Heartland Workers Center Gets New Leader As “Get Out The Vote” Season Ramps Up
The Omaha-based Heartland Workers Center, whose aim is to build leadership and civic engagement among underserved groups across Nebraska, has named Lina Traslaviña Stover as executive director.
As head of the nonprofit headquartered on Omaha’s historic South 24th Street, Stover oversees programs including a “Get out the Vote” campaign, Young Nebraskans in Action and a Women’s Leadership Development Program.
Founded in 2009, the center’s mission is to promote laborer rights and to create collective change. It has community organizing satellite offices in towns ranging from Norfolk to Nebraska City.
The Heartland Workers Center Board said Stover’s leadership and training is not only key to elevating issues important to the center, but also to developing a workforce that successfully contributes to Nebraska.
“Her passion for serving others is palpable when you interact with her,” said Heartland Worker board president Jamie Gutierrez, also owner of Midwest Maintenance. “She has demonstrated to be a strong leader and connector. Her academic background will enhance the work done at HWC and elevate the way in which data informs decisions.”
The bilingual and bicultural Stover succeeded the organization’s former executive director and founder, Sergio Sosa.
She said the organization’s mission is personal, and she believes the entire state will benefit when all voices are represented.
“The Heartland Workers Center seeks to foster leadership among immigrant and marginalized communities so that thriving is indeed accessible,” Stover said.
Most recently, Stover led the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s undergraduate admissions office, recruiting record numbers of incoming students and implementing a new customer relationship management system.
She received her undergraduate degree in business administration and international studies in 2004 from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, a master’s degree in urban studies from UNO and a Ph.D. in sociology, with a concentration in inequality, from UNL.
This story was originally published by Nebraska Examiner, an editorially independent newsroom providing a hard-hitting, daily flow of news. It is part of the national nonprofit States Newsroom. Find more at nebraskaexaminer.com.
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