Az Big Media will be profiling one of the Most Influential Women in Arizona for 2025 each day leading up to the celebratory dinner on August 21, 2025. Today, meet Alicia Nuñez, president and CEO for Chicanos por la Causa.
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Alicia Nuñez, Chicanos por la Causa
Background: Nuñez leads CPLC, a community development organization empowering nearly 1,000,000 lives across the country through health and human services, housing, education, economic development and advocacy programs. She has more than 23 years of financial and operational management experience.
Source of pride: “There’s a hallway in the CPLC main office filled with portraits of past presidents and I would always say, ‘one day, there’s going to be a woman in that hallway.’ I became CPLC’s first Latina president and CEO in the organizations’ history. I still pass by that hallway every day, and I am filled with so much pride when I remember what this represents.”
Professional advice: “Having a mentor alongside your professional journey helps you discover your voice, leadership, and strengths. You will always need someone in your corner to remind you that your insight is valuable or to think of a different perspective against a challenge. Mentorship provides guidance and growth, personally and professionally.”
Surprising fact: “I’m a ‘nana’ and my grandson is everything to me! Family will always been important to me and he is a motivation to continue working towards a better future.”
Celebratory dinner
The 2025 honorees will be celebrated at a special awards dinner on August 21, 2025, at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix. Sponsors of the Most Influential Women in Arizona reception and dinner include presenting sponsor Phillips Law Foundation, cover photo shoot sponsor Greenberg Traurig, VIP red carpet sponsor Vertex Education and Legacy Traditional Schools, dessert sponsor Silver Cain, beverage sponsor Arizona Escrow & Financial Corporation, 360 photo booth sponsor Clayco, digital sponsor Ganem Companies, fine jewelry sponsor Osborne Jewelers, and special gift sponsor Tarbell’s. Get tickets here.
