What an unforgettable night! Our 2025 Visiones Benefit Gala: Spark Bright Futures was filled with inspiration, celebration, and community. If you were there — we hope these photos bring you back the joy and connection of the evening. If you couldn’t join us — we hope you can feel the magic through these moments captured.
A special thank you to this year’s extraordinary honorees!
“LUCA is giving these wonderful Scholars the confidence to say ‘Sí Se Puede,’ yes I can. I can go to college. I can have a career. I can chase my dreams.” — John Quiñones
Photographed from left to right: PKF O’Connor Davies, represented by Robert Cordero (Corporate Partner Award); Linda Zeltner (Community Advocate Honoree); Shirley Acevedo Buontempo (Founder & Executive Director); John Quiñones (Founder’s Award Honoree); and Diane Wrobleski (Community Advocate Honoree).
“As a first-generation Latina, my family has always been my driving force. Their resilience taught me strength, their sacrifices taught me gratitude, and their belief in me—even in the most challenging moments—reminded me that my success would never just be my own; it would always be ours.
— Kate Hidalgo, Scholar Speaker (LUCA Scholar, Class of 2021; University of Rochester, Class of 2025)
Photographed from left to right: Kate Hidalgo, Katy Hidalgo and Angel Hidalgo.
Board Members, photographed from left to right: Mark Ellman, Rafael Palomino, Dalia Valdés, Lisa Bell, Christine Louvet, Lydia Kris, Patricia Bogoya-Bravo, Clara Román, Scott Silverstein, Shirley Acevedo Buontempo, Shawn Edwards, Carolina Ureña, Joseph Del Toro, Tamara Vasquez, Rafael Pérez, and Aldo Polak. (Not photographed: Jonathan Schwartz and Rodrigo Trelles Zabala)
Photos from the Night
