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Please join us on October 16, 2025, for the Women of the Year event. We celebrate each of our Women of the Year, Rising Swans, and Scholarship Recipients as they share their powerful stories of personal growth and community involvement with banquet attendees. We hope you will mark your calendars and join us for this very special evening! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1760025030219-WAS0ZPK3U090DQMQ09W4/photo_5134320639014538036_y.jpg Events - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/498c91cc-a2b3-4ade-834c-b61590036808/Legacy+celebration+2026.png Events 2024 was Skagit Women’s Alliance and Network’s 40th Anniversary of honoring and celebration the outstanding women in Skagit County. To celebrate the Women of SWAN, the Skagit Women’s Alliance and Network held its 1st Legacy Celebration Event on International Women’s Day. 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Kat has been instrumental in establishing grants and funds for children and vulnerable youth and has been instrumental in gathering the proper resources to support the mission of the Skagit Y. Kat created new programs and positions to better reach those experiencing houselessness. She has dedicated time to the SKAGIT CSEC task force, Skagit League of Women Voters, Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy, Skagit Coalition to end Homelessness and the Skagit Valley Family YMCA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1661985332806-7IL1RU3L8RP4AY8JK5GQ/IMG_2810-Edit.jpg Home - Jenifer Howson (Copy) Jenifer Howson Skagit County District Court Presiding Judge. Jennifer was elected in 2022 to be Skagit County District Court Judge after being appointed to the position in 2021. Thereafter she was immediately appointed as Presiding Judge due to her reputation for hard work, fairness, and her goals for the court system. She developed the first of its kind network of Therapeutic Community Courts that involves a centralized team of advocates and behavioral health providers that travel each day of the week to a different Skagit County or Municipal Court. She continues to aggressively develop access to justice and directed services to those in need through a myriad of funding sources to maintain this programming despite the pandemic. She has been mentoring young women lawyers for three decades.Since 1991 she has been a member of Women Lawyers groups in Skagit She County. She is also the Scholarship Chair for Skagit Rotary, a Skagit Women in Business (SWIB) scholarship committee member, andas a past President of SWAN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1661985324498-P9Q158JJCY0KRPU0PAWD/IMG_2789-2-Edit.jpg Home - Veronica Gonzalez (Copy) Veronica Gonzalez Multilingual Family Migrant Liaison, Mount Vernon High School Veronica is the School-Family Migrant Liaison. Through her 27 years of working for the Mount Vernon School District she has learned to find resources and navigate the system to be able to serve outstanding students and families. As a migrant/bilingual student herself she first had knows the challenges these students are facing and how to best serve them. She is also an advisor for Latinos Unidos Con Amor y Honor (LUCHA) where the students meet once a week and allow students to meet member of the community and network. Her goal is to give Latina students all the tools and strategies they need to have all the opportunities just like any other student. Veronica is also part of Munros Driving School. She will continue to look for resources for our students and families to be able to break some of those barriers and have to deal with on a daily bases and make their lives a little bit less stressful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1661985342639-2GJI5QF3WEMUCWE8XC1A/IMG_2829-Edit.jpg Home - Hulda Bernice Mazariegos García (Copy) Hulda Bernice Mazariegos García Program Coordinator & Educator for the Parent Support Program "El Sol Nace Para Todos/ The Sun Rises for All" of Youthnet She has made opportunities through her support groups and empowered women to overcome barriers. She mentors supports, and encourages women, particularly in the Spanish-speaking community, to strive for better. Hulda is one of the biggest support groups in Skagit County. The groups are structured based on the participant’s needs (car seat safety, driver’s license information, computer classes). Hulda uses her skillsets, passion, and experiences to guide those in need. She receives them with open hands and heart. Her humbleness and generosity have helped many Spanish-speaking leaders in the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1661985350059-658UDJ4DYDIETDX67UQ8/IMG_2796-Edit.jpg Home - Sylvia Alvarez (Copy) Sylvia Alvarez Founder and CEO of Skagit Valley Early Learning Centers and Triumph Teen Life Center Sylvia’s passions are rooted in giving back to her community. She aspires to empower those around her. For nearly a decade, Sylvia has been working to expand access to Early learning programs in Skagit County. In earlier years, Sylvia has managed and directed several early learning centers. In more recent years, she has created new early learning programs in her communities. Here in Skagit County, she has established Valley Kids Montessori Pre-School, Mountain View Early Learning Center, and Skagit Valley Early Learning Center. Her programs support children in foster care and work to provide stability to children and families who are in the child welfare system. 60% of the children she serves are low-income and many of her programs are subsidized to expand access. Sylvia also founded Triumph Teens Life Center where she provides resources, internships, jobs, career guidance and more to teens in Skagit Valley. 