Dr. John Diaz
President
Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist
Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
john.diaz@ufl.edu
Andrea Albertin
Regional Specialized Agent
Northwest District
albertin@ufl.edu
Jonael Bosques-Menendez
County Extension Director and Agricultural Agent
Hardee County
jonael@ufl.edu
Vanessa Campoverde
Extension Agent
Miami-Dade County
evcampoverde@ufl.edu
Eva Pabon
Extension Agent
Osceola County
epabon5@ufl.edu
Karla Shelnutt
Associate Professor
Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
kpagan@ufl.edu
Cecilia Suarez
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Education and Communication
suarez@ufl.edu
Laura Valencia
Extension Agent
Osceola County
lauraval@ufl.edu
Armando Ubeda
Extension Agent
Sarasota County
aubeda@ufl.edu
CAFE Latino is a coalition of faculty and Extension professionals for Latinos/Hispanics, serving the needs of the Latino/Hispanic population in Florida.
Advance the mission of Florida's land-grant universities by ensuring equity, inclusion, and full participation of Latino/Hispanic youth, families and communities in the benefits and leadership of Cooperative Extension.
Florida Cooperative Extension at all levels shall reflect the demographics, cultures, and aspirations of our diverse youth, families and communities. Latinos/Hispanic youth, families and communities shall be engaged partners in Cooperative Extension.
To promote a sustainable service organization, CAFE Latino created a decision-making executive committee responsible for providing strategic direction. CAFE Latino also developed “Program Area Teams,” with associated program leads to streamline the process for addressing service requests, and also to promote the proactive development of materials and products that are needed in each program area across the state.