Comité Ejecutivo y Consejo de Gobierno de POWER-PAC IL
Susana Salgado
Copresidente y delegado de la sucursal norte/noroeste de Chicago
Susana Salgado is Co-President of POWER-PAC IL, a Delegate of the Northwest Chicago branch of POWER-PAC IL, and has been a parent leader since 2010. She has been the Co-Chair of the Early Learning Campaign, part of her school network’s Bilingual Parents Advisory Council and Parent Action Council, and is currently an Early Learning Ambassador, a Family Leader with Raising Illinois, and a member of the Local School Council at Otis Elementary School. She is a mother of three children and lives in West Town in Chicago. Susana enjoys advocating for changes for future generations and making sure that the voices of Latino and African American communities are heard.
Chanelle Brown
Vicepresidente (Fuera de Chicago) y Campaña de Justicia Elemental Copresidente
Chanelle Brown es vicepresidenta de POWER-PAC IL, copresidenta de la Campaña de Justicia Primaria y miembro de la sucursal de POWER-PAC IL Evanston, PEACE-POM (Padres de Evanston Advocating for Children and Education – Parents on a Misión). También es miembro del grupo de trabajo de salud mental de Evanston y miembro del personal de la YWCA. Chanelle está orgullosa de haber sido madre soltera durante diez años y continúa usando su voz para defender a las madres solteras y a los hijos de madres solteras.
Charlene Campbell
Vicepresidente (Chicago) y delegado de la sucursal de Chicago Southside
Charlene Campbell of Kenwood is a Delegate of SPUR (Southside Parents United Roundtable) and has been in POWER-PAC IL for 10+ years. She has seven children and many grandchildren. She works as a nurse at Northwestern Hospital in labor and delivery and has helped welcome babies into the world for 25 years. She has served as Co- Chair of the Campaña de Justicia Elemental y fue miembro de la paz en la escuela primaria Reavis, ayudando a acabar con el conducto de la escuela a la prisión al limitar las suspensiones fuera de la escuela. Ha sido Embajadora de Head Start con COFI durante muchos veranos, compartiendo su sabiduría con sus compañeros de equipo.
Marisol Luna
Vice President (Out of Chicago)
Marisol Luna es vicepresidenta de POWER-PAC IL, delegada de la sucursal de Aurora y ha sido miembro de POWER-PAC IL desde 2017. Marisol es parte del Consejo Asesor de Padres Bilingües que representa a la escuela de sus hijos en SD131 Aurora. Actualmente representa a los padres en Raising IL Cross Systems Coalition. Es miembro activo del Consejo de Padres del Condado de Kane, apoya a las familias y facilita los Cafés para Padres. Originaria de Durango, México, está casada y tiene cinco hijos.
Delia Pérez
Vicepresidente (Chicago) y Campaña Saliendo de la Pobreza Copresidente
Delia Perez is a Vice President of POWER-PAC IL and the Co-Chair of the Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign. She is a proud mother and grandmother. Delia is a fierce advocate around economic security issues and the racial wealth gap, as well as access to early learning and removing police from schools. Delia was a team leader for the Early Learning Ambassador project in 2022 and has also been active as a vaccine outreach ambassador. She is a Survivor Moms Companion (SMC) tutor with POWER-PAC IL’s work around mental health on Chicago’s Westside and also serves as a Parent Leader with BRIDGES, a mental health advocacy group also on the Westside.
Copresidentes de campaña
Donna Carpenter
Campaña Saliendo de la Pobreza Copresidente
Donna Carpenter, is a lifelong Englewood resident who attended her first COFI training in 2006. She has been actively involved in the Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign (particularly within the Utilities Affordability sub-campaign) and Early Learning Campaign ever since. In 2021, Donna played a pivotal role in passing Senate Bill 265, which expanded access to a utility affordability program, and spoke at the press conference with Governor J.B. Pritzker. That same year, she was one of five COFI mother leaders selected to be part of a national women’s economic security fellowship. Donna has six adult children and three grandchildren.
Valerie Carroll
Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano Copresidente
Valerie Carroll es la copresidenta de la Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano y miembro de la sucursal de la Mesa Redonda Unida de Padres de Southside (SPUR). Ha sido parte de POWER-PAC IL desde 2015. Es una orgullosa madre de tres hijos y abuela de ocho. Ella cree que los padres tienen una voz poderosa y merecen ser escuchados.
Katrina Falkner
Campaña de Salud, Alimentación y Recreo Copresidente
Katrina Falkner es copresidenta de la campaña de salud, alimentación y recreo, miembro de SPUR (Mesa Redonda Unida de Padres de Southside) y líder de POWER-PAC IL durante diez años. Se unió a POWER-PAC IL porque le apasiona ayudar a los demás y quiere realizar cambios positivos en su comunidad. La Campaña de Salud, Alimentación y Recreo es importante para ella porque quiere abordar los desafíos de salud mental en las comunidades negras y latinas, abogar por comidas más saludables en las escuelas y garantizar que todos los niños tengan recreo. Es una orgullosa madre, madre-tutora y tía.
Liliana Olayo
Campaña Saliendo de la Pobreza Copresidente
Liliana Olayo is the Co-Chair of the Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign and an active parent leader in Aurora with Padres Lideres Activos. She also serves on the COFI Board of Trustees. Locally, Lili is also the President of the Oak Park School Neighbors group and President of the Bilingual Parents Advisory Council of District 131. In 2021, she joined four COFI mother leaders as part of a national fellowship focused on closing the women’s wealth gap. Originally from Mexico, she is a proud mother of three and recently became a grandmother.
