United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
2016 Convention National Honorary Co-Chairs
National Honorary Co-Chairs
Arturo S. Rodríguez
UFW President
Helen F. Chavez
Widow of Cesar Chavez
Ed Begley Jr.
Actor, Director, Activist
Henry Cisneros
Founder & Chairman, CityView
Maria Elena Durazo
General VP for Imm., Civil Rights, and Diversity, Unite Here
Kevin de Leon
President Pro Tem, California
Honorable Dianne Feinstein
US Senator
Caroline Farrell
Executive Director, CRPE
Honorable Bishop Richard Garcia
Diocese of Monterey
Luz Gonzalez
Dean of Social Science, CSUF
Mary Kay Henry
SEIU President
Joe Hernandez (Little Joe)
Little Joe and La Familia
Steven Jacobs
Rabbi
Bobby Kennedy Jr.
President, Waterkeeper Alliance
Kerry Kennedy
Human Rights Activist and writer
Kris Kristofferson
Actor, Musician, Activist
Benito Martinez
Actor
Lupe Martinez
President and CEO, UMOS
Ken McNeeley
President, AT&T California
Janet Murguia
President, NCLR
Terry O’Sullivan
President, LiUANA
Jose Padilla
Executive Director, CRLA
Honorable Nancy Pelosi
House Democratic Minority Leader
Dr. Robert Ross
President, The California Endowment
Thomas A. Saenz
President & General Counsel, MALDEF
Beto Sala
Attorney, H.A. Sala Law Firm
Angelica Salas
Executive Director, CHIRLA
Ignacio Salazar
President and CEO, SER National
Julie Taylor
Executive Director, National Farm Worker Ministry
David Torres
Attorney, Law Offices of David A. Torres