Ileana Ortiz

Ileana Ortiz was born and raised in Miami, FL but has called New Orleans, LA home for nearly the entirety of their adult life. As a bilingual leader and two-time AmeriCorps alum, Ileana brings ten+ years of public sector experience specializing in cross-functional collaboration and impact-driven solutions. With a passion for language access, knowledge sharing, and community empowerment, they excel in designing systems that are both accessible and efficient.

Before their current role, they served as Associate Director of Education and Programming at Beloved Community, where they built curriculum and partnered with organizations to develop sustainable strategies through capacity building and coaching. Outside of work, they can be found salsa dancing, marathon watching reality TV, curating hyper-specific Spotify playlists, or spending time with their wife, two kids, and menagerie of rescue pets.