Cristina Lopez

Cristina López is President of the National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI), the premier non-profit organization developing Latina ethical leaders through training, relationship building and community activism. Prior to joining NHLI, López served as Deputy Executive Director of the Center for Community Change (CCC), serving as spokesperson on the immigrant rights movement. López has also served as Vice President of MOSAICA and as Vice President for Institutional Development at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), and is an involved community activist who has served on numerous boards over the last two decades.

She has worked in Latin America on education, health, and human trafficking programs. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of South Florida, Tampa, and a Masters in Social Foundations of Education from the University of Virginia.