Year Honored: 2019

Born in: Puerto Rico

Biography

Maria Matos is the President and CEO of the Latin American Community Center (LACC) in Wilmington. Matos has more than 35 years of nonprofit experience, thanks to her work with the Chesapeake Bay Girl Scouts Council.

Matos studied elementary education at Delaware State College, as well as human services and family counseling at Delaware Technical Community College and The Institute of Family Counseling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She also earned a nonprofit management certificate from the University of Delaware.

Matos currently sits on the board of directors for Academia Antonia Alonso Charter School and the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation. Unidos US has also elected Matos as their representative to the National Affiliate Council. Her past appointments include President of the Board of Directors for Wilmington’s Hispanic Festival and Parade, board member for the 21st Century Delaware Children’s Fund, and member of the United Way of Delaware’s Hispanic Leadership Task Force.

She was previously appointed by former Governor Jack Markell to serve on the Delaware Hispanic Commission and the Delaware Every Student Succeeds Act Advisory Committee. Matos is listed in Who’s Who Among Hispanic Americans and Who’s Who Among Professional Americans and she has received numerous awards for her dedication and commitment to the community she serves.
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Sources and Additional Reading

About Us: Latin American Community Center: Wilmington. LACC. (n.d.). Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://www.thelatincenter.org/about_us.

Maria Matos. Rodel. (2019, January 10). Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://rodelde.org/advisor/maria-matos/.

Maria Matos: Beating cancer and leading Wilmington's Hispanic community. Delaware Today. (2019, November 9). Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://delawaretoday.com/uncategorized/maria-matos-beating-cancer-and-leading-wilmingtons-hispanic-community/.