Advisory Board

The Advisory Board serves a consultative function. The Director is the liaison between the Board and the Center and serves as an ex-officio member of the same. The co-chairs plan and convenes the Board's meetings. The Advisory Board will assist La Casa with its mission; the Board's bylaws were approved on May 14, 2003 and are in the process are being updated. For more information about the Advisory Board, you may contact the Membership Committee Chair, below.

La Casa Latina was successful in creating its first official advisory board; in establishing by-laws and sub-committee that will address the issues of memberships, funding, retention, activities and programs and alumni outreach, the advisory board was designed to be a vehicle by which Penn and community leaders may provide guidance on the Center’s operations and strategic decisions. The advisory board includes alumni, community leaders, faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students from the Latino Coalition. The advisory board addressed issues, such as recruitment, retention, funding, that meet the educational, cultural and social needs of Latino/Hispanic students. La Casa Latina has worked very closely throughout the year with its executive board to create a solid foundation for the Center’s vision, goals, and objectives.

Advisory Board Members

William Cortes
wcortes@wharton.upenn.edu Chairperson

Lisa M. Linn de Barona
llinn@wharton.upenn.edu
Secretary

Matilde Duenas
mduenas@wharton.upenn.edu

Retention Committee Chair

Sarvelia Peralta-Duran
snp@wharton.upenn.edu

Marilia S. Marien, Ph.D.
marien@pobox.upenn.edu
Honorary Member

Claudia R. Valeggia
valeggia@sas.upenn.edu

Pedro Ramos
Honorary Board Member

Edgar Flores
Student Co-Chairperson

Erin G. Cross
ecross@pobox.upenn.edu Honorary Member

Nicolas Rodriguez
nrodriguez@gmail.com

Ricardo Diaz
diazr@ricardodiazsoto.org
Honorary Member

Luz Marin, C'01
lmarin@sas.upenn.edu
Honorary Member

 

La Casa Latina mosaic design by Mario Guadalupe Cruz and Michelle A. Ortiz

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