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.
Central Iowa Collaborative Leadership Council
"*" Indicating Founder
"**" Indicating 2023 Chair
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Ana Coppola, Chair, Polk County Health Department **
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Dawn Martinez Oropeza, Chair, Al Éxito***
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Rob X Barron, Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact, Iowa Political Network *
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Frank Dunn-Young, City of Des Moines
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Gabriela Fuentes, Plan Parenthood
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Gabby Guerra, Al Éxito
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Junior Ibarra, Ibarra Realty Group
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Erica Johnson, Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice*
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Juan Pablo Sanchez, Greater Des Moines Partnership
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Claudia Schabel, Schabel Solutions
Sub-Committees
"*" Indicating Leader
Business
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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
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Joe Enriquez Henry, League of United Latin American Citizens
Education
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*Gabby Guerra, Al Éxito
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*Rob Barron, Executive Director, Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact
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Maria Alonzo-Diaz, Member At-Large, Des Moines School Board
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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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Dawn Martinez Oropeza, Al Éxito
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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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*Ana Coppola, Public Health Planner, Polk County Health Department
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*Gabriela Fuentes, Senior Advocacy Strategist, Planned Parenthood of the North Central States
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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
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
Hampton
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Valeria Gonzalez, North Iowa Area Community College
Marshalltown
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Magali Marquez, (Check Bio)
Ottumwa
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Himar Hernandez, Iowa State University Extensions
Sioux City
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Victor Diaz Galindo, Sioux City High School
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Dr. Jennifer Gomez, Sioux City School District
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Ricardo Osorio, Siouxland Mental Health
Storm Lake
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Joanne Alvorez, Plains Mental Health
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Emilia Marroquin, Upper Des Moines
Waterloo
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Claudia Rivera
West Liberty
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Carmela Lechuga. West Liberty Bank
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Omar Martinez
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Ed Moreno, Gentle Family Dental**
Research Consultant
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Yadira Guzman
Latinx Project Coordinator, Dawn Martinez Oropeza, Al Éxito
Al Éxito Fiscal Sponsor
Past Founding Members
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Nathan Blake, Iowa Attorney General
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Kenia Calderón Cerón, Green State Credit Union
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Miguel Contreras, Flock DSM
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Suzanna de Baca, Business Publications Corporation
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Alejandro Hernandez, Drake University**
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Alex Jimenez, Wildflower
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Noemi Mendez, Capitol View Elementary School
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Barbara Quijano Decker, Catholic Charities
Consultants
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
Marshalltown
Marco Antonio Andrade Eliazarrara
Natalie Andrade, Facilitator
Yesica Castellanos Avalos
Gabriela Duban
Yadira Guzman, Facilitator
Magali Marquez*
Janet Merlos Garcia
Jesus Merlos Garcia
Guadaluoe Mondragon
Araceli Roberts
Reyna V. Cazares
Ottumwa
Pablo Alvarado
Naily Alvarenga
Alexander Botello
Bryan Carapia
Ashley Castro
Alicia Chacon
Diego Coronel
Kelly Garcia
Himar Hernandez*, Facilitator
Christian Lopez
Wilfrido Morales Rivas
Genessis Rico
Graciela Rivera
Junaita Zavala, Organizer
Sioux City
Valeria Alcala
Carlos Andrade
Maria Azpeitia
Alma Barrera
Eric C
Jordy Cambara
Yeno Condon
Juan De Anda
Victor Diaz Galindo*, Facilitator
Maria Francisco
Nancy Fuentes Gusteuseh
Josue Omar Hernandez Lopez
Ricardo Osorio*, Facilitator
Alejandra Payes-Contreras
Karina Pedroza
Rebecca Rojas
Diana Serrano
Monica Zermeno
Sara Zoe
Storm Lake
Joanne Alovrez*, Facilitator
Liliana Hernandez Castro
Vrenda Love
Xochitl Montano
Emilia Marroquin
Maria Ramos
Simri Rodriguez
Gudalupe Munoz Rocha
Waterloo
Victor Gonzalez
Jose Jaramillo
Margarita Jaramillo
Maria Luster
Carolina Mendez, Facilitator
Eduardo Ramirez
Claudia River*
Toribia Ramirez
West Liberty
Rob X. Barron*, Facilitator
Dana Dominguez
JJ Garcia
Carmela Lechuga
Luz Martinez
Ed Moreno*
Mario Padilla
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