Our Leadership
Rev. Carlos Duran
President/ Founder
Carlos Duran is the founder of Hombres de Palabra (Men of their Word), an organization “helping men reach their maximum potential through education, training and initiatives.” He worked for Promise Keepers for over 12 years, reaching and serving the Hispanic community across the country. In 2007, he founded Hombres de Palabra. He was the Washington DC Chapter Director and a board member for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, representing and advocating for over 30,000 Hispanic churches and organizations. He is an Honorary Board member of the Year of the Responsible Fathers Initiative and a board member of the Volunteers for America of the Chesapeake Area. For the last 20 years he has worked with the churches of Washington DC and has served as the Executive Director for the Evangelical Association of Hispanic Ministers.
Executive founders Board
Bishop Angel Nunez, Iglesia Cristiana Bilingue and Multicultural Prayer Movement Inc.
Bishop Abel Palomo, Presbitero of The International Pentecostal Holines Church (IPHC).
Rev. Rafael Guevara, President Iglesias Pentecostales El Shaddai Internacional.
Executive Team
Chief Operations Officer: Rev. Gerardo Laboy
Managing Director: Rev. Jonathan Avendano
National Outreach Director: Rev. Fabio Sosa
Development Director: Rev. Carlos Lopez
Founders Board
Pastor Daniel Avila, IPHC Director of Hispanic National and Latinamerican Ministries.
Pastor Julio Martinez, Hispanic Ministries International Pentecostal Holines Church (IPHC).
Rev. Abner E. Baez, National Vice President, Defenders of The Christian Faith Movement, Inc.
Angel Jordan, Director of Hispanic Initiatives, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Pastor Libia Duran, Pastors Wives of America. Washington DC.
Jesse Rojo, Philos Project. Director of Hispanic Affairs at Philos Project, NY
Chris Swanson, Vice President, Hispanic initiatives, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Bishop Daniel Pinero, General Secretary, Northeast Hispanic Region of Church of God.
Pastor Heber D. Paredes, Assemblies of God, Spanish Easter District, Columbia Section, Maryland.
Pastor Julio Escoto, President of COLAPA, Confraternidad Latina de Pastores de Paterson y NJ.
Pastor Aurelio Magariño, Executive Director of the Hispanic Lutheran Mission Society of Metro Washington, D.C.
Pastor Efrain Pineda, Presidente de Congreso Red. Texas and National
Apóstol Carlos Castillo, Consejo Apostólico Metropolitano de Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.Rev.
Daniel Delgado, Director of Third Day Missions, NY
Rev. Guillermo Mangieri, Istrouma Ministry. Alabama
Pastor John Mendez, Cathedral of Faith. California
Pastor Noel Castellanos, Camino Alliance. Alabama
Pastor David Alberto Pérez, Iglesias Nazareno Virginia.
Pastor Nelson Guzmán, Coalición de Lideres Cristianos.
Pastor Nahaman Juarez, Presbitero of Asambleas de Iglesias Cristianas, Inc.
Advisory Board
Carlos Ortiz, Pastor of Cristo Vive Miami
Montse Alvarado, VP & Executive Director of Becket Fund for Religious Freedom
Russell Snyder, President and CEO of Volunteers of America
Dwight Delgado, Founder & CEO of Strategic Operations Solutions, LLC
Gloria Garces, Founder and Chief Impact Strategist at NONAGON Global
state representatives
New Jersey: Pastor Maximo de Leon
New York: Rev. Carlos Lopez
New York: Rev. Daniel Delgado
Pennsylvania: Pastor Joe Spence
Texas: Pastor Fabio Sosa
Ohio: Pastor Waskar Liriano
Arizona: Pastor Julio Martinez
Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia: NAHPA Team
