Mission Statement
The Latino Coalition promotes and advances the agenda of Latino students at the University of Pennsylvania through collaboration with the University's policy making bodies.
History
In 1997, a group of conscientious Latino students realized that they should take decisive action. Latinos at the University of Pennsylvania were and are grossly underrepresented at all levels: students, faculty, and administrators. To develop a unified voice and a comprehensive strategy to deal with under-representation, we formed a coalition of five Latino student organizations. We, the Latino Coalition, now consist of 24 groups. These organizations have missions that range from cultural, professional, honor, arts, and social.
Executive Board 2011
From L to R: Christina Mancheno, Dionicio Herrera, Amy Hernandez Turcios, Luis Vargas, Fabriana Larancuent, Angel Contrera
Chair
Angel Contrera
Wharton '13
Hometown: Harlem, NY
E-mail: angelc@wharton.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
Wharton '13
Hometown: Harlem, NY
E-mail: angelc@wharton.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
- Asociación Cultural de Estudiantes Latino Americanos (ACELA)
- El Movimento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlan (MEChA)
Vice Chair
Dionicio Herrera
Wharton '13
Hometown: Queens, NY
E-mail: dherrera@wharton.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
Wharton '13
Hometown: Queens, NY
E-mail: dherrera@wharton.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
- Latin American and Latino/a Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (LAGAPSA)
- Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS)
- Wharton Latin American Student Association (WHALASA)
Chair of Programming
Fabriana Larancuent
College '14
Hometown: New York, NY
E-mail: fabriana@sas.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
College '14
Hometown: New York, NY
E-mail: fabriana@sas.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
- Onda Latina
- Cuban American Undergraduate Association (CAUSA)
- La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity Inc., Delta Chapter (LUL)
- Hispanic Student Dental Association (HSDA)
Chair of Finance
Amy Hernández Turcios
Wharton '13
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
E-mail: amyher@wharton.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
Wharton '13
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
E-mail: amyher@wharton.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
- Cipactli Latino Honor Society
- Wharton Latino
- Wharton Hispanic American MBA Association (WHAMBAA)
- Graduate School of Education (GSE)
- School of Social Policy and Practice (SP2)
Chair of Admissions and Recruitment
Luis Vargas
College '14
Hometown: New York, NY
E-mail: vluis@sas.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
College '14
Hometown: New York, NY
E-mail: vluis@sas.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
- Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc., Beta Epsilon Chapter (LTA)
- Penn Brazil Club (PBC)
- La Vida Magazine
- The Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA)
- Boricua Latino Health Organization (BLHO)
Chair of Communications
Christina Mancheno
College '12
Hometown: Metuchen, NJ
E-mail: mancheno@sas.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
College '12
Hometown: Metuchen, NJ
E-mail: mancheno@sas.upenn.edu
LC Liaison To:
- Grupo Quisqueyano (GQ)
- Mex@Penn
- Puerto Rican Undergraduate Student Association (PRUSA)
- Society of Hispanic Engineers (SHPE)
- Por Colombia
