Meet Us

Leadership

Dr. Elizabeth Vaquera

Executive Director

Trey Johnston

Deputy Director

Team

Staff

Nanci Esparza

Program Coordinator

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Annabelle Manzo

Program Associate

Thomas Rachko

Translational Research Manager

 

 

 

Fellows & Experts

Dr. Elizabeth Aranda

Senior Fellow, Research

Dr. Gloria Gonzalez

Executive Coach in Residence

Dr. Janice Shack-Marquez

Senior Fellow, Leadership

Courtney Riggle-van Schagen

Non-Resident Fellow

 

Nicole Encarnacao Bartels

Professor, Foundations of Latino Leadership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate Faculty

Cisneros Affiliate Faculty are members of the GW faculty who, in addition to generating research, serve as mentors and participants in the Institute’s leadership development programs.

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Graduate Fellows

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Naomi Falú-Guzmán

Academic Success

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Jeremías Valenzuela Morales

STEM

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Alexis Reynoso

Comms

 

 

 

Research Assistants

Delilah Cruz

Research Assistant

Jacob Arias

Research Assistant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interns

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Jannalis Almonte

Administrative Intern

Sophia Benavente-Sayani

Comms Intern

Marko Sanchez

Comms Intern

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Brandon Santiago-Ramos

Administrative Intern

  

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Mia Portillo

Administrative Intern