Meet Our New Executive Director

Rosario Ubiera-Minaya is an afro-Latina leader, community activist and social entrepreneur originally from the Dominican Republic.  Rosario has over 25 years of experience working and advocating for systemic change, social justice, and equity, on behalf of the Latinx community, in the areas of education, housing, voter engagement, public health, and the arts.  She has successfully developed and implemented initiatives that have made impactful contributions to promoting the social and economic wellbeing of the Latinx community.

She is the founder of Cojuelos’ Productions, which proudly celebrates all artistic expression through creative and innovative, diverse and culturally-oriented programming and high-end special events. Cojuelos’ Productions thrives in creating curated experiences for private, corporate, and community settings with an emphasis on cultural and educational programming. Rosario’s work focuses explicitly on creating a platform for elevating under-represented cultures and communities of color by providing an outlet for expression and by respectfully representing our histories, stories, and perspectives through the arts. Rosario’s vision has led to what is today the PUNTO Urban Arts Museum in Salem, an outdoor collection of public art that serves as a vehicle to start breaking down the socioeconomic and invisible divides that systematically exist in low-income communities of color.

She has received numerous awards and recognitions including the Rising Star Award for Outstanding Leadership in Community Development from the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Coalitions and, the Community Service Award from the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers; she was recognized as Community Hero by the Negro Election Day Association and as a Boston’s Hispanic Hero by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.