NMSHSA Team
Cleo Rodríguez, Jr.
Executive Director
Cleofas Rodriguez, Jr. is the Executive Director of the National Migrant Seasonal Head Start Association in Washington, D.C. Cleo has returned to this role after a brief absence.
Janna Rios
Deputy Director
Janna Rios is the Associate Director at the National Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Association, where she handles outreach to the NMSHSA Board of Directors and Migrant Seasonal Head Start grantees.
Ilda Martínez
Program Manager
Ilda Martinez is the Program Manager at the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association. She oversees the fulfillment of projects and supports in research partnerships.
Itzia Barraza-Cordova
Communications Assistant
Itzia Barraza-Cordova is the Communications Assistant at the National Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Association. She manages all NMSHSA social media accounts by creating and uploading content that reflects the mission of NMSHSA.
Tadeo Sáenz-Thompson
Project Manager
After early career work in the private sector, Tadeo felt a call for service. He first directed local efforts in Southern California on homelessness, family services, poverty, and immigrant issues.
He specializes in the efficiency of systems for administration and service delivery, changes management, strategic business planning, business alliances, trend Identification, technology applications, and leadership. His passion for equitable community development is at the core of all he does.
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Joseph Castro
West Coast Program Coordinator
Joseph Castro is an Executive, Leadership, and Team/Group Coach with over 15 years of coaching, facilitation, training, team building, and leadership and organizational development experience. He has delivered this array of services in a bicultural and bilingual way to clients and organizations in the education, non-profit, and for-profit sectors.
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