About Madrinas Padrinos Program

Madrinas Padrinos Leadership Program


  Ms. Erica Jacquez-Santos
MPLP Co-Chair

Ms. Erica Jacquez-Santos is serving Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina as the First District Field and Unincorporated Services Director.  In this capacity, she functions as Molina's main community liaison and oversees the Supervisor’s satellite offices in East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. Prior to working in this capacity, Ms. Jacquez-Santos held several positions including Public Affairs Manager for the Southern California Gas Company, a Sempra Energy Utility and as the District Director for State Senator Martha Escutia serving the constituents of the 30th Senate District.

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  Jamie C. Zamora
MPLP Co-Chair

Jamie is currently a Congressional Aide to Congresswoman Linda Sanchez.  Prior to working in this capacity, Jamie was one of six individuals selected statewide to participate in the California Latino Caucus Institute (CLCI) Senator Richard Polanco Fellowship for the 2005-2006 session. 

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  Louis R. Reyes
CLCI Board Member/MPLP Liaison

Louis R. Reyes is a recognized leader and government relations professional with over ten years of working closely with various local, state and federal elected officials and community leaders in the greater Los Angeles area.

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  Celinda Milagros Vazquez
MPLP Committee Member

Celinda Vázquez is the Director of Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) and The Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County (PPAP). PPLA provides convenient, affordable access to a comprehensive range of quality reproductive health care services and sexual health information, through direct patient services, education, and advocacy. PPAP serves as the political arm of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles.

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  Edgar P. Cisneros
MPLP Committee Member

Edgar P. Cisneros currently serves as a legislative consultant for the California Senate Majority Caucus. He previously served as press secretary and district representative for California Senator Martha M. Escutia (Ret.). He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from California State University, Long Beach, is a native of Unincorporated East Los Angeles and is currently a resident of the City of Montebello. He has been involved with the CLCI Madrinas Padrinos Leadership Program since its inception in 2005.

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  Felipe E. Agredano, MTS
MPLP Committee Member

Commissioner Agredano was appointed by Supervisor Gloria Molina to the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission in 2007, he was elected by his colleagues as President in 2008. Agredano serves as a Board Member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus Institute, Madrinas and Padrinos Leadership Program, he served as 49th Assembly Chair for the California Democratic Party; he is a Founding Board Member and former Vice President of HONOR PAC, con-currently a member of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, (NALEO) and an alumnus of the NALEO CA state-wide summit Health Leadership Project.

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  Juliá Delgadillo
MPLP Committee Member

Juliá Delgadillo is a long time resident of the City of Alhambra in the San Gabriel Valley. Her family is originally from Manzanillo, Colima and Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua. Juliá is a Representative Agent for the United States Government where she is a member of the Hispanic Advisory Committee and the Federal Employees Union.

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  Martin Fuentes
MPLP Committee Member

Martin Fuentes owns and operates Martin U. Fuentes Insurance Agency, a member of the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies in Lakewood. Prior to opening his own business, Martin served as a field representative for Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard in Los Angeles.

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  Richard Polanco Jr.
MPLP Committee Member

Richard currently serves as the Director of Business Development for L Tech Network Services Inc. A locally operated network services provider for the City and County of Los Angeles. Mr. Polanco is an active member of the Board of Directors for the Torch Foundation, a Los Angeles based nonprofit and at-risk youth organization.

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  Susana Gonzalez
MPLP Committee Member

Susana Gonzalez has been working with college student leaders in the California State University for over 10 years. She began her career at Associated Students at Cal State San Marcos and is currently working as the Executive Director for the California State Student Association (CSSA), the largest statewide student advocacy group in the country, representing over 450,000 students.

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  Geneve Villacres
MPLP Committee Member

Geneve Villacres has served as Assistant Director of State Government Relations at UCLA since February of 2008. At UCLA, Geneve is responsible for maintaining relationships with state elected officials and their staff. She works primarily with legislators of the Los Angeles-area delegation. In her capacity as an assistant director, she works with the University of California ’s Office of the President to advocate for legislative bills supported by the University of California .

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  Norma Vega
Ex-Officio Committee Member

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