About

MISSION:
We are committed to connecting communities to the arts. Nuvein Foundation’s mission is to raise funds for scholarships for students pursuing a career in the arts and to support those already in the arts. Nuvein is also committed to showcasing the arts through community arts presentations, live performances, and educational programs.

VISION:
To carry out its mission, Nuvein has been building an arts infrastructure beginning in the San Gabriel Valley, where it has established online radio and tv outlets, an e-book online store, an online magazine, as well as a network of partner organizations, private and public. Nuvein Foundation Committees carry out the day to day tasks required in this endeavor.

HISTORY:
Nuvein began as a dream of founder Enrique Diaz. In 1982, as a sailor on the USS New Jersey (BB-62), following that auspicious beginning, Enrique continued gathering stories and sporadically printing them until 1996, when the possibilities of the Web were realized. He dedicated Nuvein to voices rarely heard in a world increasingly devoid of diversity. In 2007, Nuvein became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with the help of the community and business leaders from various San Gabriel Valley cities, and established its home in El Monte CA.

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:

  1. Vacant, CEO/President
  2. Miguel Sankitts, Vice President / Events Committee Chair
  3. Jeffrey Bickel, Treasurer / Events Committee Vice Chair
  4. Renato Aguirre, Secretary
  5. Roberta Lujan, Director / Promotions Committee Chair
  6. Juan Nuñez, Director / Educational Programs & Scholarship Committee Chair
  7. Ryan Storms, Director
  8. Javier Hernandez, Director / Arts Access Programs Co-Chair
  9. Tina Flores, Director
  10. Carlos Aranibar, Director
  11. Christopher Luke Trevilla, Director / 3LP Committee Chair
ADVISORY BOARD:
  1. Petra Macias Nietro
  2. Estella Wicker-Neyer
  3. Jim Lujan
  4. Donald Quintana
  5. Scott Essman
  6. Rick Stepp-Bolling
  7. Roxana Javadi-Kashani
  8. George Lumbert
  9. Grasiela Rodriguez