to the future for young Latinas and women in general.

Andrea Frausto

Past President, Communications Manager

Andrea grew up in central Phoenix with eight siblings. Andrea graduated from St. Mary's High School and Phoenix College. While working as a secretary for GTE, with a two-year old at home and a baby on the way, she held with her decision to attend night school. With the outstanding support of her husband Eddie, Andrea received a BS in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix a year after her son was born.  She has held many positions throughout the years in conference/training management and video production. She is now a Multi-Media producer for Pearson.

Andrea was introduced to Mujer, Inc. in 2002 while working at the Office of the Attorney General.  The organization soon became a “passion” and she held the office of Treasurer in 2004, 2005, and 2006, President-Elect in 2008 and President in 2009.  She has been the Membership Committee Chair from 2003 through 2008.  She firmly believes in the mission of supporting our Latina hermanitas in Arizona through modeling, mirroring and mentoring. 

Directors at large

Suri Loepz

Sara Marchel

Glory Perez

Glory Perez is a Marketing Consultant for Wells Fargo Arizona Regional Marketing, Sales and Service Development.

She has held her position within Regional Marketing since 2004 after graduating from Arizona State University with her Business Administration degree from the W.P. Carey School of Business.

As a Marketing Consultant, Glory executes focused marketing programs for Arizona in support of over 250 Wells Fargo banking locations. She has a strong background in marketing, communication and project management.

Glory is an active volunteer for the Arizona Humane Society, former ‘Big’ for the Big Brothers, Big Sisters On-site Program, current Chair of the Wells Fargo Hispanic/Latino employee resource group, Wells Fargo Diversity Council member and Wells Fargo Volunteer committee advisor. She is also a former graduate of Wells Fargo’s Potential Leader’s Program and Valle del Sol’s Hispanic Leadership Program.
 

Cathy Telles

Communications Chair 

Cathy Telles was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. After high school, she left her native island of Oahu and moved to Washington state. There, she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington State University. While in school, she found a love for the Latin community. In college, not only did she get a degree in Communications, she also had a second major of Foreign Languages- Spanish. She studied abroad to Ecuador and traveled to other countries, like Peru and Bolivia. She became ingrained into the culture, understanding the lives of women in Latin America and that started her passion to become a part of that community. She quickly got involved with many organizations in college, but one that was very dear to her was Mujeres Unidas. She got a taste of what it was like to be a part of a wonderful community...one that accepted her even when she's not a Latina. 

Eventually, Cathy married a great man, Paulo, who is a native Brazilian. They have been married for almost 13 years and have a beautiful 5-year old daughter. Cathy & her family moved to Phoenix in July 2010 due to a job transfer. The first thing she wanted to ensure was that her family was surrounded by positive people. Naturally, the Latin community came first to mind. Cathy became aware of Mujer, Inc when DeVry University sponsored the Project Mana meetings at their facility. Cathy is the Director of Admissions for DeVry University and has been there for 8 years. She's been a leader in her industry and have empowered many people while in her role as Director. When Cathy met Sylvia, she knew she found a great organization where she would be able to help women in the Latin community. 

DeVry University is a proud sponsor of Mujer and with the addition of having Cathy as part of our board, there will be additional support from DeVry. She has a passion for empowering women, especially women in the Latin community. She wants to be the role model for her daughter, who is also a Latina. She is excited about the new journey with Mujer and looks forward to meeting many more wonderful women in the community! 

Gail Martinez

Alicia Contreras

What's New

Calendar 2012

Celebrating Arizona Women Then and Now
Feb 24 -25, 2012

General Membership Meetings:
March 8, 2012
June 7, 2012
Sept 6, 2012
Dec 13, 2012

2nd Annual Golf Tournament
2012

Wine Tasting 101
May 2012

Mujer Dance
July 2012

Tequila Tasting
Sept 2012

Project Mana
Nov 2012

Past Events

Project Mana
Nov. 18, 19, 20, 2011

Tequila Tasting
Sept. 15, 2011

Noche de Mujer Dance
May 7, 2011

Noche de Mujer Dance Video
2011

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From the President

Welcome to Mujer’s 30^th commemorative year! We have very exciting events planned for this year to honor and celebrate the wonderful women of Mujer. We truly hope....

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