Latina Leadership Initiative

Board of Directors

The mission of the Latina Leadership Initiative (LLI) is to focus on emerging Latinas leaders in Iowa and fill in the gap in the lack of culturally appropriate leadership training for promising Latina women. The Board of Directors will support the work of LLI and provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance, ensuring that our activities are consistent with our mission.

Our Leaders

Angela Nieto

Chair

Celeste Rosas-Strigus

Vice Chair

Diana Echeverria

Executive Director

Melody Smith

Treasurer

Regine Peters

Secretary

Sarah Wilson

Board Member

Alex Piedras

Board Member

Adriyel Mondloch​

Board Member

Carrie Romo

Board Member

Gisella Aiken-Shadle

Board Member

Martha Lebron-Dykeman

Board Member

Interested in becoming a board member?

If you share the same passion and vision as Latina Leadership Initiative, we welcome you to apply below.