Jerry Gonzalez
Jerry Gonzalez is the founding and current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) and the GALEO Latino Community Development Fund (GLCDF). GALEO was founded in 2003 and is a 501(c)(6) statewide nonprofit and non-partisan organization; its mission is to increase civic engagement and leadership…...
Jennifer Zenteno
Born in Tlalnepantla, Mexico, Jennifer Zenteno was seven years old when she was brought to Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Lakeside High School in Dekalb County where she gained valuable experiences with some of the best Latino focused non-profits in the state. While at LHS, Jennifer worked hard to become…...
Leopoldo “Polo” Vargas
Leopoldo “Polo” Vargas is our current Program Coordinator for Program Coordinator for Operations and Communications. He was born in Celaya, Guanajuato in Mexico. His parents brought him to the United States when he was 6 months old and has since become a U.S. citizen. Polo graduated from the University of…...
Jeniffer Chow
Jeniffer Chow is our current Program Coordinator for Civic Engagement. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was raised by immigrant parents. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Georgia State University. Within the last three years, she has been involved with different sorts of non-profit organizations which…...
Elton García-Castillo
Elton Garcia-Castillo is our new County Field Coordinator staff member. He is a native from Gainesville, Georgia raised by immigrant business owners from Jalisco, Mexico. He received his associates degree in business administration from the University of North Georgia. He recently graduated with a Bachelors in Finance from the Terry…...
Darrick Alvarez
Darrick Alvarez is our current County Field Coordinator. He was born in Orlando, Florida and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He is recieving his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a concentration in American Government and a Minor in Business Administration from Georgia Gwinnett College....
Andy Santamaria
Andy Santamaria is a County Field Coordinator at GALEO, where Andy coordinates census and voter registration in Cobb County. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and received a Certificate of Nonprofit Program Management from Georgia Center for…...
Elizabeth Silva
Elizabeth is our new County Field Coordinator. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised by her parents who immigrated from Jalisco, Mexico. She received both of her bachelor’s degrees in Managerial Sciences and Marketing from Georgia State University. During her undergraduate career, Elizabeth had the opportunity to study abroad…...
Nancy Camacho
Nancy Camacho is our currently Field County Assistant Coordinator. She was born and raised in Moroleon Guanajuato, Mexico. She moved to the U.S at the age of 17. Nancy is a sophomore at the University of North Georgia pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services in hopes to one day…...
Natali Marin
Natali Marin is our current Field Coordinator Assistant. She was born in Mount Kisco, New York and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Georgia Gwinnett College in May of 2020 and is currently in the Dual Master of Actuarial Science and Analytics Program…...