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Latino Advisory Board, Virginia

Commonwealth

Purpose

The Virginia Latino Advisory Board shall advise the Governor regarding the development of economic, professional, cultural, educational, and governmental links between the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Latino community in Virginia, and Latin America.

Term

After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years

Composition

The Board shall be composed of twenty-one nonlegislative citizen members, at least fifteen of whom shall be of Latino descent, who shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at his pleasure. In addition, the Secretaries of the Commonwealth, Commerce and Trade, Education, Health and Human Resources, Public Safety, and Transportation, or their designees shall serve as ex officio members without voting privileges. All members shall be residents of the Commonwealth.

After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. No member shall be eligible to serve more than two successive four-year terms; however, after the expiration of the remainder of a term to which a member was appointed to fill a vacancy, two additional terms may be served by such member if appointed thereto.

Vacant Seats

The seat descriptions indicate if there is a specific requirement for that seat (a profession, consumer, someone who lives in a certain congressional district, etc.). If there is only a number listed (Seat 7), there is no specific criteria for that seat. A “citizen” seat requires someone who is not affiliated with that profession. If you're interested in any of these seats, please submit an application here.

Member of the General Public	8 seats
Total seats available: 8

Current Board Members

Ms. Leslie Sanchez

Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2027

Saul Hernandez

Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2027

Marcia Donovan

Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2027

Eduardo A. Gil Gomez

Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2027

Roberto Coquis

Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2027