Latino Advisory Board, Virginia
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
No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.
Current Board Members

Mr. Emilio J. Revilla
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2026
Santos Orlando Munoz
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2026
Mrs Ana M. Metzger
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2026
Jennifer F. Kelly
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2026
Ms Astrid M. Gamez
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2026
Wendy K. Clavijo
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2026
Jo-Ann Chase
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2026
Reverend Jonathan Avendano
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2026
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
Mrs GLADYS AGUERO TRUONG
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2027
Kimberly Esperanza Kruskamp
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2028
Charles Alexander Guzman
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2028
Yenny P. Gutierrez
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2028
Krista Lewie-Cepero
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2028
Juan C C. Lopez
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2028
Ms. Jennie Araujo Wood
Member of the General Public Membership expires on 6/30/2028