Central Iowa Team
The Iowa Latinx Project is directed by a collaborative leadership team. The all-volunteer team was drawn from across the economic and social sectors representing the diversity of Latino leadership in the region. Together, we are worked to analyze the statistics and stories presented in Nuestro Iowa and develop strategies to advance our community and our state broadly to fulfill our mission and vision.
"*" Indicating Founder.
"**" Indicating 2023 Chair
**Ana Coppola
Polk County Health Department
PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNER
***Dawn Martinez Oropeza
Al Éxito
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
*Rob X. Barron
Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Frank Dunn-Young
City of Des Moines
SENIOR CITY PLANNER
Gabriela
Fuentes
Planned Parenthood
Gabby
Guerra
Al Éxito
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Junior Ibarra
Ibarra Realty Group
TEAM LEADER
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice
Erica Johnson
FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Juan Pablo
Sanchez
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Claudia
Schabel
Schabel Solutions
Barbara Quijano Decker
Catholic Charities
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sub-Committees
Business
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*Suzanna de Baca, President and CEO, Business Publications Corporations
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*Alejandro Hernandez, Dean, College of Business and Public Administration, Drake University
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Kenia Calderon, VP/Bilingual Business Development Director, Green State Credit Union
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Joe Enriquez Henry, League of United Latin American Citizens
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Claudia Schabel, President and CEO, Schabel Solutions
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Juan Pablo Sanchez, Director of Inclusive Business Strategies, Greater Des Moines Partnership
Education
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*Noemi Mendez, Vice Principal, Capital View Elementary School
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*Dawn Martinez Oropeza, Ezecutive Director, Al Éxito
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Maria Alonzo-Diaz, Member-At-Large, Des Moines School Board
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Rob Barron, Executive Director, Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact
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Kate Bennett, Education Community Impact Officer, United Way of Central Iowa
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Eduardo Bolaños Jackson, Restoration and Safety Coordinator, Hoover High School
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Anadelia Morgan, Member-At-Large, West Des Moines Community Schools Board of Education
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Yvette Sanchez, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Specialist, Kraus Group
Health
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*Barbara Decker, Executive Director, Catholic Charities
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*Ana Coppola, Public Health Planner, Polk County Health Department
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Dr. Nalo Johnson, President and CEO, Mid-Iowa Health Foundation
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Daniel Zinnel, CEO, Proteus Inc.
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Betty Mond, Bilingual Counselor, Catholic Charities
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Kay Tannatt, Coordinated Intake Manager, Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa
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Gabriela Fuentes, Senior Advocacy Strategist, Planned Parenthood of the North Central States
Housing
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*Frank Dunn-Young, Senior City Planner, City of Des Moines
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*Junior Ibarra, Team Leader, Ibarra Realty group
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Amal Barre, Vice President of Planning and Strategy, Oakridge Neighborhood Services
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Julian Casseli, President/Owner, Caselli Construction
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Ryan Doyle, Real Estate and Land Development Manager, Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
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Joel Ibarra, Owner, Monarca Properties & Monarca Construction
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Gerardo Perez, President, Andrew's Roofing
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Clint Sloss, Project Manager, Hubbell Realty Company
Immigration
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*Erica Johnson, Executive Director, Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice
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Sonia Parras Konrad
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Alejandro Murguia Ortiz
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Tom Chapman
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Marya Moriel de Banuelos
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Derma Rivera Aguirre
Statewide Iowa Team
West Liberty
*Ed Moreno
Gentle Family Dental
Hampton
Valeria Gonzalez
North Iowa Area Community College
ENROLLMENT ADVISOR & SUCCESS COACH
Hampton
Liliana Velasco
La Luz Hispana
SUPERVISOR OF THE VITIMS OF SOMOS LATINX
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Magali Marquez
1st Rate Real Estate
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Marshalltown
Veronica Guevara
Ottumwa
Himar Hernandez
Iowa State University Extensions
ENROLLMENT ADVISOR & SUCCESS COACH
Sioux City
Victor Diaz Galindo
Sioux City High School
Sioux City
Dr. Jennifer Gomez
Sioux City School District
Sioux City
Ricardo Osorio
Siouxland Mental Health
Storm Lake
Joanne Alvorez
Plains Mental Health
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST
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Emilia Marroquin
Upper Des Moines
Waterloo
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Claudia Rivera
PaTi's Libuelas Business Owner
West Liberty
Carmela Lechuga
West Liberty Bank
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Omar Martinez
Consultants
Ruby Herrera
Facilitator
DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATOR
Central Iowa Story
Session Participants
Fatima Calderón
María Elisa Campos
Juana Colin-Hernández
Isabel Contreras
Merced Cruz
Diana Echeverria
Orlando Fuentes
Jovita Gómez
Rodrigo Gonzáles
Jorge Gutiérrez
Rocio Hermosilla
Jocelyn Hernández
Melissa Hidalgo
Junior Ibarra
Victor Jiménez
Dr. Nalo Johnson
Josefina López
Jesús López
Pilar Martínez-Reyes
Fátima Martínez-Soto
Daizy Martínez-Soto
Edwin Méndez
Leticia Moreno
Agustin Oropeza
Sonia Reyes
Courtney Reyes
Celeste Treviño
Lissette Villalba Torres
Three anonymous participants
Iowa Story
Session Participants
Sponsors
Des Moines Community Foundation
Angela Dethlefs-Trettin
Mid-Iowa Health Foundation
Suzanne Mineck
United Way of Central Iowa
Renée Miller
Delta Dental of Iowa
Anna Nalean