Class of 2012
Christopher Torres Banker is a Housing Inspector at the Rochester
Housing Authority. His areas of interest are children, youth, and
health. Christopher’s expertise is healthcare, carpentry and
landscaping.
Christopher joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to become a
leader/mentor in the Latino community. Upon graduating from LLDP
he plans on volunteering.
Contact: cbanker@rochesterhousing.org
Maribel Carballo-Diaz is a Team Leader at Hill Haven Nursing
Home. Her areas of interest are AIDS, children & youth, family
abuse, women’s issues, and healthcare.
She joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to help people. Upon graduation
from LLDP she would like to volunteer to achieve her purpose and
goal.
Contact: carballomaribel@yahoo.com
Jorge Cintron is a housing support counselor at the Center for
Youth. His areas of interest are community development & planning,
crime & social behavior, homelessness/housing, children & youth,
substance abuse, and family abuse. His expertise is in counseling.
Jorge joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to be a leader in his community
and help in any way that he can. Upon graduating from LLDP he will
look into areas if his interest and find what works best for him and his
community.
Contact: jlcintron2000@yahoo.com
Jasmine Cordero is a Community Integration Specialist at Lifetime
Assistance Inc. Her areas of interest are the blind or visually
impaired, children & youth, and developmental disabilities. Her
expertise is education.
Jasmine joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to become a better leader in
her community and learn the skills necessary to do that. Upon
graduating from LLDP she plans to become more involved in
volunteer opportunities and serve a board or committee to help
further her involvement within the community.
Contact: jsmn_crdr@yahoo.com
Samir Cortes is the Manager of IT at Harris Beach PLLC. His areas
of interests are children & youth, education, and employment job
training. His expertise is in computer systems and training.
Samir joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to improve his leadership skills
and provide an avenue to serve his community. Upon graduation
from LLDP he plans to bring a Latino voice to the Rochester
community.
Contact: scortes@harrisbeach.com
Javier Elias is a Housing Coordinator at AIDS Care. His areas of
interest are homelessness/housing, community development &
planning, and women’s issues and his expertise is in low income
housing.
Javier joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to enhance the footprint in his
community. Upon graduation from LLDP he plans to join a board and
assist with little leagues.
Contact: javi42@juno.com
Aileen Gatti is a Quality Systems Specialist at Ortho-Clinical
Diagnostics. Her area of interest is healthcare and her expertise is in
fundraising and healthcare.
Aileen joined the LLDP class of 2012 to enhance her leadership skills
and connect with the Latino community. Upon graduation she plans
to find a way to have more options available to the elderly Latino
community in the suburbs to enhance their independent living as well
as support the families who care for them.
Contact: agatti23@gmail.com
Migdaly Huertas is the Lead Patient Service Representative at
Planned Parenthood. Her areas of interest are legal assistance,
women’s issues, and family abuse and her expertise is in
administration.
Migdaly joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to learn the skills needed to
help and serve her community. Upon graduation from LLDP she
plans on applying the skills learned to her everyday practices and
move forward on finding a cause that she is passionate about.
Contact: migdalyhuertas@ymail.com
Maria C. Kalinovski-Martin is a Quality Assurance Coordinator for
Verizon Wireless. Her areas of interest are community development
& planning, women's issues, health, and birth rights. Her expertise is
in consulting, public relations, counseling, and training.
Maria joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to get more involved in
volunteering for services where she can make a difference. Upon
graduation from LLDP she plans on learning about the opportunities
to serve and then choose a path.
Contact: koppekali@yahoo.com
Leida Martinez is the Finance Director for the YWCA. Her areas of
interest are homelessness/housing, children & youth, and women’s
issues. Her expertise is in finance (accounting) and sales.
Leida joined the LLDP Class of 2012 for professional development
and networking. Upon graduating from LLDP she plans to join a notfor-profit board or a finance committee and will continue to volunteer
for the C.A.S.H. program.
Contact: lmartinez@ywcarochester.org
Nathalia Martinez is an Upward Bound Program Academic Advisor
at the University of Rochester. Her areas of interest are children &
youth and education. Her expertise is in government and education.
Nathalia joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to network with Latino
Professionals, learn about leadership skills, and to learn about ways
to get involved with the community. Upon graduation from LLDP she
plans to get involved with an educational and youth committee.
Maritza
is a Health Advocate with Ibero Children & Youth
Contact:Mercado
nmartinez@yahoo.com
Services. Her areas of interest are fundraising, art (visual &
performing), children & youth, and health. Her expertise is in
administration, sales, health, and counseling.
Maritza joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to help her community make
good and better changes. Upon graduation from LLDP she plans to
share the skills she learned with her current board as well as future
boards she plans to serve on.
Contact: marymrcd@yahoo.com
Victor Pacheco is a Quality Coordinator for Verizon Wireless. His
areas of interest are community development & planning, art (visual
& performing), children & youth, and illiteracy.
He joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to gain influential knowledge to
help my community.
