Mariela Estrada

Mariela Estrada, born in Guerrero, Mexico, is the Senior Director of Community Engagement with United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, where she along with a team of Community Engagement Managers support 18 Neighborhood Networks across the Chicagoland region. Her past experiences include, Community Engagement Coordinator with the City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General. Prior to that she was the Director of Organizing with the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council a community-based organization on the Southwest side of Chicago, where she led an array of programs and organizing campaigns across city, state on topics related to health, education, housing, worker rights, and violence prevention efforts. Estrada has a B.A in Sociology from University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a volunteers as a Board Member of the Chicago Public Schools. Her passion is serving communities across the Chicagoland region and empowering the next generation of leaders. On her free time she loves to spend time outdoors with loved ones.