North County Informador Team

Empowering Latino Futures

When actor Edward James Olmos and Kirk Whisler co-founded in 1997 what is now the 501c3 nonprofit Empowering Latino Futures, we saw the organization as a facilitator to give Latinos more access to a multitude of resources to help improve their futures AND to help mainstream America view the Latino community in more accurate, less stereotypical ways. Over the last two and a half decades our collective accomplishments include:

76 Latino Book & Family Festivals around the USA, with a combined attendance of 900,000+ people

Books honored through the International Latino Book Awards

Copies of the National Latino & American Indian Scholarship Directory produced and distributed

Books distributed to underserved youth via Education Begins in the Home.

North County Informador Team / Nuestro equipo

Melanie Slone

Editor-in-Chief / Editora ejecutiva

Write to the Editor

619-756-5478

María Fernanda Álvarez

Art Director / Directora de arte

Marc Perez

IT Director/ Director de IT

Edward Becerra

Education Begins in the Home / Educación Comienza en el hogar

Write to Education Begins in the Home

760-681-9950

Rene Aguilera

Sacramento Coordinator / Coordinador en Sacramento

Galilea Flores

Book Awards / Premios de libros

Submit a book / Concursen con un libro: https://www.latinobookawards.org

Publisher

Kirk Whisler

Write to Kirk to Advertise

760-579-1696

To Advertise / Anúnciese

Melissa Lopez

Write to Melissa to Advertise

760-458-7568

North County Informador Advisory Board / Consejo asesor

Gaby Baes, MiraCosta College

Edward Becerra, Education Begins in the Home

Jacqueline “Kiki” Bispo, Vista Unified School District

Adriana Brunner, Chase Business Banking

Jonathan Gomez, MiraCosta College

Monica Martinez, North County Philanthropy Council

Deysi B. Merino, VCC

Arcela Nuñez, Universidad Popular

María Nuñez, Universidad Popular

Alejandro Tamayo, San Diego County Office of Education

Dr. Rafe Edward Trickey, Jr., North San Diego County Promise

Victoria Vazquez, MAAC

Leticia Vara, TrueCare

Dra. Beatriz Villarreal, Mano a Mano Foundation

Empowering Latino Futures Board / Junta directive de ELF

Edward James Olmos, Chair

Kirk Whisler, President

Katharine A. Diaz, Author VP

Andres Tobar, Education VP

Lisa Montes, Secretary

Dennis Garcia, Treasurer

Board Members · Miembros del consejo editorial

Julia Abrantes

Edward Becerra

Victoria Chavez

Norma Jasso

Esther Reyes Jones

Leticia Ordaz

ELF Emeritus Board Members · Miembros eméritos del consejo editorial

Nora de Hoyos Comstock, Phd

Dennis Hernandez

Zeke Montes

Ambassador Julian Nava

Jesus Nieto, PhD

FOR ADVERTISING: Please contact Melissa Lopez: melissaL1632@gmail.com 760-458-7568

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