Team

Leadership

 


Cisneros Fellows

Daniela Villacres

Daniela Villacres, Ph.D.

Senior Research Fellow

 


Partners 

 

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Dania Castro

Leadership Coach
 

 

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Nicole Encarnacao Bartels, Ph.D.

Professor, Foundations of Latino Leadership

 

Janice Shack-Marquez

Janice Shack-Marquez, Ph.D.

Professor, Foundations of Latino Leadership

 

Lora Adams

Research Analyst and Policy Writing Instructor

 


Program Coordinator

 

Nanci Esparza

Nanci Esparza

Program Coordinator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Graduate Fellows

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Johanna Cajina

Communications

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Carolina Fuentes

Culture & Engagement

Diego Garcia Headshot

Diego Garcia

STEM Tutor

 

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Theresa Hernandez

Course Instructor

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Jocelyn Marquez

Academic Success

 

 

 

 


Institute Student Staff

Delilah Cruz

Delilah Cruz

Administrative Assistant

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Jackie Dioses

Research Assistant

Christopher Flores

Christopher Flores-Moreno

Research Assistant

 

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Liani Guzman

Research Assistant
 

Annabelle Manzo

Annabelle Manzo

Administrative Assistant

Javier Orellana

Javier Orellana

Administrative Assistant

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Nanci Pulido

Research Assistant

Laura Rodriguez Correales Headshot

Laura Rodriguez Correales

Research Assistant

 

 

 

 


Advisory Council 

 

 

Shalimar Alió
Vice President, Media Strategy
Comunicad    

Jeyben Castro
Director of Diversity & Inclusion
US House of Representatives     

Noralisa Leo
President & Founder
Volta Communications Group    

 

 

Natalia Olson-Urtecho
Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer
The Disruptive Factory    

Jackie Puente
Executive Director for External Affairs
COMCAST

Maria Rodriguez, GW BBA ‘82
President & CEO
Vanguard Communications