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Wendy Martinez CHLI Alumni Community Engagement Award

Presented annually to a CHLI alumnus in recognition of their ambassadorship of CHLI’s mission, purpose, and focus.

About The Award

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The Wendy Martinez CHLI Alumni Community Engagement Award is named in honor of Wendy Martinez, a 2005 CHLI internship program alumna whose life was tragically cut short at a young age in 2018.

Wendy was a founding member of the CHLI Alumni Association and led the team who wrote the bylaws and charter to establish the CAA.

Young leaders are the future and the leaders of change in the U.S. and around the world. Wendy was passionate about advancing the Hispanic community’s Diversity of Thought. This recognition established in her name in 2019 encourages emerging leaders to work hard to achieve their professional and personal goals.

The CHLI Alumni Association created the Wendy K. Martinez Scholarship to continue to support alumni in their academic journey. In Spring 2022, the first scholarships were awarded to two CHLI Global Leader alumni.

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Wendy Martinez Award

The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Board of Directors presented the first CHLI Wendy Martinez Alumni Community Engagement Award posthumously to Wendy Martinez at the annual CHLI Leadership Awards Gala in 2019. The award is named after the late Wendy Martinez, who led the effort to formalize the CHLI Alumni Association’s Bylaws and Charter. The award is presented to an alumnus to recognize their ambassadorship of CHLI’s mission, purpose, and focus. The CHLI Alumni Association selects the honoree and presents the award at the Annual CHLI Future Leaders Conference in the summer in Washington, DC.

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Wendy Martinez Scholarship

In alignment with the CHLI Alumni Association’s mission to empower alumni across the country after their internship experience, the Wendy K. Martinez Scholarship was established in 2022. Scholarships assist CHLI alumni currently enrolled in an accredited educational institution to pursue their academic goals. CHLI Board of Directors, CHLI Advisory Council Members, CHLI alumni, and sponsors provide the funds for the annual scholarships.