Sylvia Butanda

Sylvia Butanda is the Deputy Director where she manages Latinitas’ programs, partnerships and operations. Originally from Brownsville, TX, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor's in Journalism. In 2018, she received the Out of School Time Champion Award from the Learn all the Time Network for her work in empowering girls in Central Texas. She is also a graduate of the 2019 Class of the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's Hispanic Austin Leadership Program.