Gloria Perez

Gloria Perez

2015 Ricardo Salinas Scholar,

Gloria Perez (Minneapolis, Minnesota) President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jeremiah Program.

Gloria Perez (Minneapolis, Minnesota) President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jeremiah Program. The Jeremiah Program is a leading non-profit organization proven to help single mothers and their children break the cycle of generational poverty. Perez joined Jeremiah Program in 1998 following her role as executive director of Casa de Esperanza, a domestic violence agency in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She brings more than twenty years of management, supervision, and leadership experience to her position. Perez possesses experience in fundraising, strategic planning, and organizational excellence garnered as a leader and board member of community and non-profit organizations. As a Latina and native of San Antonio, Texas, Perez infuses her rich cultural background into her committed professional involvement as an advocate for women, families, and people of color. (Attended Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Inaugural Summit)