Our Staff

Elaine Utin

Executive Director

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Ricky Hurtado

Senior Advisor

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Kiara

Kiara Aranda

Director of Programs

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Mirella Shot

Mirella Cisneros Perez

Community Impact Manager

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Carol Bono

Carol Bono

Communications Manager & Lead Storyteller

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Tanya Fuentes

College Access Coach

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Jeremy Finazzo

College Access Coach

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Nadia Trevizo

Youth Programs Manager

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Bryan Mejia

Youth Programs Coordinator

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Lucia Lozano Robledo

Program & Curriculum 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

Community Impact Manager

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Lorena Meza Lara

Community Organizer

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Alice Dolbow

Director of Postsecondary Opportunity

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Lina Palancares

College Access Coach

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Our Coaches

Alexandra Velazquez Belisario

UNC MSW Intern

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Sebastian Rios

Semillas Coach

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Zelaya-Caceres

BB Zelaya-Caceres

Semillas Coach

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Elsa Landeros

Semillas Coach

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Karina Castañeda Esparza

Semillas 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