January 19, 2017
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the reappointments of Esperanza Cantu of Berkley, Jose Lopez of Detroit, Monica Reyes of Saginaw and Kelsey Switzer of Bloomfield Township to the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan.
Housed within the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, the 15-member commission develops and maintains a unified policy and plan of action to serve the needs of Michigan's Hispanic and Latino residents.
“I thank these individuals for their continued commitment to serving Michigan’s Hispanic and Latino communities," Snyder said.
Cantu is the manager of health equity and collaboration for Authority Health. She serves on the Mentorship and Pathways to Success for Underserved Student of Color Committee at Kalamazoo College and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Hispanic Data Advisory Committee. Cantu holds a bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College and a master’s degree from the University of Michigan.
Lopez is the manager of Lopez Tire Repair Inc., and a sales representative and brand ambassador for Cabresto Imports Corp. He has served as a board member for the Business Improvement District in Detroit for six years and attended Davenport University
Reyes is director of disability services at Saginaw Valley State University and previously served as the university’s Associate Director of the Center for Business & Economic Development & Continuing Education. She serves as founder and director of the Great Lakes Bay Hispanic Leadership Institute at Saginaw Valley State University. Reyes holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in business management from Saginaw Valley State University.
Switzer was previously an associate in the Labor and Employment Department for Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP and is on the board of directors for the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation. Switzer holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a master’s degree from Florida International University and a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law.
Members serve three-year terms expiring Dec. 10, 2019. Their appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
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