{"id":3090,"date":"2021-08-02T18:27:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T18:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eu.dgweb.co\/?page_id=3090"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:48:18","slug":"our-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/en\/about-us\/our-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Our people"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3090\" class=\"elementor elementor-3090\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-992f7d6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"992f7d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b4b7f5\" data-id=\"6b4b7f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae8c16b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"ae8c16b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a404199\" data-id=\"a404199\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6972a66 abuse-sub-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6972a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As a Latin@ organization, we ground our work in listening to our communities. It is an honor to lift up our communities' beauty, strengths, and wisdom on this journey to end domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. We also appreciate our allies who stand with us in this work and are proud that our staff and board live and work in the communities we serve.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4183b0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"4183b0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49507eb\" data-id=\"49507eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3983ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"b3983ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t<div class=\"row history-row\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 history-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-head abuse-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  <h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t   Board of directors\t\t\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"justify-content: center;\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_22293\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Gloria Contreras Edin, J.D.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Chair | Owner, Managing Attorney, Contreras Edin Law, PA<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_22293\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Gloria Contreras Edin, J.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Chair | Owner, Managing Attorney, Contreras Edin Law, PA<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW147803505 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147803505 BCX0\">Gloria Contreras Edin, J.D. is a warm and compassionate attorney dedicated to her clients and upholding their protections under the U.S. Constitution. She has extensive experience advising clients from around the globe on complex immigration matters, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147803505 BCX0\">representing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147803505 BCX0\"> them in various courts and agencies.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147803505 BCX0\"> Gloria<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147803505 BCX0\"> is also a passionate advocate, serving on several nonprofit boards and commissions, and is an adjunct professor of Immigration Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW147803505 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_35604\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Mar\u00eda C. Pab\u00f3n Gautier, Ph.D.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Vice Chair | Chief People Officer, Project for Pride in Living<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_35604\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Mar\u00eda C. Pab\u00f3n Gautier, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Vice Chair | Chief People Officer, Project for Pride in Living<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Mar\u00eda C. Pab\u00f3n Gautier\u00a0is the Chief People Officer at Project for Pride in Living in Minneapolis, MN. In this role, she leads race equity strategies and programming, human resources, talent development, administration\/operations, and the career readiness division. Mar\u00eda holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico. With over 20 years of experience, she has dedicated her career to training, coaching, teaching, and conducting research to develop evidence-informed practices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her extensive experience spans nonprofit organizations, higher education, for-profit sectors, K-12 education, and government agencies, all with a focus on supporting underserved and marginalized communities. Her work uses an interdisciplinary and diverse approach, with a commitment to advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in various settings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prior to her current role, Mar\u00eda served as the Vice President of Equity and Inclusion at St. Olaf College. Throughout her career, she has been guided by principles of community engagement, the philosophy of \u201cby us for us,\u201d and a foundation in research, measurement, and evaluation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She is particularly focused on race equity and strengths-based approaches, ensuring that communities of color are at the center of development and decision-making processes. Her work aims to foster inclusive environments where all individuals can thrive and contribute meaningfully.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_22290\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Gloria Perez<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Secretary | President & CEO, Women\u2019s Foundation of MN<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_22290\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Gloria Perez<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Secretary | President & CEO, Women\u2019s Foundation of MN<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gloria Perez is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Women\u2019s Foundation of Minnesota (WFM), the first statewide women\u2019s foundation in the country. Since 1983, WFM conducts ongoing research on the status of women and girls in Minnesota, advocates for public policy that results in greater economic security and safety for women and their families, and invests in organizations and leaders to build the field and achieve gender and racial justice \u2013 including distributing more than 54 million through community investments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gloria became one of the country\u2019s leading experts in reducing poverty as President &amp; CEO of Jeremiah Program, a national nonprofit whose proven, holistic approach transforms families\u2019 economic security two generations at a time. She has more than 25 years of experience across sectors, ranging from small business to for-profit corporations to nonprofit human service organizations. As an Ascend Fellow at the Aspen Institute, Gloria is working with other national leaders to drive innovative ideas and proven strategies to help families achieve educational success and economic security.