Oberlin Latino Alumni Association
The Oberlin Latino Alumni Association (OLAA) was approved by the Executive Board in spring 1993 as the Alumni Association’s fifth self-defined group.
OLAA serves to foster communication and community on issues of interest among Latino alumni and students; to provide representation of Latino alumni and voice for Latino issues and concerns in the Alumni Council and in the college as a whole; and to increase and retain the number of Latinos in the Oberlin College community as students, faculty, and staff.
Leadership
Cochair: Raquel Olivo ’99 , Washington, D.C.
Cochair: Lauren Salazar ’09 , San Antonio, TX
Steering Committee Members:
Maria Victoria Albina ’01 , Durham, NC
Jose W. Melendez ’01 , Chicago, IL
Maria Orengo ’81 , New York, NY
Elio Trabal ’04 , Washington, D.C.
Jeanette Valez ’80 , Cleveland Heights, OH
Oberlin Latino Alumni Association (OLAA) Charter
Founding Committee:
Beatriz Valdes Malaver ’85 Co-chair
Ricardo Oquendo ’81 Co-chair
Randy Belcher-Torres ’74 Treasurer
Francisco Dominguez, Jr. ’89 Secretary
Roberto Santiago ’85 Newsletter Editor
Name:
We are formally requesting recognition as an affiliate group of the Oberlin College Alumni Association operating under “The Oberlin Latino Alumni Association” name.
Purpose:
- Foster communication and community on all issues of interest among Latino alumni and Latino students.
- Provide representation of Latino alumni and voice for Latino issues and concerns in the Alumni Council and in OberlinCollege as a whole.
- Increase and retain the number of Latinos in the OberlinCollege community as students, faculty, and staff.
Membership:
Membership is open to all interested alumni who wish to be included. Our officers are selected on an annual basis by a steering committee, which is open to all interested persons.
Approved 3/13/93
Executive Board