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Lizzette Arias

Executive Director

Cecilia Morales

Bookkeeper & Administrative Associate

Patricia Sanguinetti

Mentoring Program Coordinator

Carlos Puerta

Program Assistant

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Lizzette Arias

Executive Director

Lizzette is the Executive Director of the Dream Project and an experienced activist and advocate for the undocumented community. Lizzette helped in the establishment of the Dream P roject, and as Executive Director she is charged with strategically managing the organization’s work to fulfill its mission of empowering students whose immigration status creates a barrier to access education. She is one of the co - founders of Dreamers of Virginia, one of the first organized DREAMer groups in the state. Lizzette is motivated to help undocumented youth pursue empowerment through higher education and activism, having experienced first - hand the frustrations of being an undocumented student. Pr eviously, Lizzette worked closely with thought leaders from various education organizations, businesses, and schools, in developing resources and campaigns to advance the best practices to develop the 21st century skills among all students. Lizzette obtain ed a B.A degree from Moravian College in History and Sociology, with a concentration in Law and Society

Cecilia Morales

Bookkeeper & Administrative Associate

Cecilia works as the administrative associate and bookkeeper for the Dream Project, providing support for all programs offered by the Dream Project. Additionally, Cecilia manages all the bookkeeping tasks for the organization. Mrs. Morales was born in Bolivia, where she studied law and accounting. She is the mother of two ‘Dreamers’ and she joined the Dream Project in 2014. She is motivated to help young people make their dreams of a professional career come true.

Patricia Sanguinetti

Mentoring Program Coordinator

Patricia Sanguinetti has more than 25 years of counseling experience working with culturally diverse populations. She has been a passionate advocate for excellence and equality in education for all students. She is responsible for promo ting, planning and implementing career and college activities and assessing and interpreting student’s needs to provide them with the b est educational opportunities. In addition to her counseling work, Ms. Sanguinetti has been the principal of the Escuela Argentina Inc. for the past eig ht years. The Escuela Argentina provides instruction in Spanish every Saturday to more than 400 bicultural students from Pre - K to 12th grade.

In the past year, Ms. Sanguinetti has been coordinating the Dream Project Mentori ng Program, supporting seniors with their post - secondary education plans and the understanding of the college application process, financial aid, and available options

Carlos Puerta

Program Assistant

Carlos is the newest addition to the Dream Project Staff, as a program assistant. Carlos graduated in 2018 from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Psychology. Throughout his university career, Carlos has facilitated countless workshops for immigrant youth. Being an immigrant from Colombia, Carlos is very familiar with the struggles many immigrants face in the U.S. Through his work, Carlos has helped Latinx youth work through issues adapting to the U.S. as well as equip them with tools to become better at communicating to have more fulfilling familial relationships.