LEADERSHIP
Cesar Nuñez
Co-Executive Director
Cesar first began working with Enlace Chicago as a member of the Board of Directors when the organization was still named the Little Village Community Development Corporation (LVCDC). He joined the staff a few years later, in 2005, as the New Communities Program Organizer. In this role, he supported the implementation of the 2005 Little Village Quality of Life Plan and developed new initiatives such as B-Ball on the Block, which is still being facilitated by a partner organization. He continued to grow within the organization and took on the role of Economic Development Director, overseeing the Housing Resource Center, the Local Industrial Retention Initiative and several local development projects.
Cesar left Enlace in 2010 and became the 22nd Ward Superintendent for the Department of Streets and Sanitation before he was promoted to District Superintendent. He also had the opportunity to manage capital improvement and maintenance projects for Oak Park Residence Corporation's portfolio of buildings and apartments. He rejoined Enlace’s Board of Directors and then, in 2018, he returned in a staff capacity as Director of Organizing. He transitioned into the role of Associate Director in 2020 and now holds the shared role of Co-Executive Director. His extensive experience working with not-for-profit organizations, as well as his ties to and knowledge of Little Village, serve him well in this role.
Cesar received his Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has a certificate in Urban Development from The Great Cities Institute and Chicago Rehab Network at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He most recently participated in the Neighborhood Builders Emerging Leaders 2020 Cohort and the Latino Policy Forum’s Multicultural Leadership Academy 2020 Cohort.
Marcela Rodriguez
Co-Executive Director
Marcela, otherwise known as "Marcy," came to Enlace in 2019. She is an accomplished finance, human resources, program and operations manager with an established record of success in stewarding the resources of organizations and institutions focused on education, social services, social justice, economic development, youth employment, community development and community organizing. She has years of experience in leadership positions at other community-based organizations, including Brighton Park Neighborhood Council and The Resurrection Project, located in predominantly Latinx neighborhoods on the southwest side of Chicago. She has a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Roosevelt University and is pursuing a master’s degree in Public Administration. Marcy was born and raised in Torreon, Coahuila Mexico until the age of 7. She and her family migrated to the United States and settled in Little Village in 1980. Marcy is married with four kids and a granddaughter.