2018 Women's History Month Honorees

"Nevertheless She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women”

Marisela Esparza, Program Director, San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network, Honored by Mayor Mark E. Farrell

Mary Jung, Executive Director, San Francisco Association of Realtors Foundation, Honored by Mayor Mark E. Farrell

Anita Lee,  Former First Lady of San Francisco, Honored by Mayor Mark E. Farrell

Tomiquia Moss, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hamilton Families, Honored by Mayor Mark E. Farrell

Laura Victoria Sanchez, Director, CARECEN San Francisco's Immigration Legal Program, Honored by Mayor Mark E. Farrell

Nadia Sesay, Executive Director, Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure, Honored by Mayor Mark E. Farrell

Avantika Shastri, Legal Director, San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative, Honored by Mayor Mark E. Farrell

Maxine Wilson, Chief Operation Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, Honored by Mayor Mark E. Farrell

Mattie Scott, Executive Director, Healing for Our Families and Our Nation, Honored by District Attorney George Gascón

Claudine Bingham, City Hall Custodian, Real Estate Division, Honored by Supervisor Malia Cohen

Kathe Burick, Activist and Educator, City College of San Francisco, Honored by Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer

Seema Daryanani, Diversity and Inclusion Recruiter, United States Digital Service, Honored by Supervisor Catherine Stefani

Dr. Estela R. Garcia, Executive Director, Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Honored by Supervisor Ahsha Safai

Ana Handelman, Bartender, Sodini's Bar, Honored by Supervisor Aaron Peskin

Amalia Martinez, Alemany Flea Market Manager, Real Estate Division, Honored by President London Breed

Connie Moy, Marina Manor Resident, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp (TNDC), Honored by Supervisor Jane Kim

Johana Esmelanda Ramirez, Transgender rights activist, Honored by Supervisor Jeff Sheehy

Yensing Sihapanya, Associate Director, Portola and Excelsior Family Connections, Honored by Supervisor Hillary Ronen

Candace Wong, Director, CA Child Development Programs of the Child Care Facilities Fund, Honored by Supervisor Norman Yee

Valerie Ziegler, Educator, Abraham Lincoln High School, Honored by Supervisor Katy Tang