About Us - Our Leadership

25th Anniversary

Our Executive Director, Lupe Serrano was honored by Lifetime TV's Times Square Project during the week of November 28, 2003.

Crisis Line: 651.772.1611

Our Leadership

The Casa de Esperanza Board of Directors is mostly Latina and holds a strong commitment to ending domestic violence.
A diverse group, they offer expertise in a variety of professional backgrounds. The Board leads us with a wealth of experience in corporations, nonprofit organizations, government, and community organizations.

Chair:

Margarita Rubalcava
Program Manager, Four Freedoms Fund; Program Manager, Four Freedoms Fund; Public Interest Projects

Members:

Alicia Cordes
Executive Fellow, National Fellows, Inc.; Baruch School of Public Affairs

Yolanda Cotterall
Greater Minnesota Rural Program Manager; Latino Economic Development Center

María Gloria Fressia
Executive Director; Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project

Ofelia López
Child Care Resource & Referral Program Consultant; State of Minnesota, Department of Children, Families & Learning

Karen Smith
Public Relations Manager, Great Plains Region; Verizon Wireless

Julie M. Zimmer
Attorney; Zimmer Law Group, LLC

The Fund Development Advisory Board members provide support to our Director of Fund Development and Communications. They offer counsel from a variety of perspectives.

Members:

James (Jamie) Forman
Partner; Rider, Bennett, Egan, and Arundel, Ltd.

Michael Garcia
Consultant

Lois Herman
Consultant

Gloria Perez Jordan
Executive Director; Jeremiah Program

Ruby Lee
Program Officer; Saint Paul Foundation

Joe Lethert
President; Performark, Inc.

Rafael Ortega
Ramsey County Board of Commissioners

Elizabeth Scholl
Consultant

Karen Starr
Senior Program Officer, Otto Bremer Foundation

Sara Taylor
Consultant

Sandra Vargas
President and CEO, The Minneapolis Foundation

Our staff leadership is talented and experienced. Mostly Latina (75%), they guide our organization with a longstanding commitment to Latinas, many years of dedication to Casa de Esperanza, and a strong knowledge of the domestic violence field.

Executive Director:

Lupe R. Serrano
lserrano@casadeesperanza.org

Associate Director:

Patricia Tototzintle
ptototzintle@casadeesperanza.org

Finance Manager:

Sue Saunders
ssaunders@casadeesperanza.org

Director of Fund Development and Communications:

Amy J. Sánchez
asanchez@casadeesperanza.org

Director of Systems Change and Training:

Liliana Espondaburu
lespondaburu@casadeesperanza.org

Family Advocacy Manager:

Rosario Delatorre
rdelatorre@casadeesperanza.org