Full Name:
Elena M. Herrada
Gender:
Female
Family:
4 Children
Birth Place:
Detroit, MI
Home City:
Detroit, MI
Religion:
Detroit Catholic
MA, Industrial Relations, Wayne State University, 1992
BA, Criminal Justice, Wayne State University, 1980
Member, Detroit Public Schools Board of Education
Candidate, Michigan State House of Representatives, District 6, 2014
Candidate, Michigan House of Representatives, District 6, 2012
No caucus information on file.
Instructor, Wayne County Community College, present
Coordinator, Master of Social Justice Program, Marygrove College
Adjunct instructor, Master of Social Justice, Marygrove College
Founder, Centro Obrero de Detroit, 2006-present
Board Member, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Member, Detroit Human Rights Commission
Founder, Friends of Chicano Boricua Studies
Founder, Fronteras Nortenas
Board Member, Michigan Coalition for Human Rights
Awards:
Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Collegian Award, 2011
Wayne State University, Criminal Justice Distinguished Alumni Award, 2011
Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Patriot Award Winner, 2011
Michigan Coalition for Human Rights Annual Dinner Award for Community Activism, 2009
MANA de Metro Detroit Adeilitas Award, 2003
Detroit City Council Women's Equality Day Award, 2009
Spirit of Detroit Award for Community Activism, 2009
Number of Grandchildren:
3