Affiliate Council

The UnidosUS Affiliate Council serves as a voice for, and represents the partnership between, UnidosUS and its most important constituency—its nearly 300 Affiliates. It provides guidance to UnidosUS on its programs and public policy, and on strengthening regional networks and promoting the work of Affiliates.

In addition, the Affiliate Council works closely with the UnidosUS Affiliate Engagement team to implement UnidosUS’s regional strategy, engaging Affiliates across the country to advance major issues that benefit the Hispanic community.

Regional Representatives

California Region

Luis Sandoval
Executive Director
Building Skills Partnership
Los Angeles, CA

Lisa Cuestas
Chief Executive Officer
Casa Familiar
San Ysidro, CA

Far West Region

(Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington)

Angeles Ortega
CEO
Mi Casa Resource Center
Denver, CO

Ernesto Fonseca
Chief Executive Officer
Hacienda Community Development Corporation
Portland, OR

Midwest Region

(Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin)

Veronica Isabel Dahlberg
Executive Director
HOLA Ohio
Painesville, OH

Beto Lopez
President & CEO
Guadalupe Center
Kansas City, MO

Northeast Region

(Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island)

Angelica Perez- Delgado
President & CEO
Ibero-American Action League Inc.
Rochester, NY

Ramon Peguero
President & CEO
The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families
New York, NY

Southeast Region

(Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia)

Claudia Caballero
President & CEO
Centro Hispano de East Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

Abel Núñez
Executive Director
Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
Washington, D.C.

Texas Region

Gabriel Q. Velasquez
President and CEO
Avenida Guadalupe Association
San Antonio, TX

Laura Ponce, AC Chair
Executive Director
Project Bravo, Inc.
El Paso, TX