The Junior Board was formed in order to reach a young professional population of community members to engage them in the board development process, build future leaders and broader the support to the mission of iskali.

Junior Board Members Opportunities:
a. To connect and network with other young professionals
b. To have an impact in the community
c. To mentor young Latino adults
d. Spiritual development
e. Leadership development

                                                 Co-Chairs of the Junior board

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Mireya is a commercial banking analyst at Wintrust Financial Corporation. She is a proud graduate of Dominican University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with a minor in political science, and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Throughout her time at Dominican she was involved in the University's ministry center,  where she led a weekly encounter community group. Mireya spent a semester abroad in Salamanca, Spain where she attended University of Salamanca. She was also a part of a summer program in China, as a follow up to a semester long course that credited her political science minor. Mireya became involved in Iskali in 2015 after she lived her initiation retreat; she would later become part of the team that started the community at Sacred Heart Parish in Melrose Park.

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 Jose Omar was born in Durango, Mexico and migrated to the United States at the age of seven. I currently work for the Chicago Public Schools as a Senior Compliance Manager for the Local School Councils. My experience includes working for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrants and Refugee Rights and Catholic Charities of Chicago. I am passionate about mentorship, leadership development and organizational communication. I like to watch sports, read autobiographies and spent time with my family. I currently live in the northwest side of Chicago and attend St. John Berchmans Parish.

For more information please reach out to: mireyaguz14@gmail.com or omaroms2003@gmail.com