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Accomplishments

  • Held a joint candidate forum with the local chapter of the NAACP.

  • Co-sponsored a regional cultural/educational festival—Fiesta Latina.

  • Provided support  to address immigration needs through the Justice for All Program at Pisgah Legal Services.

  • Held local citizenship classes with Catholic Social Services.

  • Co-created the first bilingual-language TV current events programming in North and South Carolina.

  • Co-hosted Negocios en Asheville, business training to Latino entrepreneurs.   

  • Co-hosted numerous mobile office visits by the Mexican and El Salvador Consulates.

  • Increased Latino participation on Boards and Commissions in local city and county governments and non-profits.  Including two officers on the Governor’s Council of Hispanic and Latino Affairs. 

  • Conducted a Community Health Survey with Buncombe County Health Department and Mission St. Joseph Hospital Systems.