At the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Sept. 13, 2022, Vice Mayor Gregg K. Weiss presented a proclamation declaring Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 2022, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Palm Beach County. Hispanics of every race, class and multiple nationalities have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of Palm Beach County in countless recorded and unrecorded ways.

Pictured here (l to r): Michelle McGovern, El Sol Jupiter Neighborhood Resource Center Executive Director Suzanne Cordero, Palm Beach County (PBC) Library Director Doug Crane, unknown, PBC Librarian Maribel De Jesus, PBC Hispanic Bar Association President Julie Nethersole, CEO of YWCA of PBC CEO Shea Spencer, Democratic Hispanic Caucus PBC President Rolando Barrero, Claudia Mendoza, Vice Mayor Gregg Weiss, Florida Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce PBC President Juan Pagan, Hispanic Education Coalition Director Gabriela Mendez, Caridad Center Director Laura Kallus, Fabiana DesRosiers, Hispanic Human Resource Council PBC Director Fabiana DesRosiers, PBC Hispanic Bar Association Board Member Karen Velez, Lydia Maldonado with the Republican Latinos of The Palm Beaches, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of PBC CEO Maria Antuña, Esperanza Center Board Member Sylvia Moffett, Esperanza Center Services Coordinator Yirna Buitrago, PBC Hispanic Bar Association Board Member Gina Fraga, Sara Baxter.