President
Nancy Villaseñor
Administrative Analyst,
City of Long Beach

While completing her undergraduate degree at UCLA, Nancy volunteered with other students to teach day laborers English at IDEPSCA’s Downtown Community Job Center. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree in 2003, she became employed at IDEPSCA as a grant writer and community organizer. After a year and a half, she left IDEPSCA and obtained a master’s in urban planning from UCLA. The Long Beach native currently works in the Stormwater/Environmental Compliance Division for the City of Long Beach Public Works Department.

Vice President
Rebeca Ronquillo
Community Organizer,
Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance

Treasurer
Carlos Preza
International Organizer,
United Steelworkers International

Secretary
Marco Antonio Méndez Rodríguez
Day Laborer,
West Los Angeles Community Job Center

Born in Puebla, Mexico Marco Antonio Méndez Rodríguez migrated at the age of 20 in November 1981 to Texas to work as a day laborer. In January 1982, Mendez Rodriguez arrived to the City of Los Angeles in search of work on the corner of Sawtelle Blvd. and W. Olympic Blvd. where he stayed for 12 years. He later worked 10 years as a taxi driver and in 2005 came back to the same corner then began attending the West Los Angeles Community Job Center.

Vocal
Maria de Lourdes González Reyes
Household Worker

Maria de Lourdes Gonzalez Reyes was born in Mexico City. Mother of two daughters and two sons, Maria de Lourdes is grandmother to 10 grandchildren. She loves life and sees her grand kids as the future. Maria de Lourdes appreciates working as a collective, in an ethical manner, and is certain that everyday is an opportunity to build a better life.