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
StaffMaribel Lozada Arzuaga
Executive Director Norma Cruz Office Coordinator Jeanmarie Lugo-Almodovar Program Director & Lead Teacher Maria Martinez Group Leader Ashona Stone Group Leader Natalie Soto Perez Group Leader Abigail Cruz Custodian Evan Lovas Grants Manager |
Partner ArtistsVacant
Photography Danny Polanco Art Adrian Gutierrez Sanchez Poetry Maribel Lozada Arzuaga Dance Jose Emmanuelli Nater Dance |
Board of DirectorsInez Ramos
President Jeremiah Goldstein Vice President Irayma Olivencia Treasurer Vacant 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.