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Team & Collaborators

We are a team of highly qualified professionals committed to working with communities and vulnerable sectors in Puerto Rico.

Board of Directors

President: Lisbeth Meléndez, Secretary: Carmen Janet Collazo, Treasurer: Wilmer De la Torre, Members: Jean-Marie Navetta and Luigi M. Ferrer

For additional information please contact us at waves@wavesahead.org or call 787.940.8851.

Equipo Waves Ahead
Executive Leadership

Wilfred W. Labiosa, Ph.D. – CEO and Executive Director

 

Directors

Seil Román, LiCSW – Director of Mental Health Program
Pedro Julio Serrano – Director of Development & Public Policy

 

Housing Programs

Rosa Correa – Manager of Housing Programs

 

Mental Health Team

Carla Beuchamp& Lourdes Pérez de Alejo, LiCSW – Mental Health Therapists in Cabo Rojo and San Juan
Nayla Moctezuma, LCSW. – Mental Health Clinician Maunabo
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Site Coordinators and Case Managers

Fernando Álvarez – Coordinator of Cabo Rojo Site
Cristina Quiles – Maunabo & San Juan Case Manager
Shakira González & Yamilet Rodríguez-Rohena, LiCSW – Case Managers and Group Facilitators in San Juan and Loíza

 

Wellness & Mindfulness Facilitators

Doroti Santiago, Chaleida Arce Cruz, Angelo Arce Cruz, Bárbara Hernández, & Carmen Oquendo-Villar, Ph.D. – Facilitators of Mindfulness, Yoga, and Meditation in Cabo Rojo, Isabela, San Juan and Loíza

 

Administrative Staff

Evelyn Gabalda – Administration Assistant
Fabiola Santiago – Clinical Administrative Assistant
Diane M. Trinidad & Jorge Iván Cruz – Office Assistants, Community Peer Leaders

 

Practicum & Internship Students From:

  • Ponce Health Sciences University, Program of Clinical Psychology

  • Universidad Albizu, Program of Counseling & Clinical Psychology

  • Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Clinical Social Work Program

  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Clinical Social Work Program

  • Interamerican University, Clinical Social Work Program

  • University of Colorado, International Mental Health Clinical Program

Waves Ahead  is a non profit organization with Registration number: 399869; Employer Identification number: 66-0886812; and Registered as a bonafide 501c3 organization number: 26053734001417

GRANTS RECEIVED

  • AIDS United

  • Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal de PR

  • CDC Foundation

  • Community Catalyst: VEAP Funds

  • Department of Justice US

  • Department of Transportation US/PR

  • Fondos Legislativos Puerto Rico

  • Global Giving Foundation

  • Hispanic Federation

  • HUD Economic Development Initiative’s Community Project

  • It Gets Better Project

  • National Council on Aging

  • Power On LGBT Tech

  • Triple-S Community Foundation

  • ViiV HealthCare
    & Many Others

OUR COLLABORATORS

Hispanic Federation
Administración de los Municipios de Cabo Rojo, Isabela, Loíza, Maunabo & San Juan
SER de Puerto Rico
CENESEX
Diversidad Dominicana
One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico, Inc.
IAV Financial Consultants
Banco de Alimentos de PR
Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago, IL
Coalición de Coaliciones
JSI, Research & Evaluation
ChangeMaker Foundation
American Red Cross, Puerto Rico Chapter
Departamento de la Vivienda Puerto Rico
Ponce Health Sciences University
Ana G Méndez University: School of Social and Human Sciences, Department of Social Work, Cabo Rojo and Carolina Campuses
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Social Work Program
Albizu University in Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico, all sites
Ana G. Méndez University: School of Naturopathic Medicine
AIDS United
ViiV HealthCare
Gilead Sciences
PR Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory
Triple-S Foundation
Liberty Community Foundation
Coordinadora Paz para la Mujer
National Council on Aging
US & PR Department of Transportation

 

 

PROUD PARTNER OF CENTERLINK: THE COMMUNITY OF LGBT CENTERS & SAGE COLLAB NETWORK

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