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City Hall honors Women of Impact across Los Angeles as council notes first majority-female body
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council and the Commission on the Status of Women presented the 2025 Women of Impact awards at City Hall, recognizing dozens of community leaders from across council districts and noting that the council is majority female for the first time.
City officials, the Los Angeles Civil Rights Department and the Commission on the Status of Women gathered at City Hall to present the 2025 Women of Impact awards, highlighting community leaders from multiple council districts and marking Women’s History Month.
Council members and department leaders repeatedly noted that this council (15 members) is majority female for the first time, a point several speakers described as a milestone for representation. Capri Maddox, general manager of the Los Angeles Civil Rights Department, and Tracy Grama, president of the Commission on the Status of Women, opened remarks and introduced honorees.
Honorees named during the event included community organizers, nonprofit leaders, small-business owners and civic volunteers from across the city. Examples cited from the dais included Lara Berthels (recognized for strategic communications and advocacy work), Jenny Kim of Park’s Barbecue in Koreatown, Latora Green of Valley of Change, Camille Terry (founder of Charger Help) and Odelia Romero of CIELLO, an organization serving indigenous language communities. Several councilmembers described local work by awardees that addressed food insecurity, cultural preservation, small-business development and volunteer-led community services.
Councilmember Heather Hutt and others who led the ceremony urged sustained investment in women’s economic power and said the council and city departments should apply a gender equity lens across city policy and programs. Tracy Grama noted research linking higher women’s wealth to broader community benefits and called for integrating gender equity into city practices rather than treating it as an add-on.
The event included short biographies of honorees and photo opportunities on the South Steps. No formal votes were recorded related to the awards during the meeting; the presentations were ceremonial.
Several councilmembers used their remarks to highlight local projects and to encourage residents to visit the accompanying exhibit at City Hall showcasing the honorees’ biographies.
