MEET THE TEAM
Board of Directors
Since our founding in 2021, WEPA Empowerment Center has developed and grown in a positive direction.
We’re very proud of the diversity of our staff, and their abilities to contribute their own unique experience and skills to our success.
Find out more about some of our team members below.
RAFAEL M. TORRES
Founder / President
MARIBEL GONZÁLEZ
Co-Founder / Board Member
LEE SMEDLEY
Vice President
BILL CAMPOLL
Treasurer
CARMEN SANTIAGO
Secretary
ALISHER AMINOV
Board Member
JOHN TICE
Board Member
MARIANNE BARTLEY
Board Member
CAITLIN LOCKARD
Board Member
ALI PERROTTO
Board Member
JAKOB POMMERNING
Board Member
MICHELLE SCESA
Board Member
SOLOMON ORTIZ
Board Member
JANDI LEA GOSHERT
Board Member
ANGEL TORRES
Board Member
FITZROY LEWIS
Board Member
CORE VALUES
Promoting Empowerment
Advancing Equity
Building Relationships
Dialoguing with Integrity
NEWS & VIEWS
Our media database includes the latest news footage and archives of past WEPA Empowerment Center Inc. articles. Here you will find the collection of publications and reports dating from the organization’s inception in 2021, all the way up to the present day. Check out some of our featured articles below and learn more about our efforts.
FROM IDEA TO REALITY: THE EVOLUTION OF WEPA EMPOWERMENT CENTER INC.
WEPA organizers get funds for empowerment center to invest in local workforce training.
1-ON-1 WITH WEPA EMPOWERMENT CENTER INC. CEO
Meeting Rafael Torres, the man with a mission to elevate low-income communities through workforce development
LEBANON PA’S NEXT BIG STEP TOWARD HELPING THE UNDERSERVED
Increased efforts are underway in Lebanon PA to provide a pathway out of poverty for the unemployed and underemployed via "a dream come true" workforce development center. Guest Rafael Torres, Co-founder of the WEPA Empowerment Center Inc., talks with host Tate Blanchard about purchasing an historical building to continue its mission of Working to Empower People for Advancement. https://comcastnewsmakers.com:443/Videos/2022/4/9/WEPA-Empowerment-Center-Inc