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> She serves on the board of directors for the Ciresi Walburn Foundation, Esperanza United, Macalester College, and the Saint Paul &amp; Minnesota Foundation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_3256\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Tammie Nasseff, Inactive CPA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Treasurer | CFO, Neighborhood Development Center<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_3256\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/8.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Tammie Nasseff, Inactive CPA<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Treasurer | CFO, Neighborhood Development Center<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204505941 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204505941 BCX0\">Tammie <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204505941 BCX0\">Nasseff<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204505941 BCX0\">, Inactive CPA serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Neighborhood Development Center (NDC). In her role, Tammie <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204505941 BCX0\">is responsible for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204505941 BCX0\"> overseeing NDC\u2019s finances while leading the accounting team. She has over 35 years of experience in the accounting field. Before coming to NDC, she worked as the CFO at Rockwood Capital Management. In addition to being a licensed CPA (currently inactive), Tammie is a QuickBooks Pro Advisor and a retired member of the Minnesota Board of Accountants and the Minnesota Board of CPAs.\u00a0 Tammie serves as Board Treasurer at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204505941 BCX0\">Esperanza United and Savana Townhome Associations.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW204505941 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_3259\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Caroline Bettinger-L\u00f3pez, Ph.D.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Professor of Law, Faculty Chair of the Human Rights Program, and Director of the Human Rights Clinic at University of Miami School of Law<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_3259\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Untitled-800-x-800-px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Caroline Bettinger-L\u00f3pez, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Professor of Law, Faculty Chair of the Human Rights Program, and Director of the Human Rights Clinic at University of Miami School of Law<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Caroline Bettinger-L\u00f3pez is a Professor of Law, Faculty Chair of the Human Rights Program, and Director of the Human Rights Clinic at University of Miami School of Law, which she founded in 2011. From 2022-2024, she served as a Senior Advisor on Gender and Equality at the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, where she helped to lead the development of the first-ever <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F05%2FNational-Plan-to-End-GBV.pdf__%3B!!KVu0SnhVq1hAFvslES2Y!NM_NwvO8vp-My6tuaF1kpux47UpXvlNoiMAyrgTNJWMi3Psu1M2xpweR60J6BzgX7I4fs06teQ_UC4HjXqjM4tW9xg%24&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccescobar%40esperanzaunited.org%7Ca5fc8365ba4149b19f5b08ddb8386545%7C5319865abac0468aa72edfcbbfe1525a%7C0%7C0%7C638869274622450119%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FlJcKwx%2FnN8joMdHrHqRgyNNOfFUlELI8RZLS%2BHoy4I%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">U.S. National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. In Fall 2021, she served as a Special Advisor to the White House Gender Policy Council. From 2015-2017, she served in the Obama-Biden Administration as the White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, Senior Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, and member of the White House Council on Women and Girls.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:225,&quot;335559739&quot;:225}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over the past two decades, Caroline has engaged in advocacy before domestic and international law and policy forums to address gender-based violence, racial justice, and immigrants\u2019 rights. From 2017-2021, she served as an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, in addition to her teaching responsibilities. She has taught at University of Chicago School of Law and Columbia Law School; and was a Skadden Fellow at the ACLU Women\u2019s Rights Project and federal law clerk.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:225,&quot;335559739&quot;:225}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">She is a Commissioner on the Lancet Commission on Gender-Based Violence and Maltreatment of Young People. She is the recipient of a Roddenberry Fellowship (COURAGE in Policing Project, focused on police response to domestic violence and sexual assault) and a TIME\u2019S UP Legal Defense Fund grant (Voces Unidas Project, to support low-wage immigrant women workers).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:225,&quot;335559739&quot;:225}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_35566\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Adam Born, MBA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Vice President of Sales Enablement, Best Buy<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_35566\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Adam Born, MBA<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Vice President of Sales Enablement, Best Buy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adam Born, MBA is a forward-thinking executive with more than two decades of leadership experience across sales strategy, customer experience, and business transformation. Known for building high-performing teams and delivering bold, customer-centric strategies, Adam is committed to creating meaningful experiences that drive both business results and long-term loyalty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Currently serving as Vice President of Sales Enablement at Best Buy, Adam leads Best Buy&#8217;s selling and engagement strategies, premium design experiences, and retail programs across the company\u2019s physical and digital platforms. His work is rooted in a belief that understanding people \u2013 both customers and employees \u2013 is the key to sustainable growth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adam began his career on the retail floor and quickly rose through leadership roles across multiple markets, including store operations and multi-unit leadership. Known for his ability to simplify complex strategies and turn ideas into action, Adam leads with a mix of curiosity, accountability, and a clear focus on impact. His leadership style emphasizes listening, adapting, and delivering experiences that evolve with the needs of the communities he serves.