STAFF & BOARD
STAFF
Emily Pinal
Co-Founder/Co-Executive Director of Programs & Communications
Pronouns: She/her/ella
Lina Ortega
Co-Founder/Co-Executive Director of Fundraising, Finance, & Operations
Pronouns: She/her/ella
Arely Cruz
Communications Associate
Pronouns: She/them/ella
Board of Directors
Belen Iniguez
Co-Founder/Board Chair
Pronouns: She/they
Valeria Serna
Board Secretary
Pronouns: She/her/ella
Cecilia Sanchez
Board Treasurer
Pronouns: She/her/ella
Special Spotlight
Fall 2024 Este Poder’s Student Fellows
University of Texas at Tyler
Brian Oviedo
He/him
Emily Bentacourt
She/Ella
Lorena Esquivel
She/Her/Ella
Stephen F. Austin State University
Leslie Chalco
She/Her
tran Ngo
She/Her
Edna Rodriguez-Mendoza
She/Her
Tyler Junior College
Valeria Rodriguez
She/Her/Ella
Jarvis Christian University
Raniya WHite
She/Her/Hers
