ABOUT LATINASTRONG
LatinaStrong Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.
We were founded in 2013 with the vision to unite women through health, wellness, and empowerment. We serve as a platform to educate Latinas and their families about physical and mental health via a supportive network of experts.
Our goals include:
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Engaging Latino communities via grassroots events, programmatic initiatives, and social media.
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Collaborating with health experts to provide culturally relevant education in communities served.
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Empowering women to live their healthiest life.
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Partnering with other organizations to make a greater impact.
LatinaStrong women are powerful voices in our families and local communities. We believe better health starts at home.
OUR MISSION
To provide supportive resources that empower Latinas, and their families, to lead a healthy lifestyle

PETRA FIMBRES
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Petra Fimbres is the Founder & Executive Director of LatinaStrong®️. For over 20 years, she has served on local and national health boards helping to raise critical funds for health-related research, programmatic initiatives, and community health service initiatives. She is a community leader who serves with passion alongside others and is an enthusiastic team player who finds joy in connecting people and building people. Petra’s passion is to bring health information, health promotion and resources to Latinas across the state and the nation, encouraging them to take their health into their own hands. Petra is the founder of Frida’s Garden’s, a non-profit arm of the BRACE Foundation, whose mission is to help local artists achieve better health and sits on multiple national boards including Maricopa Medical Society Board of Trustees, Los Abogados, Kids’ Chance of Arizona, National Association of Hispanic Nurses- Communications Committee, Co-Chair of the National Hispanic Medical Association – Phoenix Chapter.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

Amber Cordoba
President
Director, Prestamos, CDFI
a Division of Chicanos Por La Causa

Stephanie Montano
Board Member
Treasurer

Anna Antillon
Board Member
Project Supervisor – Marketing & Advertising

Brenda Durazo
Board Member – Development Chair
Senior Multicultural Marketing Strategist

Dr. Erica Montes
Awards & Scholarships
MD, FACOG

Cristina Ou
Board Member
Medical Student – MidWestern University
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dulce María Ruelas
Immediate Past President
DrPH, M.P.H, M.S., CHES®, CBC
Associate Professor
College of Nursing and Health Care Professions
Grand Canyon University

Kelly Zaragoza
President Elect
Via Counseling Services

Cindy Villanueva, ESQ
Secretary
Partner at
Dickinson Wright PLLC

Mayra Estrella
Multicultural Community
Community Advocate

S. Gabriella Montes DPM, FACFAS
Board Member
DPM, FACFAS

Anabell Castro Thompson
Founding Board Member
MSN, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, FAANP
SVP of the Guía Program at Suvida Healthcare

MariaElena R. Gonzalez
Founding & Advisory Board Member
Owner/Operator
Ideal Health & Wellness Med Spa
OUR MENS BOARD

Dr. Ilan Shapiro
MD, FAAP, FACHE
AltaMed Health Services

Hector Araujo
LatinaStrong Men’s Board Co-Chair
Community Engagement Manager at Unite Us, and Education Specialist at The Hispanic Heritage Foundation

Dr Ricardo Correa
MD, EdD, FACP, FACE, FAPCR, FACMQ
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix
- Adalberto Gonzalez, M.D
- Adam Auer
- Adonis Marquez
- Alex Liddi
- Andrelton Simmons
- Bengie Molina
- Carlos Luna
- Esteban Magana, M.D.
- Gaetano Testini
- Jacob Camarena
- JC Ramirez
- Joey Hermosillo