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adam holds an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. He lives in Minnesota with his wife, Anna, and their three daughters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_35749\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Jacques Hebert<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Communications Director, McKnight Foundation<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_35749\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jaques.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Jacques Hebert<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Communications Director, McKnight Foundation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jacques Hebert serves on McKnight\u2019s Executive Leadership Team and leads communications for the foundation. Since joining McKnight in 2022, he has directed the Foundation\u2019s enterprise-wide communications strategies with vision, care, and impact. Under his leadership, the communications team has played a vital role in shaping how the foundation shares their story, connects with partners, and amplifies the work of those advancing justice, equity, and climate solutions in our communities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:375}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jacques brings nearly two decades of experience in communications, public relations, public affairs, marketing, and advertising, across the corporate, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors. His career has spanned large technology companies, nonprofit media organizations, environmental NGOs, and philanthropic institutions. Prior to joining McKnight, Jacques led communications for Environmental Defense Fund\u2019s (EDF) global coastal resilience initiative, directing comprehensive communications campaigns that advanced supportive policies at the local, state, and federal levels. He also led communications for Restore the Mississippi River Delta, a coalition of national and state-based organizations working to address ongoing disaster recovery and build long-term climate resilience for Louisiana\u2019s coastal communities. He previously served as communications director for the National Audubon Society as part of the same coalition. Before that, Jacques held positions at Mother Jones magazine, Google, and YouTube, all focused on driving innovation and impact through communications, digital advertising, and storytelling.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:375}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_22292\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Marylouise Kelley, Ph.D.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Director, Retired, Family Violence Prevention & Services, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_22292\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/marylouise.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Marylouise Kelley, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Director, Retired, Family Violence Prevention & Services, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marylouise Kelley, Ph.D. has devoted her career, at the local and national levels to advocacy for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child maltreatment. As the former Director of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, US Department of Health and Human Services, she oversaw the primary federal funding stream for domestic violence shelter, supportive services, and technical assistance. She was instrumental in leading several interagency collaborations on housing for victims of domestic violence, trauma-informed services, health care responses to intimate partner and sexual violence, and services for abused parents and their children. She earned her doctorate in Social Work at the Catholic University of America. Her dissertation focused on <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Concerns for Children as a Factor in Battered Mothers\u2019 Decisionmaking About Change (2003.) <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher at the Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville, Virginia, and at Banyan Together, a national online meditation community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_38216\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Jennifer Mondino<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Senior Director of the TIME\u2019S UP Legal Defense Fund at the National Women\u2019s Law Center (NWLC)<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_38216\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Board-headshots-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Jennifer Mondino<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Senior Director of the TIME\u2019S UP Legal Defense Fund at the National Women\u2019s Law Center (NWLC)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jennifer Mondino is Senior Director of the TIME\u2019S UP Legal Defense Fund at the National Women\u2019s Law Center (NWLC). For over 20 years, her legal career has focused on civil rights and women\u2019s rights, with a particular emphasis on legal advocacy for immigrants and survivors of gender-based violence. She is frequently consulted and interviewed about workplace sex harassment and related survivor justice issues and has appeared in media outlets including the New Yorker, Washington Post, Forbes, BBC, The Guardian, and Univision.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining NWLC in 2018, Jennifer was a Senior Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, where her practice focused on pattern-or-practice investigations of police departments and other law enforcement agencies. She led DOJ\u2019s first-ever pattern-or-practice investigation focused on law enforcement\u2019s response to sexual assault in Missoula, Montana, and played a leading role in drafting the 2015 DOJ guidance on preventing gender bias in the law enforcement response to sexual assault and domestic violence. During her tenure with the DOJ, Jennifer spent a year on detail as an Attorney Advisor with the DOJ Office on Violence Against Women, where she provided policy advice to the Department and legal counsel to OVW and its grantees.<\/p>\n<p>Her past legal experience also includes working for the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York State Attorney General\u2019s Office, the Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Law Project, and Mayer Brown LLP. She received her B.S. from the University of Virginia and her J.D. from New York University School of Law.