ENLACE Fellows Program
The ENLACE Fellows Program addresses the specific underrepresentation of Latino tenured faculty and senior administrators at colleges and universities across the nation. A leading factor contributing to the critical shortage of Latino educators and senior administrators is the minimal enrollment of Latinos in graduate programs. The ENLACE Fellows Program is a collaborative effort with the NEIU College of Education’s Educational Leadership and Development Department. The Fellowship provides a tuition waiver and uses a rigorous selection process to enroll a cohort of Fellows every 2 years. Applications are solicited every other June to start the following January. The next deadline will be in July 2014.
ENLACE has been successful in its mission to create leaders in higher education and other educational institutions.
An examination of where the Fellows are employed shows that this program is successfully achieving its purpose of helping to create leaders in higher education or other educational institutions:
Summary of Employment Status for ENLACE Fellows: N=69
| Higher Education Institutions | 40 | (58%) |
| Other Education Institutions | 11 | |
| Public Agencies | 6 | |
| For Profit Corporations | 2 | |
| Not for Profit Corporations | 6 | |
| Unknown | 1 | |
| Other | 3 |
Cohort 1 (2001-2004)
Sonia Abrego
High School Counselor
William Howard Taft High School
Milagros Acosta
Director, Student Support Services
Wilbur Wright College
City Colleges of Chicago
Freddy Calixto
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
St. Augustine College
Daisy Diaz-Strong
Program Director, Bridges to Baccalaureate
Elgin Community College
Myra Gaytán-Morales
Assistant Dean for Academic Services and Programs
University Center of Lake County
Ángela Guerrero
Teacher, Daniel Burnham Elementary School
Cicero Public Schools
Elizabeth Herrera
Assistant Director, Career Services
School of Public Health
University of Illinois at Chicago
Ricardo Magallanes
Residential Advisor
Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps
Department of Labor
Carlos Martín Llamazares
Coordinator, Transitional Bilingual Learning Community
Professor of Social Sciences
Truman College/City Colleges of Chicago
Mónica Monge
Recruitment and Outreach Services
Arizona State University
Mayra Quiñones
Puerto Rico
Michelle Román
Director, Multicultural Student Affairs
Joliet Junior College
Anna Lisa Vargas
Student Support Coordinator
Seguin Independent School District
Seguin, TX
Cohort 2 (2006 – 2007)
Evelyn Benítez
Youth Services Coordinator
Department of Family and Support Services
City of Chicago
Miguel A. Cambray
Director, Latino Resource Center
Northeastern Illinois University
Alejandro Herrera
College Advisor
Wilbur Wright College
Guadalupe Montalvo
Area Coordinator
University Housing Services
Illinois State University
Honorio Morales, Jr.
Director, Career and Transfer Center
St. Augustine College
Jorge Nieto
Academic Operations Manager
College of Lake County
Marixsa Ocasio
School Counselor/Case Manager
Funston Elementary School
Elvis Ortega
Director, Student Support Services
University of Illinois at Chicago
Xenia Ruiz
Program Manager
Casa Central, Chicago
Rubi Viveros
Licensing Coordinator
Department of Child Welfare
Association House of Chicago
Cohort 3 (2007 – 2008)
María Bucio
Director of La Casa Student Housing
The Resurection Project
Carolina Herrera
Manager, Community Engagement
United Way of Lake County
Elizabeth Monge-Pacheco
Postsecondary Coach, Network for College Success
School of Social Service Administration
University of Chicago
Kendy Oláguez
Program Coordinator and Program Director for High School and Research Initiatives
Hispanic Center of Excellence
University of Illinois at Chicago
Evelyn Rivera-Swint
Volunteer Case Manager
Society of the Preservation of Human Dignity Inverness, IL
Meredith Rodríguez
Mentor
Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School
Norma Seledón
Private Programs Compliance Analyst
Chicago Public Schools
Luvia Valentín
Assistant Director, Proyecto Pa’Lante
Northeastern Illinois University
Keyla Vázquez
Supervisor of Personnel Services
City of Chicago - Inspector General's Office
Elizabeth Villarreal
Specialist, Proyecto Pa'Lante
Northeastern Illinois University
Cohort 4 (2009 – 2010)
Yaneth Bello
Graduate Support
