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NAPRHSW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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President
Luis Valenzuela, Ph.D., LMSW
Executive Director of the Long Island Immigrant Alliance (LIIA) and an adjunct professor of social work at the Adelphi University School of Social Work. Dr. Valenzuela works with an alliance of diverse community, religious, labor, and immigrant organizations in solidarity with all immigrants who are an integral part of our communities. He advocates support for all immigrants, affirms their legal and human rights, and advances the use of collective strength to overcome the voices of extremism, division, and hatred.
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First Vice President
Maria Elisa Cuadra, LCSW-R, ACSW, CASAC, CPP
Executive Director, COPAY, Inc.; Adjunct Professor,
Adelphi University, School of Social Work; Bilingual
Social Welfare Consultant; Private Practitioner.
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Second Vice President
Sonia Palacio-Grottola, LCSW-R
Editor, Newsletter & Website, Chapter development and membership. Private practitioner, consultant to Suffolk County Department of Health in the area of Early Intervention, retired from Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, Co-founder and Past President of NAPRHSW. Former President of NASW, NYS Chapter. Currently Chair of the Latino Caucus for NASW National. Strong interests: all areas of immigration, advocating for Latino families, and mentoring social work students.
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Treasurer
Lynda Perdomo-Ayala, LMSW
Administrator at Stony Brook University, School of Medicine and Community Activist, Commissioner of Human Rights and Vice Chair of Commission, President of the Board of Directors for Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk County, Co-Chair of La Vision Youth Conference and a Life Coach with a strong interest in youth and young adult development.
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Secretary
Pauline Velazquez, MSW
Co-founder of NAPRHSW and Chair of the Scholarship Committee; Chair of the Nassau/Suffolk Hispanic Task Force since 1992. Special interests/awards: Has worked to defeat English Only bills and to provide services for the elderly; instumental in getting the 1995 Pauline Velazqeuz Bill #4939 signed into law; honored by Governors Cuomo and Pataki with community service awards; has been invited to attend the White House Conference on Aging.
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Corresponding Secretary
Cathy Carballeira, LCSW
Currently a doctoral student at Stony Brook's School of Social Welfare and a regular contributor to the NAPRHSW Newsletter. Interests: advocacy and empowerment of Latinos and other indigenous peoples. Has extensive experience as a practitioner, a teacher and a community activist. Before moving to Long Island, she served on the Board of AHORA, Association for Hispanics to Obtain Resources and Assistance. Catherine is also involved with the Social Justice Center at Stony Brook, and Women in Black. She is very proud of her son, who is a Sophomore at Iona College.
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HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS |
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Honorary Board Member
Luis Cintron, MD
Director of the Phoenix Program at the Borinquen
Health Care Center in Miami, providing HIV/AIDS health
care for a diverse indigent and working poor community. |
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Honorary Board Member
Eva Figueroa, LMSW
Past President of NAPRHSW |
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Honorary Board Member
Angelina Martinez, LCSW-R
Past President of NAPRHSW |
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Honorary Board Member
Manuel Martinez, MBA
President & CEO of Utopia HomeCare, Inc.
a family-owned and operated nursing agency. |
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Honorary Board Member
Luis A. Pagan, Esq. |
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BOARD MEMBERS-AT-LARGE |
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Board Member-at-Large
Priska Imberti, LCSW
A bilingual Clinical Social Worker, native of Argentina, where she also
studied psychology in the National University of Córdoba. She specializes
in couples and family therapy and is trained at the Ackerman Institute
for the Family in New York City. Mrs. Imberti also conducts family
assessments for immigration procedures.
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Board Member-at-Large
Deborah Valenzuela, LCSW
A social worker in the Sachem School District who also provides
home-based Early Intervention services through Bilinguals, Inc.
She is a licensed certified social worker and is certified as a School
District Administrator. She has served as chairperson of the annual
award dinner and has co-chaired other NAPRHSW committees.
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NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER BOARD
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L to R: Myrna Noble, Juan Ocasio,
Alma Ramos, Teresa Cano, Nancy Espinal,
Margarita Cotto, Rafael Pagan, Clarissa Silva |
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NEWSLETTER / WEB PAGE COMMITTEE |
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Editor
Sonia Palacio-Grottola, LCSW-R
Private practitioner,
founding member
and Past President
of NAPRHSW.
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Layout/Design
Frank Torres, BA
A desktop publisher
with over a decade
of experience,
President and
Chief Designer of
ZOiNKS! Graphics
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Committee Members
Lynda Perdomo-Ayala, LMSW (Contact Lynda)
Cathy Carballeira, LCSW (Contact Cathy)
Pauline Velazquez, MSW (Contact Pauline)
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