Canadian Hispanic
Bar Association

The Canadian Hispanic Bar Association (CHBA) held its Annual General Meeting on June 17, 2025, during which several members were elected to the Board of Directors.

We are pleased to announce the CHBA's newly elected Board of Directors for 2025-26:

Victoria Romero – President
Lilia Kvorka– Vice-President & Mentorship Director
Fabian Suárez-Amaya – Secretary
Luis A. Hernandez – Membership Director
‍Alanis Ortiz Espinoza – Communications Director
Aurie M. Escobar Ramsey – Treasurer
Any Obando Ospina - Events Director
Elias Jimenez Gonzalez – Director at Large (British Columbia)
James Dawson - Director at Large (Quebec)
Stefanie Stamm Carrasco - Director at Large (Alberta)
Leslie Quintanilla - Policy & Programs Director

On June 17, 2024, we successfully convened our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in a hybrid format! Our outgoing President, Wanessa Oliveira delivered opening remarks.

The Treasurer, Aurie Escobar Ramsey presented the Treasurer's Report, followed by an engaging Open Forum where all Members had the opportunity to contribute ideas, comments, and questions to the Board.

In addition, we conducted elections independently (special shout-out to Luis Hernandez).

Thank you to all the candidates who ran in this year's election!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and voted at this year's AGM. Your involvement is invaluable, and we eagerly anticipate the year ahead with many exciting plans in store!

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We are happy to report that we have held our elections and the positions for the 2023-2024 CHBA Board will be as follows:

‍Wanessa Oliveira - President

‍Mario Torres - Director-at-Large (Past President)

‍Fabian Suarez Amaya - Secretary

‍Victoria Romero - Policy & Programs Director

‍Alanis Ortiz - Communications Director

‍Luis A. Hernandez - Membership Director

‍Mildred Bolanos-Lopez - Co-Events Director

‍Lilia K - Co-Events Director

‍Ed Béchard Torres - Mentorship Director

‍Jorge Caicedo - Treasurer

We are pleased to have expanded the board and are ready to get to work. If you would like to be more involved in any of our projects, please reach out!

Thank you to the three-hundred+ attendees of our annual Hispanic Heritage Month event (in collaboration with the Law Society of Ontario)!

This event took place on October 13, 2022, and it was moderated by CHBA Events Director, Mildred Bolanos-Lopez. Atrisha Lewis provided us with welcoming remarks on behalf of the LSO and CHBA President, Mario Torres, also gave a warm welcome and shared some of the CHBA's goals.

Our incredible Panelists Natalia Back Gosende, Paolo Solano, and Erika Serrano, highlighted the ongoing efforts by members of the Latin American and Hispanic legal community to protect the environment using legal systems in Canada and in Latin America!

Thank you all for making this event such a success!

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