Who are NCLR’s leaders?

NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía has emerged as a key figure among the next generation of leaders in the Latino community. She began her career in Washington, DC as legislative counsel to former Kansas Congressman Jim Slattery, serving for seven years. She then worked at the White House in various capacities from 1994 to 2000, ultimately as deputy assistant to President Clinton and deputy director of legislative affairs, serving as a senior White House liaison to Congress. Prior to joining NCLR, she was the Executive Vice Chancellor for University Relations at the University of Kansas, overseeing the university's internal and external relations with the public, including governmental and public affairs, and coordinating the university's strategic planning and marketing efforts.

Murguía is currently a Board member of the Independent Sector, a coalition of leading nonprofits, foundations, and corporations committed to connecting, informing, and advocating on behalf of the nonprofit and philanthropic community. She also sits on the Board of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility and the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda. In addition, Murguía is an executive committee member of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and a member of the Merrill Lynch Diversity & Inclusion Council. In 2007, Murguía was named to Poder magazine's "The Poderosos 100," Latino Leaders magazine's "101 Top Leaders of the Hispanic Community," and Hispanic magazine's "Powerful Latinos 2007." In 2006, Murguía was name to Washingtonian magazine's "100 Most Powerful Women in Washington," The NonProfit Times' "Power and Influence Top 50" leaders, and People En Español's "100 Most Influential Hispanics 2006." Hispanic Business magazine named Murguía as a finalist for its 2005 "Woman of the Year Award," and in 2004, Hispanic magazine chose her for its annual list of "100 Top Latinas" and Hispanic Business magazine selected her as one of the "100 Most Influential Hispanics."

NCLR Board Chair is Monica Lozano is Senior Vice President of Impremedia LLC, the first national Spanish-language newspaper company in the United States. She is also the publisher and Chief Executive Officer of La Opinión, the nation's largest Spanish-language daily newspaper which is headquartered in Los Angeles. Under her direction, La Opinión has entered into important strategic partnerships with key media companies, nonprofits, government, and private businesses, and the paper has received numerous awards for its consistently high editorial quality. It has spearheaded important efforts to inform Latinos about critical issues including education, health care, economic development, financial literacy, financial aid for students, and civic participation.

Lozano serves on the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Company and Bank of America Corporation. She also sits on numerous nonprofit boards, including the California HealthCare Foundation and the Weingart Foundation. In 2001, Lozano was appointed to the University of California Board of Regents, and since 1990 has served on the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California.