In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month 2024, MujerLatinaToday, in collaboration with the Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati, have create One Story a Day / Una historia para cada día.  One Story a Day is a series of 30 interviews of Ohio Latino / Hispanic champions to celebrate their achievements, contributions and successful stories.

Christina Vera was elected as Board President in January 2024. 

Ms. Vera  also served as Board Vice President from January 2023 to January 2024. She is a proud graduate of Columbus City Schools’ Brookhaven High School, Class of 2003.  As the Co-Founder and Director of Operations of Femergy® , and a social entrepreneur, Mrs. Vera leads and develops teams through innovative strategy and effective communication to influence positive change and build organizational capacity. Christina currently serves as Advisory Council Member at Otterbein University (WLN), and has previously served on the Gateways for Growth Steering Committee on behalf of Welcoming City. In addition, Ms.Vera was formally a Trustee for Ohio School Board Association. She also formally served as the Student Achievement Liaison for the Ohio School Board Association and the Bilingual Education Task Force Liaison, for the Council of Great City Schools. Christina is also an Executive Committee Member of FCDP. 
In her spare time Ms. Vera enjoys co-hosting True Print for Life podcast. Christina resides in the Columbus area with her husband Kent, and three children Maritza, Julianna, and Adrian. 

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Christina Vera, President of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education 2024

Sue Rodriguez Cuevas, presidenta/CEO de Nueva Esperanza Community Credit Union en Toledo, Ohio es entrevistada por Lorena Mora-Mowry para MujerLatinaToday para educar - informar sobre los préstamos  por montos pequeños, a corto plazo y con altas tasas que ofrecen ¨compañías que cambian cheques, compañías financieras y otros dan préstamos por montos pequeños, a corto plazo y con altas tasas que tienen una variedad de nombres: préstamos de día de pago, préstamos de adelanto de dinero en efectivo, préstamos sobre cheques posdatados o préstamos sobre depósito de cheques diferidos (PayDay Loans, cash advance o check loan.  Sue informa sobre cómo funcionan y cómo se aprovechan de la comunidad hispana de Ohio y de los Estados Unidos.  Entrevista realizada en virtud del artículo publicado en el blog del NCLR: ¨How PayDay Lenders Prey on the Vulnerable.¨ Conoce más en http://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/articulos/s0097-prestamos-de-dia-de-pago 

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Lorena Mora-Mowry started building a Hispanic / Latino community 18 years ago with MujerLatinaToday.com to create awareness, advocacy and action towards empowering the Hispanic Latino community in Ohio and beyond. Lorena continues connecting, informing and inspiring the Hispanic Latino community through socials and her Latina Today Podcast

Christina Vera, President of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education 2024

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