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Please support us by watching our event and, if you can - by making a donation, that will go towards next year's scholarship recipients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1607047192087-BO1T5CZBXPZ308KEI4BP/SWAN+cmyk+stacked+%282%29.jpg 2021 Women of the Year Event As we cannot all meet in person this year, it's especially important that we recognize the important work being done by women in Skagit County to support our community. Please support us by watching our event and, if you can - by making a donation, that will go towards next year's scholarship recipients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1665110387666-FMAQOGYQRBCSN2U60M72/IMG_2845-Edit.jpg 2021 Women of the Year Event - Marcelina Mendoza (Copy) Marcelina Mendoza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1661985314190-QBHRH331JMM9RR9GQSKI/IMG_2849-Edit.jpg 2021 Women of the Year Event - Kat Lohman (Copy) Kat Lohman Executive Director of Social Impact, Skagit Valley YMCA Her work in Skagit County began in 2015 when became the assistant to the director and eventual Director herself of the Oasis Programs. Kat has been instrumental in establishing grants and funds for children and vulnerable youth and has been instrumental in gathering the proper resources to support the mission of the Skagit Y. Kat created new programs and positions to better reach those experiencing houselessness. She has dedicated time to the SKAGIT CSEC task force, Skagit League of Women Voters, Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy, Skagit Coalition to end Homelessness and the Skagit Valley Family YMCA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1661985332806-7IL1RU3L8RP4AY8JK5GQ/IMG_2810-Edit.jpg 2021 Women of the Year Event - Jenifer Howson (Copy) Jenifer Howson Skagit County District Court Presiding Judge. Jennifer was elected in 2022 to be Skagit County District Court Judge after being appointed to the position in 2021. Thereafter she was immediately appointed as Presiding Judge due to her reputation for hard work, fairness, and her goals for the court system. She developed the first of its kind network of Therapeutic Community Courts that involves a centralized team of advocates and behavioral health providers that travel each day of the week to a different Skagit County or Municipal Court. She continues to aggressively develop access to justice and directed services to those in need through a myriad of funding sources to maintain this programming despite the pandemic. She has been mentoring young women lawyers for three decades.Since 1991 she has been a member of Women Lawyers groups in Skagit She County. She is also the Scholarship Chair for Skagit Rotary, a Skagit Women in Business (SWIB) scholarship committee member, andas a past President of SWAN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1661985324498-P9Q158JJCY0KRPU0PAWD/IMG_2789-2-Edit.jpg 2021 Women of the Year Event - Veronica Gonzalez (Copy) Veronica Gonzalez Multilingual Family Migrant Liaison, Mount Vernon High School Veronica is the School-Family Migrant Liaison. Through her 27 years of working for the Mount Vernon School District she has learned to find resources and navigate the system to be able to serve outstanding students and families. As a migrant/bilingual student herself she first had knows the challenges these students are facing and how to best serve them. She is also an advisor for Latinos Unidos Con Amor y Honor (LUCHA) where the students meet once a week and allow students to meet member of the community and network. Her goal is to give Latina students all the tools and strategies they need to have all the opportunities just like any other student. Veronica is also part of Munros Driving School. She will continue to look for resources for our students and families to be able to break some of those barriers and have to deal with on a daily bases and make their lives a little bit less stressful https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1661985342639-2GJI5QF3WEMUCWE8XC1A/IMG_2829-Edit.jpg 2021 Women of the Year Event - Hulda Bernice Mazariegos García (Copy) Hulda Bernice Mazariegos García Program Coordinator & Educator for the Parent Support Program "El Sol Nace Para Todos/ The Sun Rises for All" of Youthnet She has made opportunities through her support groups and empowered women to overcome barriers. She mentors supports, and encourages women, particularly in the Spanish-speaking community, to strive for better. Hulda is one of the biggest support groups in Skagit County. The groups are structured based on the participant’s needs (car seat safety, driver’s license information, computer classes). Hulda uses her skillsets, passion, and experiences to guide those in need. She receives them with open hands and heart. Her humbleness and generosity have helped many Spanish-speaking leaders in the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54453a69e4b06fd41dc86233/1661985350059-658UDJ4DYDIETDX67UQ8/IMG_2796-Edit.jpg 2021 Women of the Year Event - Sylvia Alvarez (Copy) Sylvia Alvarez Founder and CEO of Skagit Valley Early Learning Centers and Triumph Teen Life Center Sylvia’s passions are rooted in giving back to her community. She aspires to empower those around her. For nearly a decade, Sylvia has been working to expand access to Early learning programs in Skagit County. In earlier years, Sylvia has managed and directed several early learning centers. In more recent years, she has created new early learning programs in her communities. Here in Skagit County, she has established Valley Kids Montessori Pre-School, Mountain View Early Learning Center, and Skagit Valley Early Learning Center. Her programs support children in foster care and work to provide stability to children and families who are in the child welfare system. 60% of the children she serves are low-income and many of her programs are subsidized to expand access. Sylvia also founded Triumph Teens Life Center where she provides resources, internships, jobs, career guidance and more to teens in Skagit Valley. 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