Teams

SLI Board of Directors

The SLI Board of Directors provides organizational governance and program leadership.
100% of board members support SLI financially each year.

Fawn-Amber Montoya, Ph.D.
Chair

Associate Dean, Honors College
James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Carlos Alemán, Ph.D.
Vice Chair

SLI Program Director
Professor of Communication Studies
James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Steve Burkholder
Treasurer

Financial Consultant
Everence Financial

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Stephanie Beck

Diversity and Inclusion Manager
CarMax

Richmond, Virginia

Hannah Bowman Hrasky

SLI Program Director

English Teacher
Harrisonburg High School

Staunton, Virginia

Lisette Carbajal

VP Government Relations - State
McGuireWoods Consulting LLC

Richmond, Virginia

Hector Cendejas, MSW, Ed.M.

Family Reunification Program Director, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington
Adjunct lecturer, Columbia University
Adjunct faculty, George Mason University
Adjunct faculty, University of Maryland Baltimore
Community-embedded faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University

Manassas Park, Virginia

 

Diana Patterson

Owner, DSP Services, LLC

Virginia Latino Advisory Board

Winchester, Virginia

Bryan Pearce-Gonzales, Ph.D.

Department Chair and Professor of Hispanic Studies
Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

Lourdes Sandoval, MSW

Senior Case Manager
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington

Reston, Virginia

Andrea Meador Smith

Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

Christopher von Rueden, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Leadership Studies
University of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

Veronique N. Walker, Ed.D., L.P.C., N.C.C.

Equity and Family Empowerment Coordinator
Winchester Public Schools

Martinsburg, West Virginia

SLI Program Directors

Carlos Alemán, Ph.D.

Professor of Communication Studies
James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Hannah Bowman Hrasky

Teacher of English
Harrisonburg High School

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Peter Iver Kaufman, Ph.D.
SLI Founder

Professor, George Matthews & Virginia Brinkley Modlin Chair in Leadership Studies
Jepson School of Leadership Studies
University of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

Lara Maquera

School Counselor
John Handley High School

Winchester, Virginia

Ester Orellana
LIEP Teacher & Department Chair
Huguenot High School
 
Richmond, Virginia
Lenny Vasquez

Information Technology Education Teacher
Shihadeh Innovation Center
John Handley High School

Winchester, Virginia

SLI Personnel

Christopher Clymer Kurtz
Director of Development

[email protected]
(540) 212-9412

Harrisonburg, Virginia