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_3273\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Olga Otero-Brown<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Vice President, Talent Partner and Head of Inclusive Diversity, Allstate Insurance Company<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_3273\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Olga Otero-Brown<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Vice President, Talent Partner and Head of Inclusive Diversity, Allstate Insurance Company<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the Vice President of Human Resources, Principal Talent Advisor, and Head of Inclusive Diversity at Allstate, Olga Otero-Brown\u202fleads a high-performing team, driving strategic client relationships and delivering impactful solutions. Her leadership fosters growth and collaboration, ensuring success in an ever-evolving landscape. She focuses on creating an inclusive culture where employees grow, innovate, and succeed together.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Olga excels in crafting and executing strategies that drive business growth and talent development. She has led transformative culture changes, creating inclusive environments that engage and empower employees. Her passion for building meaningful connections enhances team effectiveness and drives a culture of belonging.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Beyond her professional accomplishments, through her service on Esperanza United\u2019s Board of Directors, she is committed to making a positive impact in the communities she serves.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t       \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a1e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c9a1e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t<div class=\"row history-row\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 history-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-head abuse-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  <h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t   Staff leadership\t\t\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" style=\"justify-content: center;\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_21953\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-768x695.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-1024x926.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-1536x1389.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-2048x1853.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-600x543.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Vivian Huelgo, J.D.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">President and CEO<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_21953\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-768x695.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-1024x926.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-1536x1389.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-2048x1853.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VHuelgo-Pur_199x180_webiste-600x543.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Vivian Huelgo, J.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">President and CEO<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vivian Huelgo, J.D. serves as President &amp; Chief Executive Officer at Esperanza United. Vivian articulates and implements the organization&#8217;s strategic vision and supports a high-performing culture with staff located in the Twin Cities area, Washington, DC and across the country. Founded more than forty years ago, Esperanza United is the largest Latina-founded and Latina-led organization working across the mainland United States and territories to mobilize Latin@s and their communities to end domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and staking.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-720,&quot;335559737&quot;:-720,&quot;335559739&quot;:680,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vivian has worked at the intersection of law and domestic and sexual violence for over twenty-five years. In 2022, she joined Esperanza United as Chief Programs Officer. Over the prior decade, Vivian led the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic &amp; Sexual Violence as Chief Counsel, working intensively on the organization\u2019s human rights, domestic and sexual violence, and human trafficking initiatives. At the ABA, Vivian developed and established a broad, inclusive vision for the Commission\u2019s work, sponsoring critical policy, increasing its online presence, and doubling funding for training and technical assistance to lawyers nationally. Vivian began her career as a prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney\u2019s Office and subsequently served as Director of Legal Services at Safe Horizon, Inc., the nation\u2019s largest crime victim\u2019s agency. She has lectured for the US Department of State, Coalition against Trafficking, and the ABA globally on domestic and sexual violence, access to justice, human trafficking, and organizational development. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:-720,&quot;335559737&quot;:-720,&quot;335559739&quot;:680,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2015, Vivian was chosen as a selected fellow of Move to End Violence, a program of the NoVo Foundation. She is also a recipient of the Flor de Maga Award for Women in the Legal Profession from the Puerto Rican Bar Association. Vivian is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law where she served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law and received both the Andrew A. Rivera Alumni Achievement Award and the Louis J. Lefkowitz Public Service Award. Vivian was born in Brooklyn, raised in New York City, and is now a twin mom living in the greater Washington, DC area.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_22288\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized-768x695.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized-768x695.png 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized-1024x926.png 1024w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized-600x543.png 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized.png 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Adriana Alejandro Osorio, Ph.D.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Chief Advancement and Communications Officer<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_22288\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized-768x695.