RTA Experience
- Appointed by Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish.
- Joined the RTA Board in May 2021.
- Board Liaison to the Community Advisory Committee (CAC), appointed May 2021
- Chair, Operational Planning & Infrastructure Committee, 2022
Current Occupation
- Project Manager at JumpStart, Inc.
- 2019, founded AREKO Consulting, provides services that strengthens and advances organizations, entrepreneurs and communities.
Education
- Mount Holyoke College - focused on Global and Public Health Sciences, with a concentration in Social Behavioral Sciences.
- Venture Capital University national cohort.
- Hispanic Alliance Leadership Development Initiative (HALDI) - Cohort VII - 2019.
- 2021 Cleveland Leadership Center's Bridge Builder Class of 2021.
Public Service
- City Year Cleveland:
- AmeriCorp Member and Resource Manager at East Technical School (2011-2012)
- 2016 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship:
- Community and Public Health Fellow at The MetroHealth System.
Non-Profit Affiliation
- Previously worked for Esperanza, Inc., an organization focused on supporting the Latinx community on Cleveland's near west side.
Civic/Social Involvement
- Vice President, The Young Latino Network
- Hathaway Brown Alumnae Council member
- LatinUs Theater Company board member
- Canalway Partners board member
- We Are All Human Foundation Hispanic Start Ambassador, Cleveland Hub.
- Emerging Leaders Advisory Council Member, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
- 2016-2021, MetroHealth N.E.T. Executive Committee Member
- Crain's Cleveland Business 40 under 40 recipient
Updated April 13, 2022
Contact Information
Board of Trustees
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
1240 W. 6th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
216-356-3120, email