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Named person(s)
Gilberto Pérez Jr.
Date photo taken
20 January 2019
Country of origin
United States
Photo credit
Photo/Stuart Meade
Description
Protrait of Gilberto Pérez Jr., chair of the Mennonite Central Committee U.S. board of directors, effective March 2022.
Personal/Project impact
Pérez has worked at Goshen College, Indiana, since 2012, where he now serves as vice president for student life and dean of students. Formerly, he served as associate professor of social work and co-director of the Center for Intercultural and International Education. Prior to arriving at the college, Pérez worked at Northeastern Center, a community mental health center in Ligonier, Indiana. There, he authored a nationally recognized mental health promotion curriculum for Latino immigrants. He also served as a pastor and peace evangelist.
Pérez grew up in South Texas and now lives in Goshen where he attends Waterford Mennonite Church. Pérez and his spouse, Denise Diener, have three young adult children. He holds a doctorate of educational leadership from the University of New England, a master of social work from Universidad Interamericana in San Juan, Puerto Rico and a B.A. from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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