Sonia Velez

Sonia Velez currently serves as a Project Program Coordinator at Community Legal Services, where responsibilities include developing and coordinating fair housing testing investigations that assess compliance with fair housing laws, aiming to conduct 125 investigations annually, along with overseeing project planning, development, marketing, and volunteer management. Previous experience includes serving as Fair Housing Testing Project Manager at CNY FAIR HOUSING, INC., and extensive tenure at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, where Sonia conducted investigations related to civil rights violations in housing discrimination, contributing to the prevention of homelessness. Additional roles include Project Manager at Tetra Tech, overseeing quality assurance for a federally funded Emergency Rental Assistance Program, and working as a Loan Officer at Bancsource Mortgage and as Curriculum Development Manager at Early Childhood Resources and Training Center.