Jackie Perez, MA, joined CLUES in 2025 as Vice President of Programs. Originally from Los Angeles, Jackie began her career in the nonprofit field in 2006 at Centro, Inc. in Minneapolis, now known as Centro Tyrone Guzman. As the daughter of Central American immigrants, Jacqueline has firsthand knowledge of the various challenges that Latino and other immigrant communities often face in their day-to-day lives. As such, she has spent the greater part of her career supporting and advocating for the Latino, immigrant, and refugee communities of Minnesota. Jackie obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies with a Sociology depth of study from California State University, San Marcos, and a Master of Arts degree in Health and Human Services Administration with an emphasis in nonprofit management from Saint Mary\u2019s University of Minnesota.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Originaria de Los \u00c1ngeles, Jackie es una apasionada de empoderar a las comunidades latinas, inmigrantes y refugiadas, y de ayudarlas a prosperar en Minnesota.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":31118,"template":"","categories":[69,70,77,72],"department":[78],"class_list":["post-31117","employee","type-employee","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employees","category-leadership","category-managers","category-staff","department-administration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n