Palenque LSNA Staff &
Board of Directors
PALENQUE LSNA Leadership
Juliet de Jesus
Executive Director
jalejandre@palenquelsna.org
Candice Ibaceta
Director of Organizational Collective & Alignment
cibaceta@palenquelsna.org
Bridget Murphy
Director of Parent Engagement Institute
bmurphy@palenquelsna.org
Jennifer Griffin
Director of Resilience & Relationships (HR)
jgriffin@palenquelsna.org
Leticia Barrera
Director of Parent Mentor Program
lbarrera@palenquelsna.org
Lisette Arzuaga
Director of Development
larzuaga@palenquelsna.org
Sara Kephart
Director of Operations & Finance
skephart@palenquelsna.org
Silvia Gonzalez
Director of Community Learning Centers
sgonzalez@palenquelsna.org
Susan Adler Yanun
Director of Planning & Equitable Development
DOJ Accredited Representative
syanun@palenquelsna.org
Viviana Brajas
Director of Immigration Justice vbarajas@palenquelsna.org
Palenque LSNA Board of Directors / Junta Directiva, 2025-2026
Officers / Autoridades
Rev. Juan Pablo Herrera, President, Urban Village Church
Eugene De Jesus — Program Vice President, New Hope Church
Alexis Canalos — Organization Vice President, Systems Change Coach
Viviana Barajas – Secretary, Chicago Cares
Julia Regalado — Treasurer, Hairtics Dye for Your Beliefs
Directors / Directores
Maritza Nazario — Cultural Wealth, En Las Tablas
Emilio Carrasquillo — Here to Stay, Spanish Coalition for Housing
Arturo Hernandez — Housing
Stephanie Alejandra Ortega — Immigration
Pastor Erin Coleman Branchaud – Logan Square Ecumenical Alliance St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Logan Square
Flor Mata Marquez— Youth Leadership, Immigration, Finance
Zhantari Rhodes —Youth Leadership
Johanna Castro Palafox – Youth Leadership, Housing