NAHJ Staff
Yaneth Guillen-Diaz
Exective Director
Diana Maltez
Director of Development
Andrew Sherry
Sr. Director of Communications
Iván Briones
Communications Manager
Isabella Di Giglio
Program Registration and
Member Engagement Manager
Natalia Algarin
Adelante Academy Program Manager
Chris Vachon
Convention Manager
Melanie Naulty
Business Operations and Program Assistant Coordinator
Juan Diasgranados
Educational Programs Coordinator
National Board Members
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Yvette Cabrera
National President
ycabrera@nahj.org
Blanca Rios
National Secretary
brios@nahj.org
Geraldine Cols Azócar
National Financial Officer
gcolsazocar@nahj.org
Julio César Chávez
National Vice President, Broadcast
jchavez@nahj.org
Arelis R. Hernández
National Vice President, Print
ahernandez@nahj.org
Jaime Cardenas
National Vice President, Digital
jcardenas@nahj.org
Dunia Elvir
National Spanish At Large Officer
delvir@nahj.org
Adriana Chavira
National Academic At Large Officer
achavira@nahj.org
Luis Joel Méndez González
General At Large Officer
lmendezgonzalez@nahj.org
David Cordero Mercado
Region 1 Director – Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Virgin Islands
dcordero@nahj.org
Position Open
Region 2 Director – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, & Vermont
Melissa Macaya
Region 3 Director – Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C. & West Virginia
mmacaya@nahj.org
Samantha Rivera
Region 4 Director – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
srivera@nahj.org
Nancy Martinez Preyor-Johnson
Region 5 Director – Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana
npreyor-johnson@nahj.org
Diana Gutiérrez
Region 6 Director – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, & Wisconsin
dgutierrez@nahj.org
Johnny Cordoba
Region 7 Director – Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
jcordoba@nahj.org
Cristy Fajardo
Region 8 Director – Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon & Washington
cfajardo@nahj.org
Edward Franco
NAHJ Student Rep
efranco@nahj.org
NAHJ Committees & Task Force Cohorts
Chair: Adriana Chavira
Members: Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson
Co-Chairs: Mc Nelly Torres & Blanca Rios
Chair: Yvette Cabrera
Members: David Cordero Mercado, Sarah Betancourt, Melissa Macaya, Samantha Rivera, Nancy Preyor-Johnson, Johnny Cordoba, Cristy Fajardo, Diana Gutierrez
Chair: Arelis Hernández
Chair: Julio-César Chávez
Vice-Chair: Dunia Elvir
Chair: Blanca Rios
Vice Chair: Johnny Cordoba
Members: Nancy Preyor-Johnson, Luis Joel Méndez González
Chair: Geraldine Cols Azócar
Chair: Julio-César Chávez
Ranking member: Ruthy Muñoz
Chair: Johnny Cordoba
Vice Chair: Jaime Cardenas
Chair: Geraldine Cols Azócar
Chair: Blanca Rios
Chair: Arelis Hernandez
Members: Monica Rhor, David Plazas, Cristela Guerra, Cindy E. Rodríguez, Marissa Lang, Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Ana Ley, Rafael Carranza, Joe Ruiz, Nicole Chavez, Jason Gonzales
Co-chairs: David Cordero Mercado & Luis Joel Méndez González
Chair: Blanca Rios
Co-Chairs: Keldy Ortiz & Yvonne Latty
Chair: Arelis Hernández
Vice-chair: Julio-Cesar Chavez
Co-Chairs: Mc Nelly Torres & Yvette Cabrera
Subcommittee chairs:
Academic: Adriana Chavira
Management: Yvette Cabrera
Investigations & Data: Mc Nelly Torres
Members: Cristy Fajardo, David Cordero Mercado, Luis Joel Mendez Gonzalez
Co-Chairs: Iliana Limón Romero & Joe Rodriguez
Chair: Arelis Hernández
Vice Chair: Julio Chavez
Ranking member: Julio Cortez
Chair: Edward Franco
Advisors: Adriana Chavira & Luis Joel Méndez González
Chair: Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson
Vice Chair: David Cordero Mercado
Members: Yvette Cabrera, Melissa Macaya, Adriana Chavira, Dunia Elvir
Chair: Yvette Cabrera
Members: Cristy Fajardo, Blanca Rios, Julio-Cesar Chavez, Johnny Córdoba, David Cordero Mercado, Adriana Chavira, Dunia Elvir, Arelis Hernandez, ex-oficio Nora Lopez