Celebrating Women's History Month!
Connie Perez-Andreesen is a distinguished certified public accountant who became United Farm Workers controller in 2017. She was appointed by the union’s National Executive Board as the UFW chief administrative officer in 2018. voted national vice president at the UFW constitutional convention in November 2020. Born in the City of Tulare, to Mexican immigrant parents, Connie Perez came from modest beginnings, living with her family at the Woodville Labor Camp, to achieving success as a partner in one of the most prestigious accountancy firms in California. Ms. Perez is featured in the documentary funded by the Cal Humanities Community Stories Fund and CSUB entitled “Camp to Campus”. The 90-minute film focuses on first-generation college graduates who have come from a migrant labor background.
Ms. Perez was honored by the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as Business Woman of the year; by Hispanic Lifestyle as a Latina of Influence; by the National Latina Business Women Association Los Angeles as a Woman of Excellence; by the Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, based in Southern California, as a “Mujeres del Ano”; and by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants as an Experienced Leader, which is defined as one who has advanced to the highest level of leadership. Ms. Perez was inducted into theCSUB Hall of Fame in 2022. Visit UFW.ORG. Originally aired on Cesar Chavez Day 3-31-23.
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