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.

 

American G.I. Forum  Albert Gonzales, National Commander	National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)  Elena V. Rios, President & CEO
ASPIRA Association, Inc.  Ronald Blackburn Moreno, President	National Institute for Latino Policy (NILP) Angelo Falcón, President & Co-Founder
AVANCE  Rick Noriega, President & CEO	Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF) Thomas A. Saenz, President & General Counsel
Casa de Esperanza  Patricia Tototzintle, Chief Executive Officer	National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) Oscar A. Chacon, Executive Director
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Esther Aguilera, President & CEO	National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives (NAHFE) Al Gallegos, President
Cuban American National Council (CNC)  Sonia Lopez, President & CEO	National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) Clara Padilla Andrews, President
Farmworker Justice  Bruce Goldstein, President	National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund Arturo Vargas, Executive Director
Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU)  Antonio R. Flores, President & CEO	National Council of La Raza (NCLR)  Janet Murguía, President & CEO
Hispanic Federation Jose Calderon, President	National Conference of Puerto Rican Women Vilma Colom, President
Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)  Miguel A. Pozo, President	National Hispanic Leadership Institute  Cristina Lopez, President
Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR)  Maria de los Angeles	National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators  Joseph Miro, President
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)  Hector Sanchez, Executive Director	National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc. (NPRC)  Rafael A. Fantauzzi, President & CEO
Latino Justice PRLDEF  Juan Cartegena, President and General Counsel	National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health  Jessica González-Rojas, Executive Director
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Roger C. Rocha, President	Presente.org Arturo Carmona
MANA, A National Latina Organization Amy L. Hinojosa, President & CEO	SER – Jobs for Progress National, Inc.  Ignacio Salazar, President
National Association of Latino Independent Producers Bienvenida Matias,Acting Executive Director	Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP)  Antonio Gonzalez, President
National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) Yanira Cruz, President & CEO	United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC)  Javier Palomarez, President & CEO
National Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC)  Roger Rivera, President	United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI)  Juan Andrade, Jr., President
National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA)  Felix Sanchez, Chairman	U.S. Mexico Chamber of Commerce  Albert Zapanta, President & CEO
National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC)  Alex Nogales, President & CEO	U.S. Mexico Foundation  Zuraya Tapia Hadley, Director, Mexican american Leadership Initiative