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44 February 2017
Director of Development,
The Association House
Linda Xóchitl Tortolero be-
gan her professional career in
nonprofits as an administrator
and fundraiser and has always
found it be fulfilling work.
She has been the Association
House's director of development
since December 2013 and works
closely with the president. She is
responsible for the supervision
of the development staff, assists
with gift initiatives and manages
the daily operation of the de-
partment.
Prior to this work, she was a
Proteus Fund Diversity Fellow
at the Nellie Mae Education
Foundation in Quincy, MA. She
supported the foundation's di-
rector of policy with various
grant-making and policy pro-
jects as they related to student-
centered learning initiatives and
systemic change throughout
New England.
Tortolero has also served as
the special projects director at
the National Museum of Mexi-
can Art. In this role, she super-
vised new projects and activities
that augmented the museum's
programming and capacity in
addition to overseeing and as-
sisting with various fundraising
activities including identifying
new funding prospects.
Prior to her work at the mu-
seum, Tortolero was the deve-
lopment manager of Mujeres
Latinas en Acción and led fun-
draising initiatives to secure
foundation and corporation
grants and special events su-
pport.
She also established the Pil-
sen/Little Village Information
Center to serve as a Chicago Em-
powerment Zone liaison for the
Pilsen/Little Village cluster and
to promote the Empowerment
Zone programs and help secure
resources for socio-economic
development.
Finally, Linda practiced liti-
gation in various areas at Schiff
Hardin LLP and was awarded
the Chicago Volunteer Legal
Services Distinguished Service
Award.
Linda Xóchitl
Tortolero, 38
A woman
with a
calling from
nonprofits
"S
tay true to your passions and
convictions, be involved in
the community and pay it forward,
learn about current events and
don't be afraid to take risks in your
career."