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized-768x695.png 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized-1024x926.png 1024w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized-600x543.png 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Adriana-2024-Headshot-sized.png 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Adriana Alejandro Osorio, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Chief Advancement and Communications Officer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Adriana Alejandro Osorio is a leader who stands fearlessly with Latinas and Latin@ communities both in the United States and internationally. Throughout her career in the nonprofit and philanthropy sectors, she has championed initiatives that promote global health and development, make progress toward the UN&#8217;s global goals, and amplify children&#8217;s rights and participation in the U.S. and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>In her role at Esperanza United, Adriana leads our advancement and communications efforts, working to co-create and catalyze our purpose to mobilize Latinas and Latin@ communities to end domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. She is instrumental in developing strategic partnerships and opportunities, driving the organization&#8217;s comprehensive fundraising strategy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_3239\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AnnikaWebsitePhoto-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"head shot of Annika Gifford\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AnnikaWebsitePhoto-1.png 398w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AnnikaWebsitePhoto-1-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Annika Gifford<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Chief Strategy and Programs Officer<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_3239\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AnnikaWebsitePhoto-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"head shot of Annika Gifford\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AnnikaWebsitePhoto-1.png 398w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AnnikaWebsitePhoto-1-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Annika Gifford<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Chief Strategy and Programs Officer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Annika Gifford has worked at the intersection of social justice and human rights internationally and in the U.S. for 25 years. As Esperanza United\u2019s Chief Strategy and Impact Officer, she animates and actualizes the organization\u2019s mission with strategic vision, nurtures a values-driven culture of excellence, and uplifts strengths-based approaches to end gender-based violence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prior to joining Esperanza United, Annika helped facilitate the launch of Resonance Network, a network of people who believe a world without violence is possible. She has also held senior policy, research, and program positions with Break the Cycle and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, as well as worked at the Centre for Women\u2019s Studies in Zagreb, Croatia post-conflict. While living in Croatia, she co-founded a Croatian non-governmental organization promoting greater social inclusion of children and youth with disabilities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Annika has a Master of Arts in Gender and Peacebuilding from the United Nations-mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica. She was part of Cohort Two of Move to End Violence, a program of the NoVo Foundation. She is a founding board member of the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence and served on the board of the Battered Women\u2019s Justice Project. Annika is also a donor family member of the Building More Philanthropy with Purpose, or Bad Mo Pho Phamily, comprised of pan-Asian families who believe a better future is possible for all when we come together to celebrate, learn about, and provide resources to fuel the change we want to see in the world.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_37039\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Jeanette Bowden<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Senior Manager of Systems Engagement and Advocacy<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_37039\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Board-headshots.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Jeanette Bowden<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Senior Manager of Systems Engagement and Advocacy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jeanette (Soto) Bowden has over two decades of experience working in the gender-based violence field. She currently serves as Senior Manager of Systems Engagement and Advocacy at Esperanza United. In that role, she leads three projects funded by the Office of Violence Against Women, each focused on systemic interventions to reduce domestic violence homicides. \u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her multifaceted experience overseeing residential, community, and culturally specific programming in New York, Michigan, and Georgia, contributes to her success and leadership in project management, budget oversight, trauma-informed and culturally responsive supervision, and community relations. As a seasoned facilitator and trainer, she increased the capacity of organizations and individuals responding to racially and ethnically diverse survivors of gender-based violence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Additionally, Jeanette has experience in fatality reviews, coordinated community responses, and lethality assessment, providing training to law enforcement, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations.\u202f Throughout her career, she has consistently elevated the needs of Latin@ survivors and increased their access to services to prevent intimate partner homicides.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A first-generation college graduate, Jeanette was born and raised in New York City to Puerto Rican parents born on the island.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_37104\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alex-Delgado_WEBSITE-199x180-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alex-Delgado_WEBSITE-199x180-1.jpg 385w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alex-Delgado_WEBSITE-199x180-1-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Alexander Delgado<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Director of Policy<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_37104\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alex-Delgado_WEBSITE-199x180-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alex-Delgado_WEBSITE-199x180-1.jpg 385w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alex-Delgado_WEBSITE-199x180-1-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Alexander Delgado<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Director of Policy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alexander Delgado is a dedicated advocate for marginalized communities, focusing his career on advancing policies and systems at all levels of government to end human trafficking and gender-based violence. With a strategic, survivor-centered, and compassionate approach, Alexander has excelled in policy reform, legislative advocacy, and coalition-building, working across key areas such as anti-trafficking, online safety and privacy, and broader gender-based violence initiatives. Now, as the Director of Policy at Esperanza United, he continues to drive impactful change, championing critical issues that affect Latin@ communities and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his current role, Alexander served as Director of Policy at Protect All Children from Trafficking (PACT), where he led efforts to advance anti-trafficking legislation in Congress. His previous experience includes roles as a Program Officer at the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, enhancing services for LGBTQ+ and foreign national survivors of exploitation, and as a Senior Case Manager at Sanctuary for Families, providing direct support to survivors navigating social welfare and immigration systems.