Executive & Development Office

Estela Ortega
Executive Director
(206) 957-4613
eortega@elcentrodelaraza.org

Maria Paguada
Executive Assistant
(206) 957-4605
mpaguada@elcentrodelaraza.org

Ashley Haugen (MPA)
Development Director
(206) 957-4611
ahaugen@elcentrodelaraza.org

Mandela Gardner
Volunteer Coordinator
(206) 957-4602
mgardner@elcentrodelaraza.org

Heidi Hammes
Grants Program Administrator
(206) 957-4629
grants@elcentrodelaraza.org

Alissa Lederer
Special Events & Stewardship Manager
(206) 957-4649
events@elcentrodelaraza.org

Michelle Maluwetig
Social Media & Communications Manager
(206) 793-8683
mmaluwetig@elcentrodelaraza.org


Donor Relations Coordinator
(206) 957-4621
donor@elcentrodelaraza.org

Plaza Roberto Maestas

Plaza Roberto Maestas
1650 S Roberto Maestas Festival ST, Seattle, WA 98144 | (206) 957-4651

Miguel Maestas
Housing & Economic Development Director | Plaza Roberto Maestas
(206) 957-4650
mmaestas@elcentrodelaraza.org

Ailen Lucinario
Property Manager | Plaza Roberto Maestas
(206) 957-4616
alucinario@elcentrodelaraza.org

Safiullah Mirzaee
Technology Support
(206) 957-4682
msafiullah@elcentrodelaraza.org

Carlos Reyes
Property Manager Assistant | Plaza Roberto Maestas
(206) 957-4651
creyes@elcentrodelaraza.org

Frances Martinez Community Service Center

Frances Martinez Community Service Center (FMCSC)
(206) 957-4634

Sylvia Rubio
Human Services Director
(206) 957-4622
srubio@elcentrodelaraza.org

Laura Aguilar
Veterans Outreach Specialist (Pathfinder for Veterans of Color)
(360) 986-7046
laguilar@elcentrodelaraza.org

Denisa Aitonean
Housing Counselor Foreclosure Prevention
(206) 671-8861
daitonean@elcentrodelaraza.org

Susan Banhegyi
Family Navigator BSK
(206) 697-3765
sbanhegyi@elcentrodelaraza.org

Karen Calvo
Government Benefits Navigator
(360) 986-7016
kcalvo@elcentrodelaraza.org

Virginia Culbertson Moreno
Homelessness Prevention Program Case Manger
(206) 957-4618
virginia@elcentrodelaraza.org

Enrique Espinosa
Labor Standards Outreach & Education Specialist
(206) 973-4290
eespinosa@elcentrodelaraza.org

Ileana Garakani
Marijuana Youth Prevention & Education Program Coordinator
(206) 957-4601
igarakani@elcentrodelaraza.org

Raquel Garcia
Senior Program Supervisor
(206) 957-4643
rgarcia@elcentrodelaraza.org

Janet Torres Garcia
Housing Counselor Financial Empowerment Coordinator
(206) 671-8860
jtgarcias@elcentrodelaraza.org

Michelle Gaspar Flores
Receptionist
(360) 986-7040
ayuda@elcentrodelaraza.org

Flor Gomez
Senior Center Program Assistant
(206) 717-0088
fgomez@elcentrodelaraza.org

Joseph Gomez
Unidos Development Assistant
(206) 717-0085
jgomez@elcentrodelaraza.org

Johnathan Gonzalez
SKC Benefits Navigator
(206) 939-8725
gjonathan@elcentrodelaraza.org

Ronald Jones
Pathfinder for Veterans
(206) 957-4610
rjones@elcentrodelaraza.org

Jason Li
Food Bank Supervisor
(206) 973-4401
ljason@elcentrodelaraza.org

Daniela Lizárraga
Systems Navigator (Spanish/English)
(206) 957-4647
dlizarraga@elcentrodelaraza.org

