For Phoenix resident Karina Hernandez, Mother’s Day is more than a celebration — it’s a tribute to the woman who shaped her into the person she is today.
As a community health educator for Advance Community, Karina dedicates her life to helping others, a value instilled in her by her mother, Yolanda Hernandez Gutierrez.
Yolanda dedicated more than 20 years of her life to working for the Roosevelt School District while raising her four daughters in the South Ranch neighborhood. She arrived in the United States without knowing English or having family nearby…