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Jackie Reyes is the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Latino Affairs (MOLA). Born in El Salvador and an activist for years in Washington D.C., Reyes is a key player member of Mayor Muriel Brower’s administration. Reyes oversees not only the agency’s 10 member staff, but
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John E. “Jack” Potter is the President and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). Under Potter’s leadership, Washington’s airports champion cultural diversity throughout the year. During Hispanic Heritage Month, the airports host a series of performances, which features dancers and music from Hispanic communities. The Airports
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Dr. DeRionne Pollard is the president of the Montgomery College, where she has promoted a range of initiatives that support Hispanic students through culturally competent instruction and sound educational and training programs. Under her leadership, Montgomery College has created the Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) program—in partnership with
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Fernando Pizarro is the Washington Affiliates Correspondent for the Univision Television Group. An Emmy-nominated journalist, he has covered Capitol Hill, the White House, the federal government and the Latino community in Washington for more than fifteen years. Since 2000 he has covered national and mid-term election cycles, including eight national
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Tom Perez is the Chair of the Democratic National Committee. A son of Dominican immigrants, he helped grow CASA de Maryland from a service provider in the basement of a church to one of the largest immigrant advocacy organizations in the country. At the Justice Department, he challenged voter suppression
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Millie Perez is the Special Events Coordinator at Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), where she has worked over 30 years. Her job includes everything from fundraising galas, breakfasts, parties and getting dozens of turkeys donated at Thanksgiving. Her goal is that hundreds of young Latinos receive just the right gift
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María Peña is the Washington Correspondent for La Opinion-Impremedia. She is an award-winning journalist with more than 27 years of experience, covering issues that impact US Latinos. Her work got national recognition from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in 2016. She holds a B.A. in Broadcast
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Joseline Peña-Melnyk is Maryland House Delegate (D). Peña-Melnyk once an immigrant child herself, stands firmly to support the Trust Act, to protect ¨sanctuary¨ policies adopted by cities and counties in recent years, to safeguard undocumented immigrants. She emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. with her single mother
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Sagrario Ortiz Frias is the founder and CEO of El Poder de Ser Mujer, an organization dedicated to helping Latina immigrants in the DC reach their full potential. In just over three short years, the group has become among the top grassroots Latino organizations in the DC. Through many educational
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Erick Oribio Quintana is the Maryland Governor Commissioner on Hispanic Affairs and owner of Latin Opinion. He´s a top Maryland Hispanic Outreach Specialist, and he served as the Hispanic Outreach Manager and Press Information Officer for the Maryland Governor´s Census 2000. Has served as International and Intergovernmental Liaison
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Nydia I. Ocasio is a community Relations and Outreach Specialist at the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) Prince George´s Department of Parks and Recreation. M-NCPPC is a bi-county agency empowered by the State of Maryland in 1927 to acquire, develop, maintain and administer a regional system of
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Janet Murguía is the President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the US. Under Murguíia’s lead, NCLR has registered 500,000 new voters to date, and the organizations’ primary focus is to give priority to voter