Advisory Board

The Center for Latino Arts and Culture (CLAC) at Rutgers University welcomes the active involvement of leaders in our community as members of the CLAC Advisory Board.

The CLAC Advisory Board provides support, advice, and counsel to the CLAC Director and staff. Board members are committed to increasing the Center's visibility, assisting in areas of personal interest, and serving as advocates for the Center for Latino Arts and Culture within our community.

Please let us know if you are interested in serving on the (active) Advisory Board by emailing assistant director Saskia Leo Cipriani. The active list is currently being updated.

  • Honorary Members

    • Isabel Nazario, CLAC Founding Director
    • Vilma Perez, former administrative asst.
    • Asela Laguna Diaz, Professor Emeritus
    • Iris Martinez Campbell, Former Rutgers Board of Trustee
    • Livia C. Periu, Director of the Office of Diversity at Johnson & Johnson
    • William Sanchez, Award-Winning New Jersey Network (NJN) Producer
    • Blanquita Valenti, Middlesex County Freeholder (RIP)
    • Sandra Rocio Castro 
    • Jose Laureano
    • Donna Lorenzo
    • Dianne Roman
    • John Perez
    • Robert Ramos
    • Katty Rivera 
    • Engelbert Santana
    • Albert Budet
    • Nancy Cintron
    • Sylvia Cordero
    • Tatiana Flores
    • Maria Lau
    • Mariam Merced
    • Raphael Ortiz
    • Louis Perego Moreno
    • Angelica Perez-Redpath
    • Lismery Ramirez
    • Nagib Saab
    • Jonell Sanchez
    • Raul Villareal (RIP)