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LAWA STAFF
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Gladys Mendieta

Operations Manager

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Gricelda de la Cruz

President & CEO

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Amy Garcia
Program Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Team
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LUIS SOSA-ANDRADE
Board Chair
Bank of America

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RENZO ANCHIRAYCO
Board Vice Chair
Kitchen Foods

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LAUREN ALEXANDER
Board Secretary
Corcoran HM Properties

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FELIPE VERDALET
Board Treasurer
Ally Financial

BOARD MEMBERS

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ALEXA ARIAS
Wells Fargo

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SUSANA GONZALEZ

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STEPHANIE KEYS
Duke Energy

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NHORA GOMEZ-SAXON
Lancaster County
School District

ADVISORY BOARD

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ELIZABETH LINZAN STURGILL
City of Charlotte
LAWA Alumni

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ERIKA DELEON
Tropicale Foods

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MARIA O'BOYLE
Bon Maison Properties

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LUIS ROMERO
Marand Builders

Throughout our organization's materials the word "Latino(s)" will be used as the term to recognize and describe all of those who identify with Spanish heritage. All of those being a) Latino/a which refers to people who identify as descendants from Latin America and speak Spanish; b) Hispanic in which the word refers to people who speak Spanish and have descended from Spanish speaking populations; and c) Latinx which refers to people choosing to use term that is gender-neutral and an alternative to Latino, Latina, and Hispanic. 

Contact Us

P.O. Box 78150

Charlotte, NC 28271

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lawa@lawanc.org

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