OLA Welcomes Another Hire

Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island has hired Gabriela Cabrera for the newly created position of civic engagement coordinator.

Ms. Cabrera, a child of Ecuadorian immigrants, was born and raised in the South Bronx. She is the first in her family to graduate from college, having earned a bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University. She has two children.

She moved to the East End in 2007, and for the past five years has been a family advocate with Bridgehampton Head Start, a day-care center. Her part-time position with OLA is funded privately.

“Gaby is a natural advocate and will help OLA to expand on important nonpartisan civic work that will educate, energize, and activate our East End Latino voters in a way not previously seen,” according to a statement from OLA. The organization intends to focus efforts on local elections starting with school board, village board, town justice, town board, and up to the congressional level.