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Dr. Morris received his medical training at UNC, Chapel Hill, graduating with a MD in 1978, completing a residency in Pediatrics in 1981, and a MPH in Epidemiology in 1986. He is Board Certified in both Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Morris serves as Medical Director for Wake County Human Services, in Raleigh, North Carolina where he is also Division Director for both Clinical Strategies and Adult Services, overseeing maternal and child health, dental, pharmacy and laboratory services, as well as mental health, substance use, adult protective services, adult economic services, and senior services. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Social Medicine at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Morris has served as President of the NC Pediatric Society, Chair of Wake County Smart Start, and President of the Board of El Pueblo, North Carolinas statewide Latino advocacy organization. Dr. Morris received a Masters of Divinity at Duke University as part of his spiritual journey, vocation, and professional pursuits, seeking to learn the pastoral care and nurturing of communities in faith and hope. Dr. Morris believes we must not only improve access, quality, and content of care but also engage the spiritual and ethical motivations, hopes, and aspirations of individuals and communities. We are, he believes, our brothers keeper, charged to care for the widow, the orphan and the alien, and admonished to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and give solace to the lonely.
Pablo serves as the treasurer of El Pueblo’s Board of Directors. He is a community volunteer involved with several non-profit agencies in North Carolina. Pablo is on the Board of Directors of Wake County Human Services and Environmental Services, the Board of Directors of the Environmental Education Fund and various task forces and steering committees that are trying to mitigate the harmful effects of poverty. Pablo’s past professional experience includes operations with Urban Ministries of Wake County, budget management with Wake County Government, financial management with Kaiser Permanente, and several consulting assignments in both the public and private sector. Fluency in English, Spanish, French and Italian and an understanding of cultural differences help Pablo meet the mission of organizations providing services in a diverse community. Pablo has lived in many different places including Texas, New York, California, Alabama, Mexico, Italy, Belgium and West-Africa, where he was a Peace Corps volunteer. Pablo holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master in Public Administration from NC State. He is married to Margaret and has two children, Michael and Rachel.
Yasmin was born, raised, and educated in Mexico, and she holds an advanced degree in business administration and marketing. She has lived and worked in several countries in Europe and the
Americas, and is fluent in several languages. Yasmin is the cofounder of Panoltia, Inc. She is the creator and producer of The Hispanic Community Outreach Audio Series, an award winning life
skills and financial literacy Spanish/English language audio series developed for BB&T. She has co-written manuals and developed interpreter training workshops. She conducts trainings via webinars and on site.
She is also a bilingual TV host for NCAPT’s Open-Net. Yasmin is an advisor to IME (Institute of Mexicans Abroad), and is a member of the board of directors for El Pueblo. She’s also on the board
of directors for Interact. Her volunteer work also includes the educational organization NCSHP, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Episcopal Farmworker Ministry in Newton Grove.
She has been the recipient of many awards including: Diamante, and Women Extraordinaire by Business Leader Magazine. She lives in Apex with her partner/husband and her son Sam and daughter Deanna.
Rogelio Valencia was born in Mexico. He is a Psychologist graduated from the Autonomous Northeastern University in Torreon, Mexico. He also is a Graduate in Biblical Studies from IBS in Lynchburg, Virginia. Mr. Valencia worked in Mexico as an Educational Counselor for middle schools. Before moving into the USA he lived in Tijuana, Mexico; and worked as Deputy Director at House of Hope Orphanage. He moved to Durham, NC in 1990, and worked as associate pastor at Life Community Church until 2000. Mr. Valencia worked at Duke University under the Department of Psychology, in a program to facilitate a better integration of Hispanic/Latino families into main stream American society. Since 1999 he has served as Hispanic Ombudsman in the NC Department of Health and Human Services. He has also served as a member of Congressman Bob Etheridges Latino Advisory Committee. He has represented the Secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services at the Governors Advisory Council of Hispanic/Latino Affairs. Mr. Valencia also participated with the NC Institute of Medicine in the elaboration of the Comprehensive Child Health Plan, and NC Latino Health 2003. He also is a member of the State Emergency Response Team. Rogelios hobby is Contemporary Christian Music. He plays bass, guitar and drums. Mr. Valencia has three children and one grandson. He lives is Durham with his wonderful wife Silvia and his youngest son Danny.
Taty Padilla, MEMBER AT LARGE, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has lived in North Carolina for many years. She has been involved with El Pueblo from its beginning, when she helped plan the first Fiesta del Pueblo. Over the years, she has become a key member of the Fiesta's organizing committee, and has lent her time to many of the other initiatives of the organization. In the Fall of 2000, Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue hired Ms. Padilla as the first and only Latina to work in her office and now Taty works at Wake County Smart Start in the More at Four Program. Taty is an active volunteer member of the community, and is involved with several organizations in the area, including the Latin American Association of North Carolina, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Democrats of North Carolina, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies & SAFECHILD Board member, El Centro para Familias Hispanas advisory board, Healthy Wake Coalition, ALPES, Wake County Senior Citizens advisory board, Wake County Gang Prevention Task Force, NC Hispanic Profecionals, Wake County Domestic Violence Task Force, NC Task Force for Healthy Weight in Children and Youth, Women's Health Task Force, WCPSS Community Coalition and participated in the Latino Health Task Force . She is on the Board of the Diamante, Safe Child, Red Cross, Urban Ministries, and on Interact's Latino Advisory Board.
