MISSION

As the longest running ethnic festival along historic South 24th Street in Omaha, NE--the mission of Cinco de Mayo Omaha organization is to promote Mexican/Latino culture while increasing the awareness to South Omaha’s profit and nonprofit businesses and raising funds for scholarships and other nonprofit partners such as the Police Athletics for Community Engagement (PACE), Barrientos Scholarship Foundation, Victory Boxing, Latino Peace Officers and businesses in the South Omaha community.

Board of Directors                        Advisors

• Anna Hernandez-Valencia, President (Mutual of Omaha)
• Johnny Palermo, Vice President (Omaha Police Department)
• Gary Kastrick, Secretary (South Omaha Museum)
• Armando Salgado, Treasurer (LingoDocs Marketing)
• Jose Ramon, Director (NRG Media)
• Theola Cooper, Director (Omaha Police Department)
• Edgardo Calvillo, Director (Mundo Latino Newspaper)​​
• Sue Aguilera Robles, Director (City of Omaha)

Parnters & Past Supporters

American Classifieds
Barrientos Scholarship Foundation
CHI Health
Children’s Physicians
Coca~Cola Chesterman
Danza Raices de Mexico
Douglas County
El Paisano
El Patron
El Perico
Family Fare
La Nueva
Metropolitan Community College
Mexican Consulate
Misson Foods
Mundo Latino Newspaper
OPPD
PACE - Police Athletics Community Engagement
Pella
Premier Beverage
Radio Lobo
Supermercado Nuestra Familia
Telemundo Nebraska
Victory Boxing
Vida Social
Wells Fargo
Woodmen Life

Richard Gonzalez, Police Athletics Community Engagement
Servando Perales, Victory Boxing
Itzel Lopez, Maria Bonita
Scott Sheehan, Piccolo's Food Truck
John Barrientos, Barrientos Scholarship Foundation

Committee

• Salvador Robles, Research Chair
• Cindy Gonzalez, Research
• Gary Kastrick, Research
• Josie Loza, Research
• Ariss Rogel, Miss Program
• Laura Espejel, Miss Program

​Nuestra Familia

Marcos Mora, Coordinator
Kerry Olson, Outreach Coordinator
Anadelia Morgan, Food
Alondra Gutierrez, Entertainment & Exhibitors
Marilynn Martinez, Social Media & Miss Program
Alexis Robles, Miss Program
Rosie Lara, Miss Assistance
Paula Zamora, Parade Assistance
Alma Gutierrez Lopez, Graphics
Yesenia Valenzuela, Health Fair

Giving Back
​To The Community...