| Manny Hidalgo has served as Executive Director of the Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) since 2005. LEDC is a community-based, non-profit 501(c)(3), economic development organization founded in Washington D.C. in 1991. Its mission is to drive the economic and social advancement of low- to moderate-income Latinos and other underserved residents in the Washington metropolitan area by providing the educational and financial resources they need to achieve financial independence and become community leaders. In addition he serves on the boards of the Coalition for Non-Profit Housing and Economic Development and the Non-Profit Roundtable. He was appointed by Maryland’s Governor, Martin O'Malley, to serve on the Governor’s Commission on Small Business. In 2009 he won the Center for Non-Profit Advancement's EXCEL Leadership Award and in 2011 he won the Meyer Foundation’s Exponent Award which recognizes outstanding non-profit executive directors in the DC Metro Area and includes a $100,000 grant for professional development. Manny has a Bachelors degree in History from Georgetown University and a Masters degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from Florida International University. Originally from Miami, Florida, Manny is a second generation Cuban American who has published several articles about Cuba in various academic journals and newspapers. He lives with his wife and four children in Silver Spring, Maryland. |
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