MISSION
As one of the longest running ethnic festivals 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, Spring Lake School, Latino Peace Officers and businesses in the South Omaha community.
Board of Directors
- 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)
