Hispanic Commissioners

(Ethnicity and county of residence in parentheses)

 

Yolanda Maria Welch Martinez, Chair (Colombia, Baltimore County)

  • Founder and CEO ofRespira Medical Inc.
  •  Chair of Centro de la Comunidad
  • CEO of Women Entreprenuers of Baltimore

Ricardo Martinez, Vice-Chair(Puerto Rico, Frederick County)

  • Founder and President/CEO of Project Enhancement Corporation
  • Commissioner, Maryland Economic Development Commission

Elizabeth C. Bellavance (United States, Wicomico County)

  • Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Salisbury
  • Hispanic Outreach Representative for the Eastern Shore of the Maryland Catholic Conference Social Concerns Committee

Richard V. Cook (United States, Baltimore County)

  • Director of Social WOrk Community Outreach Service, University of Maryland School of Social Work
  • Founder and First Executive Director od Neighborhoods' Instute of Baltimore

Mariana Cordier(Argentina, Montgomery County)

  • Executive Board of Maryland Hispanic Bar Association 2001 to present
  • Member of the Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland State Bar Association
  • Maryland Car Foundation, Women's Car Association of Maryland and Inter-American Bar Association

Christina M. Diaz-Malone(Dominican Republic, Howard County)

  • Senior Director of National Initiatives for Freddie Mac, Washington DC
  • Member, Women and Housing and Finance
  • Member, MANA, A national Latina Organization

Lydia Espinosa Crafton(Texas, Frederick County)

  • Mediator for Conflict Resolutions
  • Founding Member and First Research Director of the Chicana Research and Learning Center

Ricardo Alberto Flores(Peru, Montgomery County)

  • Director of Advocacy for the Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers
  • Former Director of Public Policy for the Public Justice Center, Baltimore

Colonel Roberto L. Hylton(Panama, Prince George's County)

  • Assistant Chief of Police, Prince George's County Police Department
  • Current member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police

Elizabeth Ysla Leight(Mexico, Anne Arundle County)

  • Director of Governmental Relations and Legal Affairs, Society of Professional Benefit Administrators
  • Member of the Maryland State Bar Association
  • Columnist and photographer for the West County Gazette for the Laurel area

Hector G. Manzano(Venezuela, Baltimore City)

  • Pollution Control Analyst III, Baltimore City Government
  • DPW Hispanic Community Liaison, Environmental Sciences
  • Instructor for Baltimore County Community College, Catonsville

Luisa Montero-Diaz(Cuba, Prince George's County)

  • Managing Director, Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers/Latin American Youth Center
  • MS in Speech Language Pathology, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Maryland

Sonia E. Mora(Colombia, Montgomery County)

  • Manager Latino Health Initiatives, Montgomery County Government
  • Adjunct Instructor, George Washington University, Department of Global Health
  • Board Member, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC

Carmen Ortiz(Ecuador, Montgomery County)

  • CEO of Aquas, Inc.
  • Vice President, Passion for Learning (non-profit)
  • Co-Chair, Latin American Advisory Commmittee to the County Executive
  • Vice-Chair of the Latin American Management Association

Arelis A. Pérez(Dominican Republic, Prince George's County)

  • Vice Chairwoman of the Prince George's Hispanic Latino Chamber of Commerce
  • Partner with Perez and Associates, Real Estate Firm

Maria T. Pinto Johnson(Peru, Harford County)

  • Director of Hispanic Ministries for the Archdiocese of Baltimore
  • National Catholic Association Diocesan Director of Hispanic Ministry

Nicolas H. Ramos(Mexico, Baltimore County)

  • VBusiness Owner, Arcos Resturant, Ramos Realty, Rumba, LLC
  • President, Hispanice Business Association
  • Former President, Maryland Mexican Association

Lea Ybarra, Ph. D.(Texas, Baltimore County)

  • University Administrator and Professor, Johns Hopkins University
  • Maryland State Gifted and Talented Education Advisory Council
  • 2005 Top 100 Most Influential Hispanice in the U.S.
  • 2006 Maryland's Top 100 Women

 

 

Ex-Officio Members:

Stacy Rodgers

  • Maryland Department of Human Resources

Adam Ortiz

  • Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulations

Lilly Cubano

  • Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Jorge Austrich

  • Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development

Susan C. Spinnato

  • Maryland Department of Education

Genevieve Segura

  • Maryland Higher Education Commission

Rosa Cruz

  • Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

 

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