Team

Leadership

 


"Research on Latinos in the U.S. guides all the work that we do in our student programming, and our experience in and out of the classroom with our scholars inspires and informs the research we do. Both components are essential to the mission of the Cisneros Institute."

Elizabeth Vaquera
Executive Director


Team

Fellows & Experts
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Dr. Elizabeth Aranda

Senior Fellow, Research

Dr. Gloria Gonzalez

Executive Coach in Residence

Dr. Janice Shack-Marquez

Senior Fellow, Leadership

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Thomas Rachko

Policy Implementation Specialist

 

Courtney Riggle-van Schagen

Non-Resident Fellow

Nicole Bartels

Nicole Encarnacao Bartels

Professor, Foundations of Latino Leadership

Lora Adams

Research Analyst and Policy Writing Instructor

 

 

 

 

Affiliate Faculty
Cisneros Affiliate Faculty are members of the GW faculty who are Latino/a/e/x and/or whose work focuses on issues related to Latinos in the United States. In addition to generating research, affiliate faculty serve as mentors and participants in the Institute’s leadership development programs.

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Staff

Nanci Esparza

Program Coordinator

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Johanna Cajina

Communications Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Fellows
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Naomi Falú-Guzmán

Academic Success

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Carolina Fuentes

Culture & Engagement

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Diego Garcia

STEM

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Maria Hernandez Pinto

Communications

 

Research Assistants
Delilah Cruz

Delilah Cruz

Research Assistant

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Jackie Dioses

Research Assistant

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Georgette Encinas

Research Assistant

Christopher Flores

Christopher Flores-Morenos

Research Assistant

 

Annabelle Manzo

Research Coordinator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interns
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Nicole Becerra

Administrative Intern

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Sophia Benavente-Sayani

Administrative Intern

Javier Orellana

Administrative Intern