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Lima, Peru and raised in New Jersey, Alexander holds a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology from Boston University and a Master\u2019s in Policy Management from Georgetown University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_37026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Patricia Emmanuelli<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Senior Manager of Community Health and Violence Prevention<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_37026\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/15.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Patricia Emmanuelli<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Senior Manager of Community Health and Violence Prevention<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Patricia Emmanuelli serves as Senior Manager, Community Health and Violence Prevention at Esperanza United. She provides project management, budget oversight, and trauma-informed and culturally responsive supervision while managing community and national partnerships.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Patricia\u2019s years of experience supporting survivors of sexual assault in Florida and Puerto Rico and her use of data and evaluation have contributed to her success in building and enhancing culturally responsive programming.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Patricia contributes to multiple national initiatives like End Violence Against Women International\u2019s Seek and Speak, a website supporting sexual assault survivors in gathering information and reporting to law enforcement; the Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exam Virtual Practicum, an online learning platform training medical practitioners in collecting evidence for sexual assault forensic exams; and Future Without Violence\u2019s Economic Opportunity Project, a consortium of national partners working to increase employment protections for survivors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Patricia continues to work with survivors of sexual assault by providing support and advocacy at her local rape crisis center and is pursuing a master&#8217;s degree in public health at the University of Florida.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_37061\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Dani Garcia<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Director of Human Resources<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_37061\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/18.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Dani Garcia<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Director of Human Resources<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dani Garcia, Human Resources Director at Esperanza United, has over 14 years of human resources experience, from talent acquisition to benefits to exit interviews to employee retention, training, coaching and development, as well as performance management, with a specialization in employee relations. She has worked in several industries across several teams, which has given her extensive and inclusive experience, knowledge, and insight to draw from regarding organizational culture, processes, policies, change management, and the entire employee life cycle.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dani has location and cultural ties to Esperanza United. \u202fShe was born and raised on the East Side of St. Paul and enjoyed growing up in this vibrant, diverse community, which she still calls home.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_37063\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Paula Gomez Stordy, M.Ed.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Senior Director of National Training and Technical Assistance<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_37063\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/14.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Paula Gomez Stordy, M.Ed.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Senior Director of National Training and Technical Assistance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paula Gomez Stordy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> has over <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">30 years<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of experience working in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, of which 20 were in nonprofit management. As Senior Director of National Training and Technical Assistance at Esperanza United, she <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">directs training and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">technical assistance, overseeing federal grants, programming budgets, and staff,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> who deliver state-of the art training and technical assistance across the country and Puerto Rico.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a subject matter expert, Paula has led hundreds of keynotes, presentations, and workshops nationally and throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She has consulted nonprofits in the areas of fundraising, board development, organizational development, leadership development, and strategic programming.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through her career, she has held key roles within various settings such as hospitals, courts, shelters, and community-based organizations. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Additionally, she served as an Adjunct Professor at Merrimack College.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_37065\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Lillie Macias,  Ph.D.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Director of Research and Evaluation<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_37065\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Lillie Macias,  Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Director of Research and Evaluation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lillie Macias, Ph.D., directs Esperanza United&#8217;s Research and Evaluation Center through a university-community partnership with the University of New Haven, where she is an Associate Professor of Psychology. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She completed her doctoral studies in Clinical-Community Psychology at Georgia State University and completed a clinical-community fellowship and postdoc through Yale School of Medicine. Lillie specializes in community-based trauma response and prevention research, mentoring students and young professionals in high school through the graduate-level on participatory research methods, program evaluation, and program development.