Silvia N. Perez-Rathell

Chief Development Officer

Silvia N. Perez-Rathell is national chief development officer at the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professional (NAHREP) where she manages the Hispanic Wealth Project (HWP).

Prior to joining NAHREP, Mrs. Perez-Rathell served as the national senior director for federal and corporate relations at the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) where she led the Corporate and Federal Relations team in forging partnerships with Fortune 1000 Companies and over 40 Federal Agencies. Mrs. Perez-Rathell also served as the vice president of corporate relations at the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) where she led the development, corporate access and relationships on behalf of the USHCC and over 200 Hispanic Chamber members nationwide.

Mrs. Perez-Rathell graduated from Cardinal Stritch University with a master’s degree in science management (MSM) and from Alverno College with a bachelor’s in social sciences and minor in Spanish language and cultures and history.

She is very active at the national level sitting on national boards and advisory councils such as the White House Policy Briefings for Latino Leaders, the Social Security Administration’s Latino Advisory Board, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Latino Advisory Board, the National Hispanic Employment Program Managers Council, The National Farmworker Alliance and on the American Red Cross’ National Latino Hispanic Initiative.

Mrs. Perez-Rathell lives in Maryland with her husband and children.