Palenque LSNA Staff
Lead Staff
Marcelo Ferrer
Director of Immigration Services and DOJ-Accredited Representative
(773) 384-4370, ext. 111
Susan Adler Yanun
Director of Planning and DOJ Accredited Representative
(773) 384-4370, ext. 116
all staff
Bridget Murphy
Director of Parent Engagement Institute
(773) 384-4370, ext. 141
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS, AND HR
Candice Ibaceta — Manager of Systems Analysis and Implementation
Jennifer Griffin — Human Resources Manager
Shirley Reyes — Office Administrator and Front Desk Reception
Veronica Robles — Bookkeeper
COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS
Ivette Ruiz — McAuliffe Education Organizer-Resource Manager
Yemilee Monjes-Lempa — Kelvyn Park High School Resource Manager & Education Organizer
Alondra Padilla— Youth Community Outreach & Staff Support
development AND COMMUNICATIONS
Adrianna Perez — Individual Giving and Communications Manager
Lisette Arzuaga — Grants and Development Manager
housing
Gary Jimenez — Housing Organizer
Kelvin Gensollen Arellano — Housing Organizer
Kristin Horne — Here to Stay Community Land Trust Program Director
Lucy Gomez Feliciano — Here To Stay Community Engagement Director
IMMIGRATION
Yaraslie Lechuga — Immigrant Resources Advocate
parent engagement institute
Bridgett White — Parent Engagement Institute Organizer
Faith Ballard — Parent Engagement Institute Data Coordinator and Analyst
Flor Dimas — Parent Engagement Institute Ladders of Opportunity Project Manager
Iyabo Anifowoshe — Parent Engagement Institute Lead Organizer/Training and Curriculum Specialist
Kathy Davis — Parent Engagement Institute Organizer
Kelly Ransom — Parent Engagement Institute Research and Evaluation Manager
Marlen Perez — PEI Ladders of Opportunity Project Manager
parent mentor program
Adriana Rios — Funston Elementary Parent Mentor Coordinator
Araceli Carrillo — Ladders of Opportunity Manager and Event Organizer
Alicia Munoz — Brentano Math & Science Academy Parent Mentor Coordinator
Carmina Hernandez — Goethe Elementary Parent Mentor Coordinator
Dulce Arroyo — Education Organizer and Kelvyn Park Junior and Senior High School Parent Mentor Coordinator
Gabriela Barajas — Parent Mentor Organizer and Monroe Elementary Parent Mentor Coordinator
Laquita Simmons — McAuliffe Parent Mentor Coordinator
Martha Velez — Darwin Elementary Parent Mentor Coordinator
Monica Espinoza — Parent Mentor Organizer and Stowe Parent Mentor Coordinator
Rosa Maria Mendoza — Mozart Elementary Parent Mentor Coordinator
Sandra Acevedo— Yates Elementary Parent Mentor Coordinator
Sandy Viveros Bahena — Barry Elementary Parent Mentor Coordinator
Sonia Cortez — Avondale-Logandale Elementary Parent Mentor Coordinator
Teresa Labastida — Parent Mentor Program Manager
Community PLANNING
Melissa Texcahua — Quality of Life Planning Organizer
Norma Rios Sierra — Cultural Events Manager
YOUTH
Arely Barrera — Youth Organizer
Prisilla Tito — Youth Organizer
Remembering our Dear Tami Love
Our dear Tami Love passed away on February 21, 2021. We are heartbroken and we are truly honored to have worked alongside her. She made a transformative impact at Logan Square Neighborhood Association, and through her work with education justice, parent engagement, and affordable housing she mentored and inspired and made a lasting difference in the lives of countless Black and Brown people in Chicago.
Tami’s Chicago Tribune Obituary
“I owe so much to Tami Love. She was one of a kind. My life, the organizing world, the city is better because of her. Sending virtual hugs to all the thousands of people whose lives were touched by the one and only Tami. Let’s find ways to remember and honor what she stood for.” Bridget Murphy, Director of the Parent Engagement Institute