EXECUTIVE STAFF:

LUIS GARDEN ACOSTA
FOUNDER/PRESIDENT & CEO


FRANCES LUCERNA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & FOUNDING PRINCIPAL OF
EL PUENTE ACADEMY FOR PEACE & JUSTICE

EUGENIO MALDONADO
CHIEF OF OPERATIONS


Eugenio Maldonado
Chief of Operations

Eugenio (Gino) Maldonado is a graduate of Queens College, and was on the original development team Luis Garden Acosta put together in 1982 to create El Puente in Williamsburg, Brooklyn where Mr. Maldonado had grown up. Since 1994 he has been the Chief of Operations of El Puente. Throughout his life, Mr. Maldonado has dedicated himself to the betterment of his community. Aside for his leadership at El Puente, he has been a motivating leader for fair housing for the Latino community in Williamsburg. He is a founding Board Member of Beginning With Children, a local charter school created by parents and community leaders for elementary and intermediate education. Mr. Maldonado is also affiliated with the NYC Employment and Training Coalition, an advocacy group for youth employment and training, the Williamsburg Legal Services Advisory Committee, and the Williamsburg Coordinating Committee, an activist group dedicated to organizing community efforts for fair housing, environmental justice and education reform.

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