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Luis Gutierrez

Luis Gutierrez, Executive Director, founded Latinos Progresando in 1998. Based in Pilsen and Little Village, Latinos Progresando serves immigrants through legal services, community education and engagement, and organizing and advocacy around just immigration policy. An in-demand speaker and strong community voice, Luis chairs the Immigration Committee of Latinos United and is on the Illinois Coordinating Committee for the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities, a national Latino- and Caribbean-led umbrella advocacy
organization.

As a member of the board of directors of Game Time Inc. and the associate board
of the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation, Luis is a strong advocate for minority youth.

Through work with these organizations and service as a mentor to numerous students, Luis brought a youth voice into conversations about Latinos Progresando's role in the community, which now includes initiatives focused on immigrant educational attainment and college matriculation. In 2005, Luis was a recipient of a certificate of appreciation from the City of
Chicago; he has also been nominated for a Changing Worlds Immigrant & Refugee
Contributions Award. Luis is studying Business Management at DePaul University and is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.