{"id":175344,"date":"2026-03-02T19:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/175344\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:39:07","slug":"luana-ortiz-to-serve-as-liaison-to-hispanic-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/175344\/","title":{"rendered":"Luana Ortiz to Serve as Liaison to Hispanic Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings appointed Luana Ortiz as a special assistant on Monday, serving as a liaison to the Hispanic community. Ortiz will work directly with Spanish-speaking residents, guests, businesses and organizations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">In her new role, Ortiz will focus on strengthening connections by coordinating engagement activities and expanding public awareness of county programs and services. She will also represent Orange County at community events to improve outreach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Ortiz joins the administration with nearly a decade of experience in marketing and communications. She previously served as the marketing and promotions manager for TelevisaUnivision Orlando and Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Demings stated that the new appointment will help the county reach more people. \u201cI am confident this appointment strengthens our team and enhances our ability to serve all of Orange County\u2019s residents,\u201d Demings said. He noted that Ortiz\u2019s professional background would be a valuable contribution to both the county leadership and the Hispanic community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Ortiz said she is passionate about informing residents and making sure that opportunities reach those who need them. \u201cI have dedicated my career to amplifying Hispanic voices, fostering partnerships, and advancing initiatives that strengthen our region,\u201d Ortiz said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/video\/\">click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wftvapps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772480347_285_APP DOWNLOAD LOCAL_1541693885678.jpg_13622062_ver1.0.jpg\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM WFTV CHANNEL 9<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings appointed Luana Ortiz as a special assistant on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175345,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[82980,139,141,140,82981],"class_list":["post-175344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-luana-ortiz","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-special-assistant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}