Nevada Latinos
Committee
“Our community is powerful, resourceful and resilient. We will make sure our community is well informed about COVID-19 and the changing landscape. I have asked Assemblywoman Torres to lead these efforts and I have full confidence that we’ve assembled the right team for the job. We are transforming our AyudaNevada.com website to a resource center to provide information regarding education, food pantry, essential businesses, and more.”
- Edgar Flores, Chair of the Nevada Hispanic Legislative Caucus
“We must act now. Families are losing their jobs and need reassurance. We will pull through together. Immigrant and migrant communities are looking for guidance. I look forward to working for the people of the state of Nevada.”
-Selena Torres, Assemblywoman
Members:
Chair Cecia Alvarado, Appointments and Elections Chair
Vice-Chair Frank Perez, Northern Nevada Chair
Sylvia Lazos, Education Chair
Dr. Sandra Gray, Health Chair
Jocelyn Torres, Environment Chair
Abraham Camejo, Union Chair
Dawrin Mota, Veteran Chair
Mayra Salinas Mejivar, Immigration Chair
Juan Espinoza, LBGT... Chair
Elisa Martinez Alvarado, Student Chair
Committee Staff:
Gil\T Lopez, Manager/Communications
Selena Torres, NHLC Chair/Advisor
Nevada Latinos
Education Subcommittee
“Sylvia Lazos and subcommittee will work hard to create community partnerships to eliminate inequities in access to the internet. Public education, the State of Nevada, and the Federal Nevada Delegation must collaborate to eliminate the digital divide. The committee is committed to addressing educational inequities amid the pandemic. Every child should have access to quality education”
- Edgar Flores, Chair of the Nevada Hispanic Legislative Caucus
“The Digital Divide In Nevada is vast because we have so many families living in poverty who cannot afford WiFi at home or computers. It has been hidden from the public view because schools have been managing as best they can with limited resources. In this time of school closure, it is important that we address and solve the Digital Divide because our children cannot afford to not be learning to the full extent of their potential.”
- Professor Sylvia Lazos, Boyd School of Law.
Members:
Chair Sylvia Lazos, Boyd School of Law
Vice-Chair Dr. Nancy Brune, Kenny Guinn Center
Dr. Magda Martinez, Lincy Institute
Dr. Julie Lucero, Latino Research at UNR
Danielle Ford, Clark County School District Trustee
Michael Flores, University of Nevada, Reno
Rene Cantu, Jobs for Americas Graduates
Sol Avalos, Mater Academy
Zoraida Caldera, CCSD Advocate
Narcisa Zepeda, Nevada Department of Public Safety
Committee Staff:
Gil\T Lopez, Manager/Communications
Silvina Jover, Education Policy Analyst
Nevada Latinos
Environment Subcommittee
“I am confident in Jocelyn Torres and her commitment to keeping Nevada and in the forefront of environmental policy. We have a team that has different strengths to ensure we get critical information to our community.”
- Edgar Flores, Chair of the Nevada Hispanic Legislative Caucus
“I am thrilled we have such a talented team. Our goal is to establish channels of communication across our state, ensuring our community has access and a voice in the environmental space. Now more than ever it is critical to have information readily available in English and Spanish, and we are here to help guide the state,”
- Subcommittee Chair Jocelyn Torres
Members:
Chair Jocelyn Torres, Conservation Lands Foundation
Vice-Chair Cinthia Moore, Moms Clean Air Force
Jazmin Villagomez, Mi Familia Vota
Rudy Zamora, Chispa
Melissa Ramos, American Lung Association
Verna Mandez, Nevada Conservation League
Aaron Ibarra, Member
Audrey Peral, Make the Road NV
Committee Staff:
Gil\T Lopez, Manager/Communications
Nevada Latinos
Immigration
“Mayra Salinas has respect and admiration from the legal community especially in the realm of immigration. As the first University Legal Services Fellow at the UNLV Immigration Clinic in 2018-2019, Mayra Salinas dealt with many issues that went beyond immigration law but which impacted the everyday lives of immigrants and students in mixed-status families. She has experience identifying issues facing the immigrant community and developing solutions by working with other community leaders and partners.”
- Edgar Flores, Chair of the NHLC
“We have a wide cross-section of the immigration community coming together. When it comes to immigration we have many moving parts and I am thrilled we have such a talented team to keep track of what is happening and changes. Our goal is to find out the needs of the immigrant community when it comes to COVID-19 and increase access to resources. ”
-Subcommittee Chair Mayra Salinas.
Members:
Chair Mayra Salinas, Attorney
Vice-Chair Antonio Marquez Rivera, Media
Erika Castro, PLAN
Paloma Guerrero, UNLV Immigration Clinic
LaLo Montoya, Make the Road Nevada
Claudia Castañeda, Community Leader
Mariana Sarimento, UNLV Diversity
Melissa Corral, Legal Aid Center
Jahahi Mazariego, UNR
Daysi Rodriguez, Tu Casa Latina
Maria Nieto, Mi Familia Vota
Committee Staff:
Gil\T Lopez, Manager/Communications
Documents:
Nevada Latinos
Northern Nevada Subcommittee
“Frank Perez and the subcommittee will work diligently to create community partnerships and establish methods of communications to address and respond to the needs of northern and rural communities. Having graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, I can attest to the similarities and differences Northern and Southern Nevada have.”
- Selena Torres, Chair of the NHLC COVID-19 Task Force,
“I am confident the group will build a network to further connect and distribute valuable information to our Northern Nevada community, as Nevadans we are in this together”
- Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson.
Members:
Chair Frank Perez, Community Health Alliance
Vice-Chair Cory Hernandez, Washoe County School District
Oscar Delgado, Community Health Alliance
Dr. Julie Lucero, UNR Latino Research Center
Melinda Mendoza, Renown Health
Ivet Contreras, IC Media Strategy
Cecilia Alonso, Nevada Human Development Corporation
Ricardo Lucio Galvan, Community Leader
Claudia Castañeda, Member
Jas Margarita, Planned Parenthood
Alex Woodley, City of Reno
Diego Zarazua, University of Nevada Reno
Dr. Vincent Solis, Western Nevada College
Committee Staff:
Gil\T Lopez, Manager/Communications
Nevada Latinos
Health
“I want to commend Assemblywoman Torres for leading this important subcommittee. They have been working hard and have established our successful Grocery Delivery Initiative. To date, we have delivered 150 grocery carts to COVID-19 positive members of our community.”
- Edgar Flores, Chair of the NHLC
“I am glad we assembled a great team. We have different expertise and knowledge on the subcommittee. We will take a closer look at how COVID-19 continues to impact the Latino community in the state of Nevada, ”
- Chair Assemblywoman Torres
Members:
Dr. Sandra Gray, Innovation BHS
Guy Girardin, Puentes Las Vegas
Ivet Aldaba, Social Worker
Frank Perez, Community Health Alliance
Dr. Partida Corona, Partida Corona Medical Center
Erica Mosca, Leaders in Training
Janet Quintero, United Way Southern Nevada
Cecia Alvarado, Mi Familia Vota
Committee Staff:
Gil\T Lopez, Manager/Communications
Nevada Latinos
Business Subcommittee
Members:
Chair Rick Ruiz, Real Estate Agent
Abraham Camejo, Camejo Safety
Committee Staff:
Gil\T Lopez, Manager/Communications
Nevada Latinos
Veteran Subcommittee
Members:
Chair Dawrin Mota, Educator
Committee Staff:
Gil\T Lopez, Manager/Communications