Guest Voz: Nebraska Educator Values Mexican Government’s Efforts to Elevate Quality of Life for U.S.-based Mexican Immigrants (Latina Lista)

Maria Vazquez is Dean of the South Omaha Campus of the Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska. This daughter of Mexican immigrants has a distinguished career in the state ranging from being the first Latina to serve on the cabinet of Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey as director of the Greater Omaha Workforce Development to being named Latina of the Year in 1995 by the Nebraska Commission on the Status of Women.

Ms. Vazquez also holds another position of distinction — she is one of 125 members of a special U.S.-based Mexican advisory council known as the Advisory Board to the Institute of Mexicans Living Abroad.”*

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