ABOUT US

Mission

Our mission is to develop, place, and connect essential Latino leadership in the education sector, while mobilizing Latino voices to promote practices and policies that remove barriers to equitable educational opportunity.

What We BELIEVE

We believe that education provides opportunities for students to decide their destiny.

Our Team

Amanda Fernández
CEO AND Founder

Migdalia Diaz
Chief Operating Officer

Julene Perez
Chief Advancement Officer

Anyeli Matos
Senior Advisor | Doctoral Resident, Executive Leadership Team

Samantha Ader
Vice President, Organizational Effectiveness

Claudia Alvarez
Managing Director, Finance

Manny Cruz
Senior Policy Fellow

Miguel Angel Duncan-Galvez Bravo
Managing Director, Regional Development & Engagement

Chris Espinoza
Director, Programs & Partnerships, Massachusetts

Jorge Fanjul
Executive Director, Massachusetts

Mara Gilyard
Director, Programs and Partnerships, Greater Houston

Elvis Jocol Lara
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

R. D. Leyva
VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAM OPERATIONS & STRATEGY

José Magaña
Executive Director, Bay Area

Juanluis Montero
Manager, Graphic and Web Design

JACQUELINE MONTERROSO
DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY, MASSACHUSETTS

Julielys Ortiz-Leger
Manager of Regional Programs, Massachusetts

Jorge “Cheko” Pacheco Jr
Director of Programs & Partnerships – Bay Area

Rafael Reyes Orona
Director of Operations and Technology

Jeremy Rodriguez
Manager, Development Operations

Sandra Rodriguez
Executive Director, Texas

Dr. Elvira Salazar
Director of Online Learning & Technology

Charly Schwartz
Managing Director of People, Culture, and Operations

Rocio Sidonio
Coordinator, Regional Programs

Ciro Valiente
Manager of Marketing and Communications

Board of directors

TINA FERNÁNDEZ

Founder, Day Six Leadership

BOARD Chair

Dr. Landon MascareñaZ

Co-Founder, The Open System Institute

BOARD Secretary

Gregory Gonzalez

Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP

Maria Orozco

Partner, The Bridgespan Group

Dr. Margaret ‘Maggie’ S. Marcus

Executive Director, Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation

FELIX RUANo

Founder & CEO at Onetera – Co-Founder At Subject

mora segal

Managing DireCtor,
A-Street & Co-Founder, Leading Now

SUSAN VALVERDE

Brand President, Sylvan Learning

Latinos

FOR

Education