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NCLR Media Guide

name NCLR’s experts are listed by area of expertise. To arrange for an interview or obtain a print copy of the Media Guide, please call the Office of Media Relations at (202) 785-1670. To request a high-resolution photo of one or more of NCLR's experts, please email your request to opi@nclr.org.



Affiliate Member Services

Sonia M. Pérez, Senior Vice President, Affiliate Member Services
José A. Velázquez, Deputy Vice President, Affiliate Member Services

Criminal and Juvenile Justice

José D. Saavedra, Coordinator, Capacity-Building

Economic Security and Employment Policy

Eric Rodriguez, Vice President, Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation
Leticia Miranda, Associate Director, Economic and Employment Policy Project
Catherine Singley, Policy Analyst, Economic and Employment Policy Project

Education

Delia Pompa, Vice President, Education
Erika Beltran, Policy Analyst, Education and Children’s Policy Project
Sarah Dolan, Project Coordinator, Education and Children’s Policy Project
Dolores Gomez, Director of Education, Northeast and Southeast Regions
Raul González, Director, Legislative Affairs
Maria del Socorro "Choco" Leandro, Director of Education, Texas and Southwest Regions
Antonia Lopez, Director, Early Care and Education
Josef Lukan, Policy Analyst, Education and Children’s Policy Project
Maria Moser, Director of Education, Midwest Region
Nayda I. Rivera-Hernandez, Senior Research Analyst

Employment

Simon Lopez, Senior Director, Workforce and Leadership Development
Surabhi Jain, Workforce Development Specialist
Felicia Medellin, Escalera Program Coordinator
Daniel Silva, Escalera Program Coordinator

Health

Maria E. Rosa, Vice President, Institute for Hispanic Health
Liany Elba Arroyo, Director, Institute for Hispanic Health
Alejandra Gepp, Project Coordinator, Institute for Hispanic Health
Jennifer Ng’andu, Deputy Director, Health Policy Project
Kara Ryan, Research Analyst, Health Policy Project

Housing, Community Development, and Financial Services

Lautaro (Lot) Diaz, Vice President, Housing and Community Development
Graciela Aponte, Legislative Analyst, Wealth-Building Policy Project
Janis Bowdler, Deputy Director, Wealth-Building Policy Project
Nancy Wilberg Ricks, Policy Analyst, Wealth-Building Policy Project

Immigration

Clarissa Martínez De Castro, Director, Immigration and National Campaigns
John Amaya, Associate Director, Immigration
A. Elena Lacayo, Immigration Field Coordinator, Immigration Policy Project
Laura Vazquez, Legislative Analyst, Immigration Policy Project

Media

Lisa Navarrete, Vice President
Marie Watteau, Director of Media Relations

New Media

Kety Esquivel, New Media Manager

Organizational Capacity-Building

Maricela Garcia, Director, Capacity-Building
Janet Hernandez, Organizational Development Associate, Capacity-Building

Policy Generalists

Eric Rodriguez, Vice President, Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation
Amanda Montez, Legislative Analyst, Legislative Affairs
Marisabel Torres, Policy Analyst, Policy Analysis Center

Research

Patricia Foxen, Associate Director, Research

State and Local Advocacy

Jesús Andrade, Education Policy Field and Campaign Organizer
Sara Benitez, Policy Analyst, Policy Analysis Center

Strategic Communications

Ron Estrada, Deputy Vice President, Strategic Communications Group

Voting and Civic Engagement

Ellie Klerlein, Senior Strategist, National Campaigns
Clarissa Martínez De Castro, Director, Immigration and National Campaigns

Youth

Berenice Bonilla, Coordinator, Líderes Initiative 
 

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To request an interview with an NCLR expert, please call the Office of Media Relations at (202) 785-1670.

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