Mirna (Lupi) Quinteros-Grady, President & CEO of LAYC, is a strategic, forward-thinking leader with over 20 years of experience working in socio-economically challenged communities serving a diverse population of youth. Since assuming her role in 2018, Lupi has intertwined LAYC’s mission with the new and evolving needs of Washington, DC, and Maryland’s Black, Latino, and immigrant communities to ensure our services are responsive, relevant, and reliable to over 4,500 youth and families each year. Over her four years as president & CEO at LAYC, she has transformed LAYC operations and directed staff through an unprecedented global health crisis; leading LAYC to provide culturally relevant and linguistically inclusive services where many other organizations could not.
As a regional leader in the youth development field for over 20 years, Lupi has been responsible for the implementation of over 45+ multicultural, comprehensive, and innovative programs addressing youths' social, academic, and career needs. She previously served as LAYC’s Maryland Multicultural Youth Center’s (LAYC/MMYC) managing director, providing vision and oversight for all our Montgomery and Prince George’s County operations. She has extensive knowledge of the development, design and replication of programs in the field of youth development and initiatives that govern community-based organizations in DC and Maryland. In her commitment to youth development, she has been invested in the development of LAYC Positive Youth Development (PYD) curriculum; a culturally relevant, youth-centered approach created by the communities we serve, for the communities we serve.
