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Raíces: La Paz’s Wendy Reynoso, Jesus Lopez & Jasmin Celis

Murals at La Paz Chattanooga.
La Paz Chattanooga

And now, a few new voices at La Paz Chattanooga, the nonprofit that serves the Latino community in this city.

- Wendy Reynoso is associate case manager.

- Jesus Lopez is office coordinator.

- Jasmin Celis is operations and admin coordinator.

It’s the latest in our series of conversations we call “Raíces” - or “Roots” in Spanish.

Wendy Reynoso
La Paz Chattanooga
Jesus Lopez
La Paz Chattanooga
Jesus Lopez
Jasmin Celis
La Paz Chattanooga
Jasmin Celis

Our thanks to Lily Sanchez and the team at La Paz Chattanooga for these conversations in our series, “Raíces.”

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