Former Hollister Councilwoman Mickie Luna appointed to international position

Information provided by Claustro Doctoral Iberoamericano.

Former Hollister Vice Mayor and Councilwoman Mickie Solorio Luna was appointed in February by the Claustro Doctoral Iberoamericano to the role of Program Coordinator throughout the United States. As program coordinator, Luna will serve as liaison between member countries and the United States in the area of improvement to humanity relations.

“I am truly honored and humbled to have been selected, by such a distinguished group of international leaders, to serve in this capacity,” Luna said. “I am looking forward to help facilitate and contribute to the positive relations between international countries and the United States.”

In 2017, Luna was honored with the Honoris Causa Doctorate from La Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. The honorary doctorate degree is given to people who are distinguished leaders in the world and are positive examples in society, a recent press release stated.

In her role, Luna will serve as a member of the Claustro Doctoral Iberoamericano: Liderazco Hoy, a Mexico-based nonprofit whose mission is to act in favor of humanity through integral and honest participation in society in the areas of social inclusion, the procurement of justice, gender equity, representation of vulnerable groups, and mediation, among other causes according to the press release. The nonprofit also promotes leadership of people who are committed to human development in the world, who for their professional work, their academic achievements and their social projects, contribute to the improvement and well-being of humanity.

The Doctorate Induction Ceremony will be held on April 3 at the Tsakopoulos Sacramento Library Galleria, where nominees will be inducted into the Claustro Doctoral Honoris Causa Program. According to the release, this is the first occasion that Mexico’s Doctorate Ceremony will be held in California. The ceremony is being planned and coordinated by Luna and Dr. Juan Manuel Ruiz of Salt Lake City, with the assistance of Dora Cortes Gallardo Telles of Mexico City.

Mexico leaders also acknowledged Luna for receiving the disguised recognition of the OHTLI Award in 2014, at the National LULAC Convention in New York City. The OHTLI Award is the highest commendation made to an individual outside of Mexico by the President and the Republic of Mexico.

The Claustro Doctoral Iberoamericano membership has representation from numerous countries, including Spain, Ukraine, Cuba, Peru, and Italy.