SUNNYSIDE, Wash.- ELLA is a nonprofit education organization standing for Empowering Latina Leadership and Action.
Maria Fernandez, Executive Director at ELLA said, “We train emerging leaders, particularly Latinas, Mexicanas and Chicanas for public office.”
ELLA works to accomplish equity and justice by advocating for Latinas. Fernandez said last year they worked really hard on the their “get out to vote” campaign. “We feel like our communities really need Latina/Latino representation on city council, school board and at the Legislative District.”
According to Fernandez, ELLA is working to replicate their success last year by engaging the community to get out and vote.
“It’s important that we have these commission boards, councils represent and mirror the community that it serves,” said Fernandez.
Fernandez said, our region needs leaders who concentrate on the well-being of the people not just business and industry.
“We need political leaders who actually care about community and that’s why we are so focused on engaging community around the electoral system,” said Fernandez.
