DENVER – In honor of the retirement of Denver7 essential anchor Anne Trujillo, group leaders are reflecting on their favourite reminiscences of her.
“I’ve come to identified Anne over time. As a teenager, she was so concerned locally and on display,” stated Latino Management Institute CEO Joelle Martinez. “And my household, being the group leaders that they had been, labored alongside her on boards and organizations and watched her on TV and loved her out locally over time.”
Trujillo was just lately named the recipient of the 2023 Latino Management and Legacy Award.
Martinez stated her favourite reminiscence of Trujillo stems from an encounter 25 years in the past when Martinez was working at her uncle’s regulation agency.
“Anne was, on the time, serving on the LAEF (Latin American Schooling Basis) Board with my uncle,” Martinez stated. “Anne referred to as to talk with him about LAEF enterprise and I occurred to reply the telephone. And Anne has ‘the Anne impact,’ which is that this distinctive mixture of consolation and confidence. So, I answered the telephone and he or she says, ‘That is Anne Trujillo calling for Leonard Martinez,’ and her professionalism, her manner of making power and area makes you’re feeling higher, makes you’re feeling prouder. And I bear in mind at that younger age working, , swiftly sitting up straight and patching her by means of.”
Nita Gonzales, group activist and co-founder of Servicios de la Raza, first met Trujillo 38 years in the past whereas each had been concerned in quite a few group organizations.
“I turned conscious of Anne when she was on tv and I noticed a Latina Mexicana on tv. I used to be shocked,” Gonzales stated. “However what was much more unimaginable is her journalism, her accuracy, her articulation, her mind… I used to be so impressed with it.”
He stated Anne is a novel one who is humble and works with grace.
“She has a heat and open spirit, caring spirit about her,” he continued. “When she meets with you, when she’s doing a narrative masking occasions locally, or attending occasions, you are not afraid to go up and speak along with her. It would not really feel like she’s not reachable. She was at all times open. And that is what I liked about her. However I additionally loved our cafecitos, our lunch instances collectively, round very essential points locally.”
Nita’s brother, co-founder and CEO of Servicios de la Raza Rudy Gonzales, stated Trujillo is an irreplaceable voice for the group.
“Anne Trujillo has made me watch channel 7 information,” he stated. “I feel she’s a trusted and an incredible journalist who does her homework, who is also a part of our group, who involves our group, who pertains to our group, who has been seen in our group, not simply by me, however by many others. And he or she has a relationship and connection to our group that I feel is genuine and distinctive.”
Trujillo has additionally served on a number of nonprofit organizations boards, together with for the Denver Scholarship Basis.
“I’ve identified Anne Trujillo for a really very long time,” stated Lorii Rabinowitz, CEO of Denver Scholarship Basis. “I even have a background in media as nicely. And so in my background beforehand on the station the place I labored, I had the possibility to fulfill Anne there after which quick ahead a few years, as I have been fortunate sufficient to function the CEO of Denver Scholarship Basis, Anne has been concerned with our group even longer than I’ve. And he or she has emceed our gala for a few years, has engaged with the scholars, students and alumni we serve for a few years. And we had been so excited that she agreed to affix our board of administrators at Denver Scholarship Basis about 4 years in the past as nicely.”
Rabinowitz stated Trujillo’s connection and deep dedication to the group makes her an especially useful member of the board.
“It is by no means that she’s simply doing a narrative or emceeing an occasion. It is that she’s deeply related to Denver Scholarship Basis, and our work, in addition to the scholars, students and alumni we serve,” Rabinowitz stated. “Apart from me, our colleagues, our college students, our students, our alumni are the households with whom we’re so fortunate to work with, all sing Anne’s praises from the rooftops. She is so genuine, and real in her interactions and connections with folks in complete, that when she meets anybody actually who’s concerned with DSF, as a result of she’s so passionate in regards to the work that we do, she connects with of us instantly. And since she’s so captivated with constructing these connections, it is at all times extremely genuine. And anybody who engages with an is aware of that immediately.”
Rabinowitz stated she’s so excited for no matter comes subsequent for Anne and though she received’t be on TV day by day anymore, she seems to be ahead to persevering with to see her locally.
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