Elena Ozturk
Human Services Program Administrator
(206) 973-4405
eozturk@elcentrodelaraza.org

Franz Perez
Food Bank Operations Assistant
(206) 957-4645
franz@elcentrodelaraza.org

Heyda Raymundo
Senior Program Cook
(206) 957-4615
hraymundo@elcentrodelaraza.org

Aaron Rodriquez
Housing Counselor Foreclosure Prevention
(206) 957-4634
arodriquez@elcentrodelaraza.org

Bere Sanchez
BSK Youth & Family Homeless Prevention Case Manager
(206) 973-4404
bsanchez@elcentrodelaraz.org

Oscar Sepulveda
Unidos Instructor
(360) 986-7017, Federal Way
osepulveda@elcentrodelaraza.org

Briseida Torres
Family Navigator Seattle Housing Capacity Building
(206) 945-5269
btorres@elcentrodelaraza.org

Katie Yuen
Benefits System Navigator: Mandarin/Cantonese
(206) 717-0093
kyuen@elcentrodelaraza.org

José Martí Child Development Center (JMCDC)

Child Development Center Front Desk (El Centro Building)
2524 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144 | (206) 957-4619

Child Development Center Front Desk (Plaza Roberto Maestas Building)
2576 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144 | (206) 717-0077

Hilda Magaña
Child Development Center Director
(206) 957-4627
hmagana@elcentrodelaraza.org

Jessica Harris Herrera
Program Administrator
(206) 957-4612
jmcdc@elcentrodelaraza.org
jharrisherrera@elcentrodelaraza.org

Cristina Jimenez
Family Support Specialist
(206) 957-4637
crisjimenez@elcentrodelaraza.org

Maria Rico
After School Program Coordinator
(206) 957-4623
mrico@elcentrodelaraza.org

Martha Diaz
De Colores Lead Teacher/Supervisor
mdiaz@elcentrodelaraza.org

Early Learning Home Visiting Department

Maria del Rocio Miranda
Early Learning Home Visiting Programs Director
(206) 717-0091
mmiranda@elcentrodelaraza.org

Hayley Berra
ParentChild+ Program (South King County)
(206) 717-0079
hberra@elcentrodelaraza.org

Alejandrina Gonzalez
Parents as Teachers/Growing & Learning Together Program (South King County)
(206) 717-0078
agonzalez@elcentrodelaraza.org

Cinthia Gutierrez Cortes
Parents as Teachers/Growing & Learning Together Program Supervisor
(206) 717-0094
cgutierrez@elcentrodelaraza.org

Alejandra Mejia 
Parents as Teachers/Growing & Learning Together Program (South King County)
(206) 973-4287
amejia@elcentrodelaraza.org

Iris Navarro
Bebes! BSK Program Coordinator
(206) 859-3695
inavarro@elcentrodelaraza.org

Andrea Romero
Parents as Teachers/Growing & Learning Together Program (Seattle)
(206) 957-4614
aromero@elcentrodelaraza.org

Clara Serrano
Bebes! HOPE Program Coordinator
(206) 899-9563
cserrano@elcentrodelaraza.org

Youth Services Department

Liz Huizar
Director of Youth Services
(206) 717-0084
lhuizar@elcentrodelaraza.org

María Casarez
Hope for Youth Coordinator
(949) 478-5449
mcasarez@elcentrodelaraza.org

Isabel Crisostomo Salmeron
Corazoncito Case Manager
(206) 395-5429
mcrisostomo@elcentrodelaraza.org

Mikayla Herz
After School Program Assistant (Americorps)
(908) 370-1490
mherz@elcentrodelaraza.org

Emmanuel Lopez
Peer Outreach Specialist
(206) 883-8862
emlopez@elcentrodelaraza.org

Mimi Santos
Federal Way After School Program Coordinator
(971) 384-0089
msantos@elcentrodelaraza.org

Ivon Tellez
Workforce Program Coordinator
(206) 823-5468
itellez@elcentrodelaraza.org