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

Gabriel Medina
Executive Director
La Raza Community Resource Center

Monique Berlanga
Executive Director
Centro Legal de la Raza
Oakland, CA

Far West Region

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

Andrea Barela
President & CEO
NEWSED Community Development Corporation

Mike Cortes
President & CEO
Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy & Research Organization
Denver, CO

Midwest Region

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

Veronica Isabel Dahlberg
Executive Director
HOLA Ohio
Painesville, OH

Salvador Ontiveros
President & CEO
Latino Community Development Agency (LCDA)

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)

Evelyn Almodovar
Executive Director
Unidos Now

Felipe Pinzon
President & CEO
Hispanic Unity of Florida
Hollywood, FL

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