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Hugo and Rebecca Medrano are GALA Hispanic Theatre’s co-founders. For the past 43 years, they have dedicated their lives to promote the Latino arts and cultures with a diverse audience by developing and producing works that explore the breadth of Latino performing arts. Their hope is to preserve the
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Silvia Martinez is Professor at Howard University. Her work in speech and language pathology focusing on education and health disparities in Hispanics and African Americans has gained her numerous awards locally and nationally. Martinez is President of the D.C. Latino Caucus, addressing social and political issues of Hispanics and
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Neri Martinez is the Executive Director of the Republican State Leadership Committee’s (RSLC) Future Majority Project (FMP) and Right Women Right Now (RWRN) initiative. FMP’s and RWRN’s mission is to recruit, support and elect new women and diverse candidates. As part of the RSLC’s overall mission
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Originally from Venezuela, Susana Mariño holds a B.S., in International Studies, from the University of South Florida & a Master of Science in Management and Administration of Education Programs, from Nova Southeastern University. Mariño is the President & Chair of the Northern Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (NOVAHCC). It
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Alberto Mariño is a Senior Diversity Officer at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro). Born in Caracas, Venezuela, he completed an MBA from Saint Leo University, Tampa, Florida. In 2013, he created and launched Metro Trabajo with WMATA in Washington, D.C. to promote employment opportunities in order to
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Julissa Marenco has been with the Smithsonian since 2018 as Assistant Secretary for Communications and External Affairs. She oversees the Institution’s Offices of Public Affairs, Government Relations, Visitor Services, and Special Events and Protocol. Previously, she served as Chief External Affairs Officer and Senior Advisor at the Federal Communications
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Rosa Lobos is a top volunteer and events coordinator of Washington Regional Transplant Community (WRTC). Lobos joined WRTC in 2000, after her daughter Daisy was pronounced brain dead and she and her father decided to donate her organs. She works as a volunteer serving as a liaison with the Hispanic
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Luis Lobo serves as the Executive Vice President and Manager of Multicultural Banking for BB&T (Branch Bank and Trust). Most recently, he was President for BB&T’s Washington Metropolitan Region based in Washington, D.C. BB&T is the tenth largest bank in the US.
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Fernando Lemos serves as the Executive Director of Mi Casa, Inc., a non-profit developer of affordable housing serving the District of Columbia. Lemos has over 25 years of experience working in the nonprofit housing and economic development sectors. He has been trained in architectural design, and is also certified as
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Joseph Leitmann-Santa Cruz is the Acting Executive Director of the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB). As the Manager of the DC Ahorra y Prospera Campaign as well as the DC EITC Campaign, Leitmann-Santa Cruz has ensured that all members of the Latinx community in
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After graduating, she was selected for the Outstanding Scholars Federal Program. She served as National Marketing Director & Hispanic Affairs at the U.S. Treasury. She was invited to serve as National Marketing & Outreach Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans; also on special assignments, as
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Ambassador Lawler’s professional career encompasses nearly three decades of government service. Sean P. Lawler was sworn in as Chief of Protocol of the United States, with rank of Ambassador, on December 1, 2017. As the Chief of Protocol, Ambassador Lawler leads the Office of Protocol in its mission to