Andrea Bazán

President

Phone: 919.474.8370 ext:135
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Andrea Bazán is President of Triangle Community Foundation, a philanthropic organization with assets of over $135 million. She has held that position since 2005. She has had a career in state government, academia and the nonprofit sector. She was Executive Director of El Pueblo, a Latino advocacy and public policy organization, and a lobbyist at the NC General Assembly for several years. She also held positions at the UNC School of Public Health and the North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services.

Andrea is an active member of the community, serves as a mentor to students and is a frequent speaker at local and national events. She serves on the board of the National Council of La Raza, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights organization, including a term as chair. She sits on the Leadership Council of Hispanics in Philanthropy and on the boards of BlueCross BlueShield, the Friends of the Nasher Museum, Women’s Forum of North Carolina, Triangle Tomorrow, and Wachovia Bank /Wells Fargo in Raleigh. She holds an appointment to the Department of Homeland Security’s Southwest Border Taskforce under President Obama and is a member of the NC Institute of Medicine, initially appointed by Gov. Hunt.

Andrea has received a number of awards and recognitions. In 2008, she was named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine and Latino Leaders magazine included her in its list of 101 Top Latino leaders in the United States. She received the 2007 Woman of Achievement award by the Federation of Women’s Clubs, the 2005 Sidney Chipman Award by the UNC School of Public Health and the 2006 Alumna of the Year Award by the UNC School of Social Work. She also has a scholarship named in her honor that supports Latino students established by El Pueblo. She is the proud mother of three daughters and received the Legacy Award by Working Mother Media Magazine in 2007.