About NHLA

The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) was established in 1991 as a nonpartisan association of major Hispanic national organizations and distinguished Hispanic leaders from all over the nation. NHLA’s mission calls for unity among Latinos around the country to provide the Hispanic community with greater visibility and a clearer, stronger influence in our country’s affairs. NHLA brings together Hispanic leaders to establish policy priorities that address, and raise public awareness of, the major issues affecting the Latino community and the nation as a whole.

NHLA is composed of 40 of the leading national and regional Hispanic civil rights and public policy organizations and other elected officials, and prominent Hispanic Americans. NHLA coalition members represent the diversity of the Latino community – Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and other Hispanic Americans.

 

Allianza Americas
Oscar A. Chacon, Executive Director
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
Benjamin Lopez, Executive Director
American GI Forum 
Lawrence Guzman Romo, National Commander  
National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON)
Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director
ASPIRA Association, Inc. 
Ronald Blackburn-Moreno, President & CEO
National Conference of Puerto Rican Women (NACOPRW)
Vilma Colon, National President
AVANCE 
M. Teresa Granillo, PhD, MSW, CEO
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL)
Kenneth Romero-Cruz, President
Casa de Esperanza 
Patricia Tototzintle, Chief Executive Officer 
National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA)
Dr. Yanira Cruz, President & CEO
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)
Marco A. Davis, President & CEO
National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) 
Felix Sanchez, Chairman & Co-founder

Farmworker Justice 
Bruce Goldstein, President 
National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) 
Brenda Castillo, President & CEO
GreenLatinos
Mark Magana, Founding President & CEO
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) 
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, President & CEO
Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) 
Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D., President & CEO 
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (Latina Institute)
Lupe M. Rodríguez, Executive Director 

Hispanic Federation (HF)
Frankie Miranda, President 
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) 
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH, President & CEO 
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP)
Ana Marie Argilagos, President
National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA)
Manuel Paris, Psy.D, Sr. Advisor on Public Policy 
Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) 
Elia Diaz-Yaeger, National President 
Presente.org
Matt Nelson, Executive Director
Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR) 
Pamela A. Quiroz, Executive Director
SER – Jobs for Progress National Inc. 
Ignacio Salazar, President & CEO
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) 
Yanira Merino, Executive Director
Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project (SVREP)
Lydia Camarillo, President
LatinoJustice PRLDEF 
Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel 
UnidosUS
Janet Murguia
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Domingo Garcia, National President
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) 
Ramiro Cavazos, President & CEO
MANA, A National Latina Organization
Amy L. Hinojosa, President & CEO 
United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) 
Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr., President & Co-founder
Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Thomas A. Saenz, President & General Counsel
United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce 
Albert Zapanta, President & CEO
Mi Familia Vota
Hector Sanchez, Executive Director
U.S.-Mexico Foundation 
Enrique Perret, Director
NALEO Educational Fund
Arturo Vargas, Executive Director
Voto Latino
Maria Teresa Kumar, President & CEO
National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives (NAHFE)
Al Gallegos, National President
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC)
Maria Lopez De Leon, President & CEO