Welcome to
Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation
Latinx Heritage Month Celebration and 
60-Second Pitch Competition 

October 6, 2022
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
free to attend

This is an English/Spanish bilingual event

Bienvenido a 
Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation
Celebración del Mes de la Herencia Latinx y 
Competencia de lanzamientos en 60 segundos  

6 de Octubre de 2022 
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Gratis para asistir

Este es un evento bilingüe Español/Inglés. 

HONORING / HONRAR
Sal Mendoza
Senior Vice President, Community Redevelopment Dept.
City National Bank

Mike Castillo
Executive Director
City of Los Angeles Business Resource Center, CD 9

Albina Lopez
Small Business Owner
Humano Family Couseling

Rafael Ortiz Garcia
Small Business Owner
Ortiz Auto Shop

FINALISTS FOR PITCH COMPETITION

START-UPS

Noemi Lujan Perez
Chief Strategy Officer
ECO Diversity Media, LLC

Moni Vargas
Co-Founder
Friends We Love, Inc.

Walter Cabrera
CEO
The Optical Shop, LLC

SMALL BUSINESS

Jennifer Alvarez
Co-Founder
The Tree Yoga Cooperative

Jesse Lucas
CEO
Zoom Medical Tran

Guadalupe Tlatenchi
Founder/CEO
GTLA Apparel Development