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:
• Engaging Latino communities via grassroots events, programmatic initiatives, and social media.
• Collaborating with health experts to provide culturally relevant education in communities served.
• Empowering women to live their healthiest life.
• Partnering with other organizations to make a greater impact.

LatinaStrong women are powerful voices in our families and local communities. We believe a better health starts at home.

OUR MISSION

To educate, empower, and encourage Latinas to take charge of their health.

PETRA FIMBRES

FOUNDER & CEO

Petra Fimbres is the founder and CEO 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 that serves with passion alongside others and is an enthusiastic team player that finds joy in connecting people and building people. Petra’s passion is to bring health information and health promotion and resources to Latinas across the state and the nation, encouraging them to take their health into their 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


Dulce María Ruelas

President

DrPH, M.P.H, M.S., CHES®, CBC
Associate Professor
College of Nursing and Health Care Professions
Grand Canyon University

Anabell Castro Thompson

Anabell Castro Thompson

Immediate Past-President

MSN, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, FAANP
SVP of the Guía Program at Suvida Healthcare

MariaElena R. Gonzalez

MariaElena R. Gonzalez

Founding & Advisory Board Member

Owner/Operator
Ideal Health & Wellness Med Spa

Dr. Erica Montes

Dr. Erica Montes

MD, FACOG

Cindy Villanueva

Cindy Villanueva

Secretary

Attorney
Dickinson Wright PLLC

Amber Cordoba

Treasurer

Director, Prestamos, CDFI
a Division of Chicanos Por La Causa

Cecilia Valdez

Cecilia Valdez

Co-Chair Education Committee

MSN, RN

Monique Delgado

CMHP

CEO of Integrated Medical Services (IMS)

OUR MENS BOARD


Dr. Ilan Shapiro

Dr. Ilan Shapiro

MD, FAAP, FACHE
Chief Health Correspondent & Medical Affairs Officer at AltaMed Health Services

Hector Araujo

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

Dr Ricardo Correa

MD, EdD, FACP, FACE, FAPCR, FACMQ

University of Arizona College of Medicine – Endocrinology Fellowship Program Director and Health Equity Fellowship Director
Cleveland Clinic – Director for Health Equity Fellowship Director
Creighton SOM P