Lorenzo R. Almada

Lorenzo was born and raised in East Los Angeles where he developed a firsthand understanding of what it means to come of age within a challenged community.  After his military service, he attended college, earning bachelors and master’s degrees, before turning to a lifelong career of service to challenged communities. Lorenzo has achieved success in city, state, national and international projects. He has served as an Executive Director of social service agencies, and as the Vice-President of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Subsequently, Lorenzo represented the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in International negotiations with Mexico and Canada.