Awards

Ford Foundation Grantee. 2020-2021.

DeVos Institute Global Arts Management Fellowship. Selected as part of seven global arts managers 2021 three-year cohort 2019-2021. 

Lower East Side Community Hero Award. Nominated and selected by peer organizations and residents of the Lower East Side. 2019

NY ACKER Award for Avant-Garde Excellence recipient. Theater for the New City. 2019.

Galo Plaza International Committee’s Gabriela Mistral, Julia de Burgos, Frida Kahlo Award. Argentine Consulate in New York City. 2018.

Design Trust for Public Spaces. Awarded the Public for All Prize, as part of the South Bronx Unite project proposal core-team. 2017.

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez. Congressional Record for the job of producing the Loisaida Festival. 2018.

El Museo del Barrio. Honorary Madrina (marshall) for the January 2017’s Three Kings Day Parade by for “outstanding contributions to the Latino community”. 2017. 

Public Advocate of NYC, Letitia James. Certificate for “outstanding commitment, dedication and tireless support to the community”. 2017.

The New York Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust. One of the eleven grantees by the Fund to ensure that a plurality of voices and perspectives influenced the development of New York City’s first cultural plan. 2017. 

New York City Council and the Mayor’s Office. Citation from the recognizing the improved Loisaida Festival, 2016,  and Governor’s Office -Proclamation bestowed to The Loisaida Festival. 2017.

Felix A. Fishman Award (Expanding Access to Justice) Award. By the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest to founding members of South Bronx Unite. 2014.

Borimix Award– Recognizing and honoring Puerto Rican artists who have made a significant contribution to the arts, as well as institutions, politicians and community leaders who have supported and actively advocated for Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in New York City. 2014.

Gallatin Dean’s Scholarship. New York University. 2004.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Public Policy Fellowship. 1999-2000.

Université Laval. Scholarship for Academic Excellence. 1997-1998. 

photo: Melvin Audaz