Herald leader Alex Mena honored by South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
By Pedro Portal and
Milena Malaver
Alex Mena, Miami Herald-El Nuevo Herald Executive Editor, displays his SFLHCC Excellence in Communications Award flanked by Alejandro Mendieta, SFLHCC Secretary and Liliam M. Lopez, President/CEO SFLHCC, during the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Hispanic Leadership Awards” lunch at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, on Friday March 14, 2025.
Pedro Portal
pportal@miamiherald.com
Alex Mena, executive editor of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald and Florida regional editor for McClatchy, received this year’s South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s HLA Communications Award.
The Hispanic Leadership Awards honor outstanding Hispanic leaders for their significant community contributions.
On Friday, the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce celebrated award winners at a lunch at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.
Take a look at the ceremony and the winners:
View of attendees to the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Hispanic Leadership Awards” lunch at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, on Friday March 14, 2025. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
From left: Herald Visuals Editor David Santiago; Herald Editorial Writer Luisa Yanez; Herald and el Nuevo Herald Executive Editor Alex Mena; el Nuevo Herald Service Journalism Editor Daniel Shoer Roth; Herald Senior Managing Editor Dana Banker; and Herald features and education editor Amy Reyes at the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Hispanic Leadership Awards’ at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables on Friday. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Iván Herrera, Founder/ CEO of UniVista Insurance, displays his SFLHCC Elite Business Icon Award, flanked by Alejandro Mendieta, SFLHCC Secretary and Liliam M. Lopez, President/CEO SFLHCC, during the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Hispanic Leadership Awards” lunch at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, on Friday March 14, 2025. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Alex Mena, Miami Herald-El Nuevo Herald Executive Editor, posed with Liliam M. Lopez, President/CEO SFLHCC during the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Hispanic Leadership Awards” lunch at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, on Friday March 14, 2025. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published March 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM.