Contact: soga2001@aol.com
Dr. Sandra Quinones Rosado is a visiting Assistant Professor of
Education at the University of Rochester. Her areas of interest are
mental health & counseling, women’s issues, education, health, and
national MS. Her expertise is in education and health.
Sandra joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to learn more about the roles
and responsibilities of serving on an executive board of an
organization and network with other Latinos. Upon graduation from
LLDP she plans to continue serving on Ibero’s Latino Education Task
Force and she would like to get involved with the National MS
Society.
Contact: sq064@yahoo.com
Omayra Ramos-White is a Youth Advocate for Hillside WorkScholarship Connection. Her areas of interest are employment job
training, children & youth, illiteracy, and education. Her expertise is
in education and counseling.
Omayra joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to hone her leadership skills
and become a more effective community member. Upon graduation
from LLDP she plans to serve on local boards.
Contact:
oramos315@yahoo.com
Marisol Reyes
is a Senior Advisor for the Educational Opportunity
Program at Monroe Community College. Her areas of interest are
AIDS, children & youth, women’s issues, education, and health and
her expertise is in education.
Marisol joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to enhance her
communication and leadership skills. Upon graduation from LLDP
she plans to provide her services to the community by getting
involved with community service.
Contact: mreyes@monroecc.edu
Evony Reyes-Dossier is the Manager of an Applications
Development Team at Catholic Family Center. Her areas of interest
are in mental health , counseling, health, and IT. Her expertise is in
computer programming, computer systems, counseling, and health.
Evony joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to learn about opportunities for
engagement within her community, and to connect with other Latinos
who want to be involved and make a difference. Upon graduation
she plans on volunteering her time and talents with non-profits and
grassroots
organizations
as wellDirector
as become
a mentor for
Rochester
Juana Santos
is the Assistant
of Multicultural
Affairs
&
area
youth.
Diversity Programs at St. John Fisher College. Her areas of
interest are homelessness/ housing, community development ,
Contact:
planning, evony.dossier@gmail.com
art (visual & performing), children & youth, family abuse,
women’s issues, and education. Her expertise is in government,
social work, education, counseling, and program development.
Juana joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to develop leadership skills
and learn more about Rochester's Latino community. Upon
graduation from LLDP she plans to volunteer with youth and
represent the Latino community on boards.
Contact: jsantos814@hotmail.com
Alma Serrano is a Patient Care Specialist at AIDS Care. Her areas
of interest are AIDS, homelessness/housing, community
development & planning, family abuse, children & youth, health, and
women’s issues. Her expertise is in administration, community
relations, and health.
Alma joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to be apart of change and be a
voice in the community. Upon graduation she plans on making
changes in her community through volunteer work.
Contact:
sjesenia19@gmail.com
Isha Torres
is the Community Fellow at the Rochester Area
Community Foundation. Her areas of interest are fundraising,
illiteracy, women’s issues, and technology. Her expertise is in event
planning, fundraising, website management and technology.
Isha joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to develop leadership skills and
learn more about the problems facing the Latino community. Upon
graduation from LLDP she plans to work on improving her
neighborhood and being the Latino voice on boards.
Contact: iyt6977@gmail.com
Estella Velez Upegui is an Aging & Adult Services/Customer
Services, and Volunteer Coordinator with the Catholic Family Center.
Her areas of interest are aging, community development & planning,
fundraising, employment job training, art, children & youth, illiteracy,
women’s issues, and education. Her expertise is in sales, public
relations, and marketing.
Estella joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to improve my skills as a
leader so I can better serve our Latino community with new
programs and services. Upon graduation from LLDP she plans to
participate in some volunteer committees.
Jackeline Vazquez is a Clerk at the Neighborhood Service Center.
Contact: evelezupegui@cfcrochester.org
Her areas of interest are community development & planning, crime
and social behavior, employment job training, children & youth, and
family abuse. Her expertise is in community relations, sales, training,
and clerical tasks.
Jackeline joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to improve her existing
leadership skills and develop networks in the Latino community.
Upon graduation from LLDP she plans to work with school aged
youth and crisis victims.
Contact: jvazquez111@yahoo.com
Jorge Villamil is a Consultant. His areas of interest are children &
youth, evaluation, logic model, non profit and technology. His
expertise is in administration, computer systems, consulting,
program development, and marketing.
Jorge joined the LLDP Class of 2012 to open and discover new
opportunities to help his community. Upon graduation from LLDP he
plans to look for evaluation techniques and methods to support
NGOs and non profits.
Contact: villamil_jorge@hotmail.com
Ximena Vogt is a Bilingual Youth Advocate for Hillside Work
Scholarship Connection. Her areas of interest are community
development & planning, employment job training, women's issues
and education. Her expertise is in social work, education, and
counseling.
Ximena joined the LLDP Class of 2012 so she can help improve her
community. Upon graduation from LLDP she plans to be an active
advocate of her community by being visible, vocal and proactive.
Contact: ximena722@aol.com