Staff and Board

 Staff & Team

Douglas Ponce is the Executive Director of El Zócalo. He is originally from El Salvador and has worked with Central American non-profits for over 30 years.

Mariandree Ramirez / Health Coordinator 

Leylane Gonzalez/ Programs Assistant 

Board

Our Board of Directors is comprised of Anet Rosas, Maria Ruvalcaba, Jessica Soule, Diana Hernandez, Griselda Delgado Torres and Virginia Vanegas.

Founding Team Member

We also want to recognize:

Sara Mullally Broussard who co-founded El Zocalo in 2011 and served the organization as a dedicated volunteer and director through 2015.  She previously served in Casa Marianella immigrant  shelter in Austin, TX and taught Spanish in the North Little Rock School District.

Kelsey V. Lam who also co-founded El Zocalo in 2011 and served the organization as a dedicated volunteer and director from 2015 to 2019. Previous to El Zócalo, Kelsey worked with indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico.