{"id":80363,"date":"2026-04-29T07:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80363"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:06:18","slug":"assemblymember-mike-fong-honors-2026-women-of-impact-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80363","title":{"rendered":"Assemblymember Mike Fong Honors 2026 Women of Impact Award Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ALHAMBRA, CA April 28, 2026<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra)<\/strong>\u00a0proudly hosted the 4th Annual Women of Impact Awards on Saturday, April 18, at the Arcadia Community Center, recognizing outstanding women from across Assembly District 49 for their leadership, service, and dedication to the San Gabriel Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image002-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80365\" src=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image002-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image002-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image002-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In celebration of Women\u2019s History Month, the annual event honors women making a meaningful difference in their communities in education, healthcare, public safety, business, community service, arts and culture, and social impact leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cEvery year, I am inspired by the incredible women in our community who lead with compassion, resilience, and purpose,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Assemblymember Fong<\/strong>. \u201cThe Women of Impact Awards are an opportunity to recognize those whose dedication strengthens our neighborhoods, uplifts families, and creates lasting change across the San Gabriel Valley. Their leadership reminds us of the power of service and the importance of continuing the fight for equity and opportunity for all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 2026 Women of Impact honorees are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Erin Sum \u2013 Emerging Leader<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Madison Zhou \u2013 Emerging Leader<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amy H. Meng \u2013 Arts, Culture, and Media<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Liz Fonseca \u2013 Business and Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Julie Delgadillo \u2013 Community Service<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Suzanne Galindo \u2013 Community Service<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Elizabeth Lau \u2013 Community Service<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Barbara Cocks \u2013 Community Service<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Linda C. Rillorta \u2013 Education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lisa H. Link \u2013 Education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Thanh (Tammie) Ton \u2013 Healthcare<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Angelica Gonzalez \u2013 Public Safety<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Erica L. Gonzalez \u2013 Social Impact Leadership<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Norma Quinones \u2013 Social Impact Leadership<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cindy Kuo \u2013 Woman of the Year<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During the ceremony, Assemblymember Fong reflected on the significance of Women\u2019s History Month and the continued work needed to advance gender equity, while recognizing the achievements of women whose leadership shapes the future of local communities. He also highlighted his legislative efforts supporting equal pay, parental leave, reproductive healthcare access, and stronger Title IX protections on college campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Women of Impact Awards continue to serve as a celebration of leadership, empowerment, and community connection throughout Assembly District 49.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALHAMBRA, CA April 28, 2026 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0Assemblymember&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80363"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80366,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80363\/revisions\/80366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}