About Us

OneCommunity, a 501(c)(3) community-based non-profit organization was founded in 2009 to address the needs of the growing immigrant community. Our mission is to promote communities working together as One and to enhance the quality of life of all people through use of best practices and outreach services that improve health, education, and leadership skills. Our work advances equity and inclusion for underrepresented people in Northwest Arkansas by engaging, empowering and strengthening Latinx immigrant families and youth through educational programming with the goal of creating OneCommunity living, working and prospering together.

Recognitions

2017

Nominated for Non-Profit of the Year at the Arkansas Latino Business Awards

OneCommunity was instrumental along with our Springdale community partners to receive the All-America City Award for increasing grade-level reading, reducing chronic absence and increasing parent-community engagement with diverse families.

2021

Recognized as a Bright Spot by the National Campaign for Grade-Level Reading with Feed Your Brain, Alimenta Tu Cerebro for using innovative approaches during the pandemic.

2024

2021

Feed Your Brain was featured in the Arkansas Community Foundation Engage Magazine.

Meet the Team

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    Julieta Ortiz

    Operations & Program Director / Interim Executive Director

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    Brenda Nuñez

    Administrator and Operations Coordinator

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    Lourdes "Lulu" Lopez

    Facilitator/Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor

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    Laura Pinto

    Facilitator/Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor

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    Zenaida Ibarra

    Facilitator/Parent Leader

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    Maria Torres

    Kids Club Leader/Facilitator

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    Lourdes Gonzalez

    Kids Club Leader

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    Elizabeth Vega

    Project Manager/Data Administrator

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    Guillermina Castañeda

    Facilitator

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    Evelin Frantes

    Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor

Board Members

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    Mary Zaragoza Solliday

    Chair

    IT Vendor Management J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.

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    Luis Merlos

    Vice-Chair

    Sr. Manager, Controls, Testing, and Monitoring. Walmart, Inc.

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    Edith Chavez de Oseguera, J.D.

    Treasurer

    Attorney United Law AR Access to Justice

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    Roxana Buck

    Secretary

    VP, Community Outreach Mortgage Team Lead Encore Bank

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    Irasema Blake

    Board Member

    Sr. Manager, Belonging Enablement Walmart Global Office of Belonging

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    Antonio Caldera, Jr.

    Board Member

    CPA

    CTA Advisors LLLP

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    Marisol Alcaraz

    Board Member

Founders

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    Diana Gonzales Worthen, Ph.D.

    Co-Founder

    University of Arkansas PI and Director Project ELEVATE

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    Al “Papa Rap” Lopez

    Co-Founder

    The King of Mambo Rap

Community Partners

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  • Walton Family Foundation logo with black text and three horizontal color bars in yellow, green, and blue.
  • A painted logo on a red brick wall that says "Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers" in stylized lettering."
  • Logo for Springdale Public Schools featuring a stylized tree with colorful leaves and a figure with arms raised. Includes the slogan 'Teach them All, All means ALL'.
  • Logo of Chehingers Knapp Elementary School featuring a smiling cartoon alligator in green with a yellow underbelly, surrounded by the school name in a circular design.
  • Colorful graphic with blocks spelling out 'CB to YOU!'. 'C' and 'Y' in large blue and orange letters, 'B' in white on a blue background, 'to' in red on a pink starburst, and 'U!' in white on a blue background.
  • An illustration of a howling wolf next to the text "Wolves" in stylized cursive font, with the words "Westwood Wolves".
  • Logo of the University of Arkansas featuring a shield with a black tower and a banner with the year 1871, followed by the text "University of Arkansas," and additional text stating "Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences Spanish Department."
  • Logo of Northwest Technical Institute with the text "Northwest Technical Institute" and the tagline "rethink education" beneath it.
  • Black background with the white text 'INTERFORM' in the center.
  • Krescent Studios logo with stylized crescent moon in gold between the words 'Krescent' and 'Studios' on a white background.
  • Logo of ALTRUSA International and the Bentonville/Bella Vista AR Foundation, Inc.
  • Arkansas Game and Fish Commission logo featuring a lake, a deer, two ducks, and mountain in the background, with text indicating it's from the Ozark Highlands Nature Center and the J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family.
  • A logo featuring a stylized, symmetrical flower or geometric shape in green and yellow with the text 'We Are Family & Community' below it in black and green.