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She is the proud granddaughter of California farmworkers and enjoys spending her free time with family in Connecticut. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_37067\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Sarahi Mateo<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Assistant Director of Family Advocacy<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_37067\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Sarahi Mateo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Assistant Director of Family Advocacy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sarahi Mateo currently serves as the Assistant Director of Family Advocacy Services at Esperanza United. In this role, she has established herself as a trusted leader within the organization and across Minnesota\u2019s broader domestic violence advocacy network, thanks to her grounded leadership, deep understanding of the Latin@ community, and commitment to survivor-centered practices including our Esperanza United\u2019s strength-based approach.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sarahi strategically oversees Esperanza United\u2019s Family Advocacy programming, including our Refugio (shelter), community\/mobile services, and Minnesota\u2019s one and only 24\/7 Spanish\/English crisis hotline. She leads a multidisciplinary team, ensuring we consistently deliver culturally responsive, trauma informed, and holistic services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Throughout her tenure at Esperanza United, Sarahi has led initiatives that strengthen community partnerships, expand access to critical resources for survivors, and promote long-term safety and stability for program participants. With over ten years of experience in the field of domestic violence, her expertise spans crisis intervention, staff development, grant management, and systems advocacy, all rooted in a deep commitment to community healing and a passion for uplifting and empowering survivors and their families to live free from violence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_37069\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Nallely Castro Montoya<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Assistant Director of Prevention and Social Change<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_37069\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/17.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Nallely Castro Montoya<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Assistant Director of Prevention and Social Change<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nallely Castro Montoya serves as the Assistant Director of Prevention &amp; Social Change at Esperanza United. Nallely is passionate and dedicated to advancing culturally responsive, community-centered approaches to gender-based violence prevention and youth empowerment. In her role at Esperanza United, she oversees the organization\u2019s prevention initiatives in the Twin Cities, manages grants and budgets, and ensures alignment with organizational goals and expectations. Nallely also leads program development, evaluation and capacity building.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prior to her work at Esperanza United, Nallely served as a Mental Health Practitioner at Family Innovations, providing individualized and family centered therapeutic support to elementary-aged children. Nallely also served as a School Social Work Intern at Adolescent Girls and Parenting Education (AGAPE) High School. There she co-facilitated support groups that focused on interpersonal relationships and personal empowerment, supporting students in developing coping strategies for challenging situations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She is currently a member of Saint Paul Public Schools Latino Consent Decree Parent Advisory Council, which supports Latin@ students in developing essential academic and personal skills to meet the districts performance standards.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nallely holds a Bachelor of Art in Chicano-Latino studies, Bachelor of Science in Family Social Science, and a MSW from the University of Minnesota-Twins Cities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 our-meet-team-post\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#people_37071\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-team-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-detail our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-title\">Nancy Nava, MPH<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-position\">Senior Manager of Research and Evaluation<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"our-people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"people_37071\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"RequestRTTitle\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/16.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 people-detail\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title \">Nancy Nava, MPH<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"position \">Senior Manager of Research and Evaluation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-description \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nancy Nava is the research and evaluation senior manager at Esperanza United. Nancy received her master\u2019s in public health from Georgia State University and has focused her training and work on impacts of social determinants on Latin@ communities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At Esperanza United, she designs, implements, and evaluates programs. She also provides training and technical assistance on research and evaluation practices to Latin@ community-based organizations. Nancy\u2019s research interest includes program evaluation, participatory action research, best practice of strategies for the inclusion of youth with disabilities in all settings, and dissemination of community centered evidence-based practices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t       \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9871d7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"b9871d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-771f15e\" data-id=\"771f15e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-00ee7b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"00ee7b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-43781a6\" data-id=\"43781a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95ad35 montserrat-sub-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e95ad35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disclaimer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b191f0 training-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b191f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This webpage was supported by private funds. 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