Teresa Romero is an American labor union leader. In 2018, Romero became the first woman to lead the United Farm Workers as President, the first Latina to hold the position. In 2020, Romero was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award In May 2024, Romero received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden. Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers co-founder, posthumously received the honor in 1994. Earlier that same year in February, she receive the Dolores C. Huerta Woman of Courage Award presented by the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI).