President’s Leadership in Racial Equity and Social Justice Award
2023 Award Recipient
Lupe Martinez
Martinez makes it his life mission to help migrant farmworkers and other underserved communities
The President’s Leadership in Racial Equity and Social Justice Award recognizes those who have worked tirelessly to overcome the burdens of inequity and injustice to make our region truly welcoming and inclusive communities for all people, of all races, places, identities, and backgrounds. The Foundation honored Lupe Martinez with the award for his more than a century of advocacy work on behalf of migrant farmworkers in Wisconsin and across the country. Read More >
Past award recipients
2019 - Geneva Johnson (formerly President’s Leadership in Philanthropy Award)
2020 - Jeanette Mitchell
2021 - Ness Flores
2022 -J osé Olivieri
2023 - Lupe Martinez