Congratulatory Message to Gracie Torres, Director, Western Municipal Water District, Division 2 from Frank Montes, Chair, Hispanic Coalition of Small Businesses (HCSB)

Frank Montes • December 5, 2022

Congratulations, Gracie Torres, on your re-election to the Western Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors! 

Congratulations, Gracie Torres, on your re-election to the Western Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors! You continue to break records as the youngest and first millennial immigrant Latina elected to serve as Vice President on this WMWD board … and by securing a second term with 60 percent of the vote in a five-person race! ¡Felicidades, Gracie!


We at the Hispanic Coalition of Small Businesses (HCSB) are extremely fortunate and proud to have you serve on its Board of Directors (https://www.hcsb-us.org/board-of-directors/gracie-torres)! Your passion for water quality, environmental conservation, transparency, and job creation is making a dramatic difference in our residential and small business communities! In addition, you serve as a prime example as an education mentor and community service advocate. By pursuing your own higher education goals – particularly in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) arena – you are lighting the path for our high school students of color to follow. Keep up the great work, Gracie! ¡Todos aquí en HCSB estamos muy orgullosos de ti!


Gracie will be sworn in to her re-elected position on December 7 in Riverside, CA (see flyer below). To learn more about Gracie Torres, visit: gracietorres.com or follow her on Facebook or Instagram @gracietorres or Twitter @GTorresWMWD. 


— Frank Montes, Chair, Hispanic Coalition of Small Businesses


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Gracie Torres, Vice President, Board of Directors

Western Municipal Water District, Division II


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