LOS ANGELES HARBOR COMMISSIONER MORENO-LINARES HONORED FOR DECADES OF VOLUNTEERISM
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Oct. 15, 2020 – In recognition of years of her service to the community, Los Angeles Harbor Commissioner Lucia Moreno-Linares has been nominated for the Los Angeles Business Journal Volunteer of the Year award for 2020.
“Whether in business or through volunteerism, Commissioner Moreno-Linares demonstrates every day what true leadership and compassion can be, giving selflessly of her time and talent to so many organizations and causes,” said Los Angeles Harbor Commission President Jaime Lee. “I’m very proud to serve alongside her on the Harbor Commission and have the privilege of calling her my friend and colleague.”
The Volunteer of the Year award is part of the Journal’s annual Women’s Leadership Series and Awards, which honor women of outstanding achievement in the business community. The volunteer award recognizes individuals who generously donate their time and support to better the Los Angeles community and/or their workplaces.
The publication will announce the final winner at a virtual award ceremony on Oct. 21.
Moreno-Linares was appointed to the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners—a volunteer position—by Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2017. She also currently serves as chair of the Wilmington YMCA Council of Managers, and on the boards of the L.A. County Small Business Commission and the District Business Commission. She previously held volunteer positions with the Wilmington Neighborhood Council, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, Harbor Watts Economic Development Corporation and Wilmington Senior Citizen Center Task Force. She founded Wilmington Business Watch and Vecinos Unidos Neighborhood Watch in the early 1990s.
Moreno-Linares began her career at Family Federal Credit Union (FFCU) in Wilmington in 1983, an institution focused on serving the community, particularly immigrants, low-wealth families and small businesses, and became its CEO 1992. When FFCU merged with Self-Help Federal Credit Union in 2016, she served as branch manager there until her retirement in 2018. Moreno-Linares was born in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and immigrated with her family to the United States in 1971.
The Port of Los Angeles remains open with all terminals operational during the COVID-19 pandemic. North America’s leading seaport by container volume and cargo value, the Port of Los Angeles facilitated $276 billion in trade during 2019. San Pedro Bay port complex operations and commerce facilitate one in nine jobs across the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura.
“Whether in business or through volunteerism, Commissioner Moreno-Linares demonstrates every day what true leadership and compassion can be, giving selflessly of her time and talent to so many organizations and causes,” said Los Angeles Harbor Commission President Jaime Lee. “I’m very proud to serve alongside her on the Harbor Commission and have the privilege of calling her my friend and colleague.”
The Volunteer of the Year award is part of the Journal’s annual Women’s Leadership Series and Awards, which honor women of outstanding achievement in the business community. The volunteer award recognizes individuals who generously donate their time and support to better the Los Angeles community and/or their workplaces.
The publication will announce the final winner at a virtual award ceremony on Oct. 21.
Moreno-Linares was appointed to the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners—a volunteer position—by Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2017. She also currently serves as chair of the Wilmington YMCA Council of Managers, and on the boards of the L.A. County Small Business Commission and the District Business Commission. She previously held volunteer positions with the Wilmington Neighborhood Council, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, Harbor Watts Economic Development Corporation and Wilmington Senior Citizen Center Task Force. She founded Wilmington Business Watch and Vecinos Unidos Neighborhood Watch in the early 1990s.
Moreno-Linares began her career at Family Federal Credit Union (FFCU) in Wilmington in 1983, an institution focused on serving the community, particularly immigrants, low-wealth families and small businesses, and became its CEO 1992. When FFCU merged with Self-Help Federal Credit Union in 2016, she served as branch manager there until her retirement in 2018. Moreno-Linares was born in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and immigrated with her family to the United States in 1971.
The Port of Los Angeles remains open with all terminals operational during the COVID-19 pandemic. North America’s leading seaport by container volume and cargo value, the Port of Los Angeles facilitated $276 billion in trade during 2019. San Pedro Bay port complex operations and commerce facilitate one in nine jobs across the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura.
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