Hispanic Heritage Month: Yo Soy Condado de Manatee

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, we embraced the opportunity to highlight some of our Hispanic and LatinX staff doing #WorkThatMatters here at Manatee County Government. Learn more about how their heritage has made an impact in the work they do here at Manatee County.

Sheila Ballesteros-McLean, Budget Division Deputy Director

Department: Financial Management
Heritage: Mexican, Puerto Rican

Claudio Campos, Senior Budget Manager

Department: Financial Management
Heritage: Nicaraguan

Melissa Colón, Emergency Communications Training Officer

Department: Public Safety
Heritage: Puerto Rican

Debbie Deleon, Neighborhood Connections Manager

Department: Neighborhood Services
Heritage: Cuban

Sandra Guerra, Operations Manager

Department: Bradenton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Heritage: Mexican

Rossina Leider, Planning Section Manager

Department: Building & Development Services
Heritage: Colombian/Venezuelan

Hjalmar Pachas, Facilities & Building Tech

Department: Property Management
Heritage: Venezuelan

Juan Palacio, IT Technician

Department: Information Technology Services
Heritage: Colombian