Community Profiles
"Recognizing Latino Profiles in Northfield"
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Alexis Valeriano
Alexis Valeriano is a Mexican-American who shared that he was the first Latino resident from Viking Terrace who graduated from St. Olaf.
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Angelica Linder
Angelica Linder is a Colombian outreach manager at the public library. She creates and supports initiatives for Latinos, such as the book club, Sabios Cantores, and more.
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Claudia Gonzales-George
Claudia Gonzales-George is a Mexican teacher and Northfield’s first Latina school board member (2025 – Present).
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Claudia Garcia
Claudia Garcia has Mexican and Cuban heritage and works at the city hall here in Northfield as the Spanish Translator.
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Erika Gomez
Erika Gomez is a Mexican Resident of Northfield who rents and operates “La Tía Farm”. She uses organic seeds, many of which are rare varieties (especially of hot peppers) that have been saved and passed down from their home country of Mexico.
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George Zuccolotto
George Zuccolotto is a Mexican advocate and Northfield’s first Latino City Council member (2021-2024) .
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Heriberto Rosas
Heriberto Rosas is a Mexican photographer, videographer, and radio host originally from Maltrata, Veracruz. Completely self-taught from YouTube videos, he began his audiovisual career 15 years ago and later joined the local Northfield radio “El Barrio Latino” to ensure the Latino community has a strong voice.
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Jennyffer Barrientos
Jennyffer Barrientos was a Guatemalan-American who worked at Growing Up Healthy, part of the Healthy Community Initiative. She was a director of Community Outreach and loved being able to help people in her community.
Adapted from Bierman Funeral Home
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Jennifer Lompart
Jennifer Lompart is a Northfield High School English as a Second Language (ESL)/Performing Arts teacher. She created the Latino Play Festival a place where Latino students share their viewpoints and act it for the school. She was a recipient of the Northfield Human Rights Award in 2018.
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Lucy Gonzalez-Miron
Lucy Gonzalez Miron is a Mexican advocate for the community with efforts such as protesting for the license for all movement, daycare for Viking Terrace, and more. She was a recipient of the Northfield Human Rights Award in 2025.
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Mar Valdecantos
Mar Valdecantos is a Spanish active community member who has helped create the non-profit Mercado Local, which is an organization which is where immigrant vendors operate profitable businesses within a nonprofit market where they can sell traditional clothes, handmade jewelry, and more.
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Rocky Casillas
Rocky Casillas is a Mexican-Northfield artist whose work focuses on youth and family mental health through comics, posters, and other artwork.
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Vladimir Garrido-Biagetti and Nia Biagetti Cortez
Vladimir Garrido-Biagetti is a Chilean musician and conductor of the Sabios Cantores choir. He along with his mom Nia Biagetti Cortez focuses on giving voice and space for the elder community in Northfield.
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