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You are here: Home / News / Community News / Names in the News / Feb. 25: Martha Choe, Estela Ortega, and others receive Women of Valor award

Feb. 25: Martha Choe, Estela Ortega, and others receive Women of Valor award

March 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Martha Choe (left) and Estela Ortega

At the Women of Valor Awards, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, with special guests U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, honored individuals who have made a difference in their communities.

Among the honorees were Martha Choe, chief administrative officer at the Gates Foundation, who received the trailblazer award, and Estela Ortega, executive director of El Centro de la Raza, who received the public service and community development award.

Other honorees included Janis Avery, Kathy Fletcher, Fredda Goldfarb, Cathi Hatch, Patricia Shepherd-Barnes, Marilyn J. Smith, Dr. Beti Thompson, Megan Karch, and Alam Fanulovic Plancich. ♦

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Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, El Centro, Estela Ortega, Gates Foundation, Maria Cantwell, Martha Choe, Patty Murray, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

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