Lorena, a Venezuelan national, was forced to flee her home country due to its totalitarian socialist regime that has plagued the nation since 1998. In 2017, she arrived in the

Jose is a native of Caracas, Venezuela and had to flee the socialist government’s persecution at the age of 34 after experiencing years of repression. He eventually found refuge in

Cecilia Navas is a Venezuelan political exile who uses her platform to create positive change. Since her early years, she has been involved in politics and has a wealth of experience

Stephanie Torres is a first-generation Cuban American born and raised in Miami, Florida. Having had been a product of education freedom in the Sunshine State she attended Barry University, where

Stephen came on board the Florida LIBREe Team in 2022. He has worked with non-profits in the Miami-Dade area for over 10 years. For the past 8 years, Stephen has

Born in Manhattan, New York and raised in Bayamon Puerto Rico. Ivan Jaime Jr has worked in many different professional fields. Since 2012 he has been part of The LIBRE

He was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, raised in Orlando, Florida still lives in Orlando with his wife and two kids. Juan M. Martinez Pabellon has worked in many different

Joshua Raimundo moved to Northern Virginia from the Dominican Republic right before first grade, and since then has called the United States home. Growing up in Northern VA, he’s been

David Cano is the Current Deputy Director for Grassroot Operations for LIBRE in Texas and lives in San Antonio, TX. He is very passionate about building teams and people to

Giuliana Day was born in Lima, Peru during times of prevailing instability and social unrest when the country was controlled by a military dictator. Giuliana graduated from UCLA with a

Isabel Soto is the Director of Policy for The LIBRE Initiative. Previously she was a Senior Policy Advisor at the Unites States Congress Joint Economic Committee. Prior to that role

Monet Flores Bacs is the Strategic Director of The LIBRE Initiative in Arizona. She is the proud daughter of an immigrant and holds dual citizenship with Guatemala. Shortly after her

Jeffrey Baldwin was born on the pacific coast of Guatemala. At the age of 14 Jeffrey immigrated to the United States to escape the corruption, poverty and hopelessness of the

Janisset Rivero was born in Cuba and being a teenager exiled in Venezuela with his parents and sister. Graduated in Communications and Advertising in Caracas, arrived to Miami in 1990.

Experienced Reporter and entertainment host. Production Technician and News Editor with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry from Saltillo, Coahuila Mexico. Rodriguez began his career in

Ivette Díaz is the Family Manager for the LIBRE Institute. She previously worked as the Colorado Field Director for The LIBRE Initiative where she managed statewide outreach strategy and grassroots

Ciara Kennedy-Mercer is a Communications Manager for The LIBRE Initiative. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Communications and a minor in Spanish. During her studies,

Fernando was born in El Paso, Texas and is the son of first-generation immigrant farm workers. Fernando grew up working in the Tucson (Marana) and California agricultural fields. He was

Daniel Palet was born and raised in Las Vegas NV, He is the youngest out six siblings and the first and only out his family to graduate high school and

My name is Byron Roman, I have lived in Arizona for over 27 years; I was born in Guatemala, live in New York for a few years and served 4

James was born in the Republic of Panama and immigrated to the United States at the age of 7 in 2001. He grew up in Kissimmee, FL, and graduated from

Originally born and raised in Southern California, he now resides in Las Vegas and has been part of the Nevada community since 2016.  His humbleness and passion to work with

Leandro Ruiz is a Grassroots Engagement Director for LIBRE in Virginia. Leandro works with the Hispanic community to help break down internal and external barriers preventing the community from achieving

Sonia Rivera is a native of Michigan and has lived in the Houston area since the age of 19. She is the daughter of Mexican Immigrants who spent the early

Gerson Hernandez joins The Libre Initiative as Grassroots Engagement Director. In 2016 Gerson founded a community outreach program called Agape Connect that serves immigrant and underprivileged families. He has spent