Andrea Plaza is the founding Executive Director of Encuentro, a community-based non-profit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is a 30+ year resident of New Mexico with family roots in Colombia by way of North Carolina. Andrea holds a dual master’s degree in Latin American Studies and Community and Regional Planning from the University of New Mexico, and has 25 years’ experience working with the Latinx immigrant community in areas of adult education and economic development. Established in 2010, Encuentro’s mission is to transform NM into a thriving community for all of its residents by engaging with Latino immigrant families in educational and career development opportunities that build skills for economic and social justice.
