We invite you to help make a difference in the lives of so many in our community.  As an non-profit organization, MANA relies heavily on the support of dedicated volunteers and members. All of the following committees are excellent vehicles to collaborate with top-caliber professionals with expertise in these respective fields. You can lend your expertise and acquire new skills.

ADVOCACY COMMITTEE:

Help MANA inform the media and community about critical issues that impact Latinos locally and nationally and acknowledge the positive contributions Latinos are making in San Diego.

Chair:
Bea Fernandez                          

Email:
sdmana@sdmana.org

BRINDIS:

Learn every aspect of event planning! From soliciting sponsors and auction donations to helping create the invitation and program. This is MANA's premiere fund-raising dinner.
                   
Email: sdmana@sdmana.org

EVENTS:

Do you love to plan and attend parties? Then this is the committee for you. The Membership Mixers, Tea and Holiday Parties are among the events that we need your help planning.

Chair: MANA Office               
             
Email:
sdmana@sdmana.org

FUNDS DEVELOPMENT:

Refine your networking skills by contacting corporations that will potentially fund MANA's programs. Work with Brindis committee to solicit sponsors. Grant writing experience a plus but not required.

Chair:
Venus Molina                          

Email:
sdmana@sdmana.org

HEALTH ADVISORY:

Different type of event planning! Help coordinate yearly Health Conference by inviting booth participants, identifying speakers and helping out the day of the event.

Chair: Ana Navarro  
                          
Email:
anavarro@myway.com

HERMANITAS®:

Contribute to MANA’s youth mentoring program. You can positively influence the life of a young Latina by becoming a Mentor and/or volunteering on the Committee that plans the programs and activities for these middle-school students.

Chair:
Marissa Bejarano                      

Email:
hermanitas@sdmana.org

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS:

Enhance or develop superior skills in "Marketing to Diverse Communities.” This committee creates the messaging for all MANA programs and activities. It is also responsible for the strategic direction and defining new opportunities for MANA.

Chair: MANA Office 
                        
Email:
sdmana@sdmana.org

MEMBERSHIP & NEWSLETTER:

Develop your contact list! Help plan social mixers and recruit new members. Write articles for the newsletter, and help keep the website up to date.

Chair:
MANA Office                          

Email:
sdmana@sdmana.org

SCHOLARSHIP:

Solicit and review applications then select eligible recipients of MANA’s scholarships.

Chair: Lucy Hernandez                       

Email:
scholarships@sdmana.org

 

VOLUNTEER:

You do not want to attend any meetings, but you just want to help at events or with one-day, one-time projects or with office administration.

Contact:
MANA Office                      

Email:
sdmana@sdmana.org
 

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