​Our Team

"It is very rewarding to witness children flourish when they come to Centro. When they are facing academic hurdles, and by the end of the year their grades are improving; when children come to the program and they are shy and insecure, and in a year they are singing, dancing, acting or playing a musical instrument. - this gives me great joy and it makes me appreciate my work and everything my colleagues do to advance children in their education and their knowledge about their own cultural  heritage."    - Maribel Lozada Arzuaga, Executive Director  

Staff

Maribel Lozada Arzuaga
Executive Director

Norma Cruz
Office Coordinator

Iris Torres
Lead Teacher & Group Supervisor

Maria Martinez
Assistant Group Supervisor 

Francis Ramos
Assistant Group Supervisor 

Natasha Torres
Assistant Group Supervisor

Von Marie Calderon 
Custodian
 

Partner Artists

Lindsay Sparagana
Photography

Danny Polanco
Art

Myra Diaz
Poetry

Katsí M. Miranda
Dance

Board of Directors

Rosalind Lopez
Vice President

Tara McCafferty
Secretary

Jay Fullenwider
Treasurer

Jeremiah Goldstein
Board Member

Lyzette Rios
Board Member

Sharon Newman-Ehrlich
Board Member

Inez Ramos
​Board Member

Samantha Saldana-Curet
Board Member

Rita Guevara
Board Member

Our Community Partners

Centro leverages local resources through strategic partnerships with the Department of Human Services, School District of Philadelphia, Mural Arts Program, Bridging the Gaps, University of the Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, St. Joseph’s University, William Cramp Elementary School, New Creation Lutheran Church, and Philareyto.

Our Corporate and Foundation Partners 

Special thanks to the organizations who have generously supported Centro's mission and it's programs.