Danny Cortes
Danny Cortes is the Senior Vice President and Director of National Programs at Nueva Esperanza, Inc. He manages the executive staff and oversees the organization's national programs. Danny formerly served as Chief Administrative Officer of the Nueva Esperanza Academy Chartered High School and Chief of Operations at Nueva Esperanza, Inc., the Academy's parent company.
Danny was a Program Officer at The Pew Charitable Trusts for ten years. While there, Danny oversaw more than $40 million in grant making. He has also served as pastor of First Spanish Baptist Church of Philadelphia. He is a member of the Hispanic Clergy of Philadelphia, past president of the Board of National Ministries of the American Baptist Churches, USA, and member of the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board of the American Baptist Churches, among others.
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