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Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs

Applying for an Ethnic Commission Seat  LINK

GOCI’s Administrative Director
Dr. Aitza M. Haddad Nuñez
aitza.haddadnunez@maryland.gov

Commission Members

Chair:
Dr. Ernesto Chanona (Mexico, Baltimore City)

Vice Chair:
TBD

Members:
Diana Acosta (El Salvador, Prince George’s County)
Alicia Altamirano (Costa Rica, Howard County)
Gabriela Argot-Fernandez (Ecuador, Montgomery Couty)
Lorena DePombo (Colombia, Montgomery County)
Veronica Estrada
(El Salvador, Montgomery County)
Dr. Felipe Amin Filomeno
(Brazil, Baltimore County)
Victoria Gomez Lorenzo (Mexico, Talbot County)
Lena Hernandez  (Mexico, Prince George’s County)
Stephanie Landaverde (U.S., Howard County)
Yuliana Macey (Peru, Anne Arundel County)
Gabriel Moreno, Esq.
(Mexico, Howard County)
Dinorah Olmos (Mexico, Baltimore County)
Dr. Maria Ramos Olazagasti (Puerto Rico, Montgomery County)
Nitzalis Rivera (Puerto Rico, Washington County)
Ana Salmeron (El Salvador, Montgomery County)
Katie Simbala (Honduras, Baltimore City)
Javier Toro (Puerto Rico, Carroll County)

2024 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs ( Held on Tuesdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

February 1, 2024 (THURSDAY) – SPS-I Meeting  Agenda
SPS-II Meeting – TBD
March 26, 2024
June 18, 2024
September 17, 2024
November 12, 2024

2024 Events & Programs

September 15, 2024 – October 15, 2024 – Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

2023 GOCI News


2023 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Howard Community College  VIDEO

2023 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs ( Held on Wednesdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

March 8, 2023   Agenda   Minutes   Video
June 7, 2023  Agenda    Minutes    Video
August 9, 2023  POSTPONED
October 18, 2023  POSTPONED

2023 Events & Programs
Centro De Apoyo Familiar (CAF) – Volunteers Needed (Current)   Flyer
September 15, 2023 – October 15, 2023 – Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Hispanic Heritage Month Events   FLYERS
October 11, 2023 – GOCI Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Flyer

Commission Documents
Executive Order
2018 Annual Report
2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report

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