Lief Labs (Valencia, CA) has announced that the company’s CEO & founder, Adel Villalobos, was honored by the College of the Canyons (COC) Business Alliance among specially selected local Hispanic business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs who have inspired others to pursue their dreams in the Santa Clarita Valley. The honorees, which also included Agustin Prieto of California Bakery, as well as the Saco Family of Lima Limon, Sell with Saco, Carter Saco Logistics, were recognized at a special COC Business Alliance event on Sept. 21 held on campus at COC in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Other distinguished participants present at the event included California State Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares, City of Santa Clarita Councilmember Bill Miranda, and representatives from the offices of Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, California Congressman Mike Garcia, and California State Senator Scott Wilk. Along with the COC Business Alliance, each of these distinguished attendees presented special certificates from their individual districts to Villalobos and his fellow honorees in recognition of their outstanding achievements as Hispanic business owners and for their important contributions to the community.

The event’s program featured a networking breakfast and a panel discussion with the honorees led by John Milburn, Interim vice president, workforce and economic advancement at COC, with additional panel questions from several COC students.

“I am honored and very grateful to the College of the Canyons Business Alliance to have been recognized along with my esteemed fellow Hispanic business owner honorees as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month,” said Villalobos. “Building a strong business environment in our great Santa Clarita Valley region and beyond, fostering entrepreneurship, and giving back to the community are all extremely important to me and to Lief Labs, and we look forward to continuing these efforts in the future.”

To learn more, visit www.lieflabs.com.