Our Staff

Elaine Utin

Executive Director

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Ricky Hurtado

Senior Advisor

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Kiara Aranda

Director of Programs

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Mirella Cisneros Perez

Fellowship Manager

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Carol Bono

Communications Manager & Lead Storyteller

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Nadia Trevizo

Youth Programs Manager

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Bryan Mejia

Community Engagement Coordinator

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Lucia Lozano Robledo

Curriculum & Program Specialist

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Douglas Reyes

Advancement Manager

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Katerina Marroquin

Communications Coordinator

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Maria Pulido Ramirez

Operations Coordinator

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Zamantha Granados

Partnerships Manager

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Lorena Meza Lara

Community Engagement Coordinator

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Alice Dolbow

Partnerships Coordinator

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Tanya Fuentes

College Access Coach

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Jeremy Finazzo

College Access Coach

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Lina Palancares

College Access Coach

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Nancy Ayala

Translator

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Our Interns

Alexandra Velazquez Belisario

UNC MSW Intern

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Zelaya-Caceres

BB Zelaya-Caceres

Fellowship Intern

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Elsa Landeros

College y Consejos Intern

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Karina Castañeda Esparza

Fellowship Coach

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Our Board Members

Angelita Mantilla Becom

Board Chair

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Nicole K. Daniels

Board Vice-Chair

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Marcela Torres-Cervantes

Board Secretary

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Dr. Nestor Alexis Ramirez

Board Treasurer

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Dr. JuanEs Ramirez

Board Member

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Karla Mounts

Board Member

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Liliana Madrid

Board Member

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Oscar Miranda Tapia

Board Member

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Oscar Romero

Board Member

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Renee Ortiz

Board Member

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Yubi Aranda Sandoval

Board Member

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Niklaus Steiner

Director Emeritus

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Paul Cuadros

Director Emeritus

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The majority of us at LatinxEd know what it’s like to grow up in the South as Latinx immigrants or children of immigrants and first generation college students.

Elaine Townsend Utin