Alejandra Marroquin

Alejandra is a native of Guatemala, and she has been living in the United States over 20 years. Over the span of 15 years, she has been working in the nonprofit sector, serving low-income families and working closely with the Latino Community in the greater Scranton area. Some of Alejandra’s recent passions are working on issues of diversity and inclusion, as well as access to mental health services and higher education. She works at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine as a community organizer, where she links the needs of community organizations to medical student’s interests. Prior to her current position, Alejandra worked at the Lackawanna County Behavioral Health Program, as the adult behavioral health coordinator, and at Friendship House in the children’s behavioral health department. She also was the Hispanic Outreach Coordinator at Catholic Social Services. Alejandra holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Penn State and is a master of social work alumna from Marywood University. She lives in Dunmore, PA.