NLPOA National Latina of the Year selected for Law Enforcement Excellence
and/or Community Leadership
2000 Latina of the Year Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Ponce
2005 NLPOA Latina of the Year
Maria White, Commander
BART Police, San Francisco, CA
2003 NLPOA Latina of the Year, D.C.
Adrianna Martinez, Univision
2007 NLPOA Latina of the Year,
Marilyn Diaz, Chief of Police
Sierra Madre Police Department, CA
Rosa Kasse
2004 NLPOA Latina of the Year
Miami, FL
2008 NLPOA Latina of the Year
Lupe Barrera
Orange County, CA
2009 NLPOA Latina of the Year
Tina Nieto, Captain
Los Angeles Police Dept., CA
2010 NLPOA Latina of the Year
Rosamaria Hernandez
Santa Clara County, CA
2011 NLPOA Latina of the Year
Christine Guerra Edwards, Esq.
Associate Member, Austin, TX
2014 NLPOA Latina of the Year
Cindy M. Rodriguez, Sgt.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, NV
Adrienne Vallejo-Foster
2017 NLPOA Latina of the Year
Kansas City, KS
2018 Latina of the Year,
Katherine Bell Castro Gonzalez, Capt.
Omaha Police Dept., NE
2019 NLPOA Latina of the Year
Arelis Rivera, Sgt,
Norcross Police Dept., GA
2020 National Latina of the Year
Sheila Rivera, Sgt.
Cook County Sheriff’s Office, IL
2021 National Latina of the YearSylvia Trevino, Constable Precinct 6
Harris County, TX
2022 National Latina of the Year
Pamela Barragan, Commander
St. Paul Police, MN
2023 National Latina of the Year
Gabi Ortigoni, President
Central Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
2024 National Latina of the Year
Pilar Stier, Chief of Police
Le Seur, MN
2025 National Latina of the Year
Angelica Mendoza, Deputy Chief of Police
Oakland Police Dept., CA