Dinanyili Del Carmen Paulino

Dinanyili Paulino is the Executive Vice President at La Colaborativa. Dinanyili joined the La Colaborativa team in 2016. She oversees the development team, finance team, program directors, and is responsible for the organization’s day-to-day functions and evaluations.

Dinanyili is passionate about working for youth and families starting from an early age and has been involved in youth advocacy. After migrating to the United States from Dominican Republic at the age of 14, Dinanyili became homeless. She credits organizations similar to La Colaborativa for helping her and instilling a sense of advocacy for the Latinx community. Soon enough, she got involved as a youth leader which sparked her passion for youth workforce development. Dinanyili has been passionate about the empowerment of youth and Latinx communities and has been involved in social justice for over 26 years. It is because of her background that she is passionate about helping the immigrant Latinx community.

With Dinanyili joining La Colaborativa, her strategic planning has placed the organization further ahead. Dinanyili has taken the lead in successful financial planning that would bring in more revenue and donors into the organization. With the increase in revenue, Dinanyili has mobilized an addition of staff and programs into the organization. Dinanyili has promoted an intergenerational employment pipeline that is responsible for employing and training youth and adults. She is accredited with the expansion of La Colaborativa’s direct services that connects members toward leadership opportunities and toward systemic change. Her strategic planning resulted in La Colaborativa being one of the pioneers for the Good Jobs Coalition, which promotes city-wide action toward fair labor practices and workforce development opportunities. Throughout the pandemic, her work, alongside the leadership of Gladys Vega, has been instrumental in the survival of the Chelsea community.

Dinanyili sits on the advisory boards for Mass General Brigham, MassINC’s ESOL Study, and the Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy. She attended the University of Massachusetts School of Community Planning and Boston University for Nonprofit Management and Leadership. She currently lives with her two children in Hyde Park.