Mayra Pineda Receives Minority Business Champion Award

NEW ORLEANS — Mayra Pineda, President of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana, has been announced as one of the 2018 Small Business Administration award winners.

Pineda has worked over the years to develop strong and long-lasting business relationships between Louisiana and the Hispanic Community and Latin America. She is a former Consul General of Honduras in New Orleans, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. She has received numerous awards for her work including the Leadership Award by the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation, the High Achievement in Compliance by Subway Corporation, Honoree of Men and Women of Fashion/Prix de Elegance, as well as SABAA Business Woman of the Year and the Personality of the Year by Que Pasa Festival.

She is a former President of the NOHHF (2008-2011) and has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation since 2000. She is also a current and active board member of the following organizations: The National Association of Subway Franchisees, The International Hospital for Children of New Orleans, The New Orleans City Park Board, The Jefferson Economic Development Board and The Cerro de Plata Tegucigalpa Foundation of Honduras and the Jefferson Parish Diversity Board.

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