Bill Beardall Herrera was born in Coln, Republic of Panama. Bill attended the American Schools in the Canal Zone and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arkansas. As a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps, he flew over 540 Combat missions in Vietnam receiving, among other awards, the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1977 Bill graduated from NC State University with a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture and is now Assistant Director of the Facilities Operations Department at NC State University, with responsibilities for the Management of the Grounds, the Fleet of Vehicles and collection of Solid Waste and Recycling. He serves on the Governor's Advisory Council on Hispanic and Latino Affairs, and is on the Development Committee; Bill sits on the Boards of the Triangle United Way, the Hispanic Family Center of Raleigh. Bill's idea of fun, for the past 23 years, is going whitewater canoeing with several other insane friends. He is married to Judy L. Smith who works for North Carolina's Division of Aging. They live in Raleigh.
David is a national leader in the food banking industry and an ardent community leader. As the chief operating officer of a leading food bank, Reese has worked tirelessly to affectively create change in the lives of food insecure Americans, by teaching the food as a resource concept. Reeses efforts throughout communities continue to address the challenges of food insecurity, chronic poverty and disparities. The foundation of his work has been to facilitate positive change in the lives of our most vulnerable community members and create diverse community settings that recognize members for their individual gifts and attributes. In 2003, Reese assumed the role of Resource Development Director for Urban Ministries of Wake County. He raised more than one million dollars in resources that were used to directly address basic needs of low income Wake County residents. While in the position, Reese graduated from Leadership Triangle, the premier Triangle based leadership program. Reese joined the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle in 2004, as Vice President of Food Recovery and Distribution and is currently the Chief Operating Officer of the division. In his capacity as COO, he continues develop and oversee strategies that address the challenges of poverty, the development of systems to address food insecurity, nutrition and obesity prevention. In 2006, Reese was recognized as one of the Triangle Business Journals top 40 Under 40 business leaders and awarded the 2006 Triangle United Way Agency speaker of the Year. Reese also joined the Board of Directors of El Pueblo, the Hispanic advocacy organization and was also selected to serve on the Core Business Task Force, the strategic planning process for Feeding America, the nations food bank network
Cintia Aguilar was born in Costa Rica and has lived in North Carolina since 1995. Cintia is the Latino Affairs Facilitator for the Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer
Sciences at NC Sate University. Her appointment also includes supporting the overall Cooperative Extension System in North Carolina in the same capability.
She began her career at NCSU in April 2001, with the Department as the Migrant Education Statewide Recruitment Coordinator, which was determined by the “Agreement for Professional Services between the
N.C. Department of Public Services and N.C. State University.
Yvonne C. Peña was born in Puerto Rico, at the age of 16 moved to downtown Brooklyn, and lived in Long Island, New York for 19 years. On March 15, 2002 Yvonne and son Jonathan, moved to Durham, North Carolina. Her tenure as Director of the City of Durham Human Relations Department began April 15, 2002. Yvonne received her two undergraduate degrees from St. Joseph's College, plus a certification as a Health Educator. She earned a Master of Social Work from Adelphi University, an Employment Law Certificate from NYU, and a second Master on Nutrition and Exercise from the International Long Distance School. She is a proud a graduate of the HUD National Fair Housing Training Academy, a certified Mediator from NCCU, advance certification in Title XII from EEOC. Also she received certification as a Criminal Street Gangs Specialist by St. Petersburg College Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force. She is a New York State Certified Clinical Social Worker, and holds a provisional license from North Carolina. She is a national recognized speaker on the issues of Domestic Violence, Diversity and Inclusion, and Understanding of Hispanics/Latinos. She has presented in more than 30 US states and has travelled abroad with her message to places such as India, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Santo Domingo. She has written articles and is known for her study on "Root Causes of Crime in Durham".
She is a visionary woman of commitment, sincerity, principals, strength, and integrity. Yvonne has worked diligently as a crusader to make society free of injustices, all forms of human abuse, and create a prejudice free society. In 1995 the United Nations honored her with the title of "Crusader for Human and Civil Rights". This honor was bestowed on her for establishing a Human Rights Commission in Bombay, India in 1993. This Commission dealt specifically with women's issues and the old cast systems.Yvonne is the proud mother of two: Dawn who lives in Florida with her son Carson, and Jonathan who attends Cornell Law School.
