Our Staff
Administration Team
Katya Nuques
Executive Director
Sonia Orozco
Executive Assistant
Finance and Operations
Marcela Rodriguez
Director of Finance
Charles Sergeant
Director of Operations
Reyna Mijangos
Finance Manager
Jasmin Nava
Finance Associate
Cinzia Lia
Accounting Associate
Marisol Perez
Human Resources Associate
Marketing and Development
Docia Buffington
Development Director
Erica Rangel
Grants Manager
Solange Piña-Lorca
Communications Coordinator
Simone Alexander
Development Coordinator
Evaluation
Alisha Garcia Flores
Director of Evaluation
Eddie Mendez
Evaluation and Data Specialist
Vianney Leon
Evaluation and Data Specialist
Education Team
Astrid Suarez
Director of Education
Cindy Martinez
Community Schools Manager
Vicky Cambray
Community Schools Manager
Jessica Cañas
Post-Secondary Manager
Jessica Cruz
Social Emotional Learning Coordinator
Community Schools
Marissa Alvarez
Resource Coordinator
Little Village Lawndale High School Campus
Jesus Contreras Jr.
Resource Coordinator
Little Village Lawndale High School Campus
Matthew Silva
Resource Coordinator
Francisco I. Madero Middle School
Alexandria Corriveau
Resource Coordinator
Cyrus H. McCormick Elementary School
Dulce Bravo Garcia
Resource Coordinator
Farragut Career Academy
Leticia Diaz
Resource Coordinator
Eli Whitney Elementary School
Karina Estrada
Resource Coordinator
Lázaro Cardenas Elementary School
AVANZA: Little Village en Route to College
Quintiliano Rios-Perez
Post-Secondary Coordinator
Little Village Lawndale High School
Andrea Barron
Post-Secondary Coordinator
Farragut Career Academy
Little Village Education Collaborative (LVEC)
Priscilla Monsivais
College Pipeline Specialist
Valerie Coffman
Adult and Early Childhood Education Pipeline Specialist
Parent Mentor Program
Azucena Sanchez
Parent Mentor Program Coordinator
Health Team
Amanda Benitez
Director of Community Health
Caritina Almanza
Community Health Worker Manager
Maria Herrera
Public Health Coordinator
Ilda Hernandez
Community Health Worker Network (PAES) Coordinator
Sahida Martinez
Lead Community Health Worker
Elizabeth Oviedo
Promotora de Salud
Diana Martinez
Promotora de Salud
Rolando Perez
Garden TA Provider
Immigration Team
Roberto Chavez
Immigration and Legal Services Coordinator
Organizing Team
Cesar Nunez
Director of Organizing
Citlalli Bueno Lares
Immigration Organizer
Violence Prevention Team
Jacqueline Munoz
Director of Violence Prevention
Alicia Martinez
Violence Prevention Manager
Jesse Huerta
Violence Intervention Manager
Ray Arroyo
Youth Engagement Coordinator
Street Outreach
David Estrada
Violence Interrupter
Cecilia Mannion
Street Outreach Worker
Sixto Torres
Street Outreach Worker
Mauricio Diaz
Street Outreach Worker
Marcos Constantino
Case Manager
Anthony Chappell
Case Manager
Safe Passage
Marcela Espinoza
Safe Passage Coordinator
Daniel Michel
Safe Passage Coordinator
School-Based Counselors
Elizabeth Crisostomo
School-Based Counselor
Monserrat Vazquez Sanchez
School-Based Counselor
Street-Based Counselors
Victoria Battle
Street-Based Counselor
Yahtzeni Gonzalez
Street-Based Counselor
Little Village Youth Safety Network (LVYSN) and Violence Prevention Collaborative (VPC)
Claudia Rangel
Violence Prevention Networks Coordinator