Nilda Iris Ruiz is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc. (APM) since 2005. As successor to APM’s founder, she has been involved with the agency as staff and/or funder for over 25 years. Nilda sits on the national board of the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC), is a board member of the UAC, is on the Temple University Economic Opportunities Advisory Committee, and on the PNC Advisory Committee. She is a key community innovator in Philadelphia, respected for her multicultural leadership, nurturing and protecting children and education advocacy. Under Nilda’s leadership, APM has become a premier non-profit locally and nationally, has groomed leadership from within the community, and has helped thousands of Philadelphia Latinos and residents lead better lives.