Rosalía Salgado
Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano Copresidente
Rosalia Salgado is one of the four Vice Presidents of POWER-PAC IL and co-chair of the Early Learning Campaign. As the newly elected early learning co-chair, Rosalia hopes to continue to advocate to expand childcare access to every community and ensure high-quality early childhood services for all of Illinois. She has served as a parent ambassador, generating interest in her neighborhood in community solar projects and enrolling young children in Head Start. She has also advocated for making more mental health resources available to families. Originally from Mexico, she is a proud mother of two young girls. Photo credit: Esther Yoon-Ji Kang/WBEZ Chicago
Delegados de rama
Patricia Bolden
Delegado de la sucursal de East St. Louis
Patricia Bolden es una delegada de la sucursal de East St. Louis para POWER-PAC IL y una madre líder activa en East St. Louis con Parents United for Change. También es miembro de la Junta Directiva de Padres Unidos por el Cambio. A nivel local, ella está en el comité ejecutivo de Greater East St. Louis Early Learning Partnership y es miembro de Make Health Happen-ESTL. Es una orgullosa madre de tres hijos y recientemente también se convirtió en abuela.
María Gamino
Delegado de la sucursal de Aurora
María Gamino is a prominent community leader and new delegate for the Aurora, Illinois Branch of COFI/POWER PAC Illinois. Committed to the well-being of her family and community, María is a member of the Kane County Health Department System of Care Parent Council and an active advocate for public policies that benefit families. Through her work at COFI/POWER PAC IL, she has driven local and statewide change, focusing on parent unity as a driver of social justice transformation. María takes advantage of every educational opportunity to better support her community. Her vision is to empower future generations, helping them overcome barriers and achieve a better future. María firmly believes that the collective strength of parents is key to creating lasting change. María has two daughters and began her leadership within COFI back in 2020.
Cynthia Lara
Delegado de la sucursal de Evanston
Cynthia Lara is a Delegate for the POWER-PAC IL Evanston Branch, PEACE-POM (Parents of Evanston Advocating for Children and Education – Parents on a Mission). She has been a member of the branch since 2020. She is a proud mother of two boys (11 and 21). She initially joined COFI during the pandemic to socialize (the convenience of Zoom helped). Soon enough, though, she became passionate about addressing the issues parents in her community face – specifically, addressing issues with parents being part of the solution.
Michelle Morton
Delegado del lado oeste de Chicago
Michelle Morton es delegada de la sucursal de Westside Chicago y ha estado involucrada en POWER-PAC IL desde 2008. Se unió a POWER-PAC IL porque quería aprender a ser parte de la lucha antes de tener que pelear. Es una orgullosa madre de una hija adolescente. Michelle es una defensora de la educación infantil y fue embajadora del aprendizaje temprano durante muchos años. Este año trabajó en el call center, ayudando a los padres a decidir y encontrar un colegio para sus hijos. Desde que se unió a POWER-PAC IL, ha trabajado diligentemente como copresidenta y como miembro de la campaña Salir de la pobreza y de la campaña Salud, alimentación y recreo.
Gabriela Piceno
Delegado de la rama suroeste de Chicago
Gabriela Piceno is an active parent leader in Chicago and serves as one of the Southwest Branch Delegates. She is from Mexico. She has been a Head Start Ambassador for two years, and is always willing to learn and help communities. Married for 22 years, she has four children and one grandchild.
Juan Rocha
Delegado de la rama suroeste de Chicago
Juan Rocha is a member of the Southwest Branch of POWER-PAC IL. Juan has supported the growth of POWER-PAC IL as a parent trainer, ambassador, and Branch Delegate. A proud father of two sons, Juan cares deeply about supporting the community, informing parents, and ensuring a bright future for all kids. Juan is an immigrant from Mexico, and a lifelong participant and judge of charreadas (Mexican rodeo).
Regina Simms
Delegado de la sucursal de Chicago Southside
Regina Simms es la delegada de SPUR (Mesa Redonda Unida de Padres de Southside). Se unió a POWER-PAC IL porque cree en los objetivos de la Campaña de Salud, Alimentación y Recreo y cree en la creación de escuelas saludables para todos los niños. Es una orgullosa madre de 10 hijos, incluidos seis hijos adoptados, y una orgullosa abuela de nueve nietos.
Stacey Simon
Delegado de la Rama Norte/Noroeste de Chicago
Stacey Simon es la delegada de la sucursal norte/noroeste de Chicago y ha estado involucrada en COFI y POWER-PAC IL desde 2013. Primero se unió a COFI como madre caminando en el autobús escolar y luego se unió a POWER-PAC IL debido a su pasión por ayudar a las familias. de entornos de bajos ingresos. Además, quería defender a los niños y las familias y garantizar que las comunidades de bajos ingresos obtuvieran los recursos que necesitaban para prosperar. También participa en las campañas de Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, Justicia Primaria y Aprendizaje Temprano. Stacey es una orgullosa madre de cuatro hijos adultos.
Zor Zapata
Delegado de la sucursal de Aurora
Zor Zapata is a Delegate for the Aurora Branch and has been a member since 2020. She joined COFI after witnessing how COFI parents, even without citizenship, had a voice. Through COFI, parents became leaders; they knew their rights and how to advocate, so she joined! This motivation was cemented when she shared her stories with legislators during COFI’s annual advocacy day and witnessed it make a difference in helping pass laws to support families in Illinois.
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