Awards & Recognition
★Nation's Restaurant News Golden Chain Award
★Hispanic Business Women of the Year Elite 20
★Junior Achievement San Diego Business Hall of Fame (2009)
★Big Brothers Big Sisters Person of the Year (2011)
★SDSU Distinguished Alumni Award (2007)
★Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from SDSU (2013)
Notable Facts
→Only Fortune 1000 California company CEO who was an ethnic minority woman during her tenure
→Led transformation of Jack in the Box from 25% to 77% franchised model
→Currently serves on Goldman Sachs fund boards overseeing $2B in assets
→Serves on WD-40 Company board as Chair of Finance Committee
→Former trustee of California State University system
→Founded Lang Lecture Series at SDSU focused on ethical leadership
→30-year career at Jack in the Box from accounts payable supervisor to CEO