Meet The Team

Montserrat Lopez

Payroll Specialist

Development

Esmie de Maria

Director of Development

Samantha Alvarez

Development Associate

Andrea Ortiz-Landin

Director of Organizing

Esmeralda Montesinos

Immigrant Rights Organizer / Legal Clinic Coordinator

Joanna Cabrera

Safe Passage Manager/ NAI Manager

Margarita Avalos

NAI Organizer

Marco Alvarez

Safe Passage Coordinator / Information Technology Laison

Jazmin Cerda

Parent Organizer

Pamela Ortiz

NAI Coordinator

Vanessa Dominguez

Youth Organizer

Karina Martinez

Media and Communications Strategist

Organizing

Community Services

Sara Reschly

Deputy Director of Community Services

Berenice Flores

Covid-19 Response Manager and Office Manager

Lisa Villanueva

Receptionist

Liliana Almazan

Public Benefits Manager

Vanessa Valdes

Public Benefits Specialist

Leticia Martinez

Public Benefits Specialist

Evelyn Tapia

Director of Financial Services

Jasmin Garcia

Housing Counselor

Victoria Mora

Housing Counselor

Jasmine Gonzalez

Housing Counselor

Nereida Oropeza

Family Services

Program Manager

Gabriela Garcia

Success and Stability

Case Manager

Meliza Priego

Waldor Foundation

Case Manager

Gabriela Castillo

Illinois Welcoming Center

Case Manager

Aurora Priego

Illinois Welcoming Center Case Manager

Guadalupe Fernandez

Illinois Welcoming Center

Case Manager

Maribel Martinez

Director of Community Partnerships

Youth Services

Maricela Bautista

Deputy Director of 

Youth Services

Gabriela Garcia

Youth Career Pathways

Case Manager

Stephanie Garcia

Community Schools

Manager

Mayra Tellez

Community Schools Manager

Maria Ordonez

Resource Coordinator, 

Shields Middle School

Gabriela Garcia

Resource Coordinator, 

Shields Elementary

Maritza Silverio

Resource Coordinator, 

Brighton Park Elementary

Bonny Martinez

Resource Coordinator,

Davis Elementary

Gaby Lopez

Resource Coordinator, 

Burroughs Elementary

Leslie Reyes

Resource Coordinator, 

Kelly College Prep

Amanda Hernandez

Resource Coordinator, 

Curie High School

Graciela Popoca

Chicago Connected

Coordinator

Nancy Figueroa

College Retention Specialist,

Kelly College Prep

Community Health

Arturo Carrillo

Deputy Director of Violence Prevention, Neighborhood Health Initiatives and Clinical Services

Caitlin O'Grady

Evaluation Manager

Ashley Perez

Director of Clinical Services

Susan Velazquez

School-based Counselor - Brighton Park Elementary School 

Stephanie Davila

School-based Counselor - Shields Elementary School

Evelin Echeverria

Clinical Case Manager - Davis Elementary School

Laura Sevilla

School-based Counselor - Kelly High School

Rico Rico

Clinical Case Manager - Shields Middle School

Jessica Munoz

School-based Counselor - Burroughs Elementary School

Fabiola Ochoa

Restorative Justice Case Manager - Davis Elementary School 

Roxanna Franco

School-based Counselor - Shields Middle School