UNO Charter School Network
Lourdes Blacksmith
Director of Governmental and Multicultural Affairs
Waubonsee Community College
Norma G. Castrejón
Project Manager, Information Technology
Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care
Marianyelli Hanna
Enrollment Coordinator, TRIO Student Support Services - Teacher Preparation Program
Northeastern Illinois University
Janice Mejía
Project Team Leader, Office of Strategy and Institutional Intelligence
City Colleges of Chicago
Lissette Moreno-Kuri
Community Learning Center Director
Logan Square Neighborhood Association
Juan Pablo Mosqueda
Information Research Specialist
Hispanic Center of Excellence
University of Illinois at Chicago
Diana Rodríguez
Program Coordinator/Project Associate Director for High School and Research Initiatives
Hispanic Center of Excellence
University of Illinois at Chicago
Leticia Sánchez
Program Director
Catholic Charities of Chicago
Cohort 5 (2011 – 2012)
Carlos Octavio Ballinas
Coordinator, The Gateway Student Success and Transfer Center
Wilbur Wright College
Tanya Cabrera
Associate Director Minority Outreach and Undocumented Student Liaison
Illinois Institute of Technology
Tricia Colón Rosado
Student Services Manager
Chicago GEAR UP Alliance
Northeastern Illinois University
Jeison Díaz
Professional Academic Advisor Counseling, Advising, and Transfer Center
College of Lake County, Grayslake IL
Nadia J. Flores
College and Career Coach
Thomas Kelly High School
Chicago Public Schools
Blanca E. Gutiérrez
TRIO/Student Success Advisor
Triton College, River Grove IL
Hugo D. Miranda
Program Development Team, Steinmetz Academic Centre
Chicago Public Schools
Michelle Ortiz Wortel
Coordinator of IT and System Programming, Office of Student Financial Aid
University of Illinois at Chicago
Myriam C. Pacheco
Transition Specialist
Truman College
Jesús Ruiz
Community Relations and Special Projects Officer
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Jorge J. Sánchez
Business Department Chair
Chicago Public Schools
Luis F. Sinchi
Administrative Coordinator
Neighborhood Recovery Initiative Mentoring Plus Jobs
Albany Park Neighborhood Council, Chicago
Lourdes M. Sullivan
Program Coordinator
DePaul University Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning
Ángel Vélez
Telephone Interviewer I
NORC at the University of Chicago
Rodolfo Yáñez
Student Activities and Leadership Assistant
Morton College, Cicero, IL
Cohort 6 (2013 – 2014)
Areli Castañeda
Assistant to the Director
Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services Program
University of Illinois at Chicago
Luis M. Duarte
Acting Associate Director
University of Illinois at Chicago
Celia G. Farrow
Academic Intervention Advisor
Waubonsee Community College
Paulina M. Guzmán
Manager of Faith and Community Programs
Access Community Health Network
Felicia R. Medellín
Manager, Escalera Program
National Council of La Raza
José Miranda
Freelance English Tutor
Anthony S. Peña
Assistant Registrar
Richard J. Daley College/Arturo Velazquez Institute
Sandra Pizano
Family Literacy Specialist
College of Lake County
Patricia Santoyo-Marín
Outreach and Retention Specialist
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
Joliet Junior College
Sandy Jacqueline Sobenes
Chicago Teaching Fellows Teacher
Chicago Public Schools
Peggy Valdés
Mark Valencia
ENLACE Leadership
Institute
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis, LWH 3036
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 442-4735
College of Education
Administrative Team
Miguel A. Cambray
Director
Latino and Latin American Resource Center
Gabriel A. Cortez
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership
and Development
Diane Ehrlich
Professor and
Graduate Advisor
Higher Education Leadership
ENLACE Fellows Advisor
Francisco X. Gaytán
Assistant Professor
Social Work Program
Victor M. Montañez
Special Projects
Coordinator NEIU/
GEAR UP Curie High School Site Liaison
Mireya Rivera
Program Coordinator, ELI
773-442-4735
Richard Rutschman
Administrator, ELI
Program Director, CTC
College of Education
773-442-4694 or
312-563-7156
Marcelo O. Sztainberg
Interim Dean, Graduate College
Associate
Professor, Chair
Computer Science Department
Joaquín Villegas
Associate Professor
Coordinator Bilingual Bicultural Programs
Bilingual Education