Mino

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Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Mino has been working as a theatre artist, advocate, educator and non-profit arts administrator for over 20 years. In 2009 Mino co-founded People’s Theatre Project (PTP) and currently serves as its Executive Artistic Director. At PTP, Mino launched all of PTP's public arts education programs for children and youth, established partnerships with over 30 NYC schools and expanded its professional producing work with immigrant artists in NYC. During her tenure with PTP, the organization has served over 11,000 people and has received numerous awards. Mino is currently leading PTP's capital project as the owner and operator for The People's Theatre, Centro Cultural Inmigrante, the organization's first artistic home, and Inwood's first theater, set to open in 2026.

In the advocacy space, Mino serves as an active member of the Steering committee for the Latinx Arts Consortium of New York (LXNY), the Cultural Equity Coalition in NYC, the New York Immigration Coalition Immigrant Leadership Council and is a proud newly appointed member of New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

Over the years Mino has received various recognitions from elected officials and news publications. She was also identified by NBC Latino as one of “10 Latinos with Heart of 2012”. She led a Tedx Talk at SUNY Potsdam and has served as a guest speaker and presenter at higher education institutions such as Yale University, New School and Fordham University as well as private companies such as Shawmut Construction, Slate Path Capital and others.