El Futuro
Gulny Sarelli Rossi has a diverse range of work experience. Gulny Sarelli began their career as a Spanish Medical Interpreter at UNC Hospitals in 2004 and then moved on to become a Research Recruiter/Collection Specialist/Spanish Interpreter at Duke University in 2005. At Duke, they recruited Hispanic and English-speaking patients for a research program and also provided interpretation services.
In 2010, Gulny joined Durham Connects as a Project Coordinator/Latino Outreach Coordinator. In this role, they oversaw the clinical intervention process from parent recruitment in the hospital to post-visit interventions. Gulny Sarelli also conducted strategic planning and outreach to maximize hospital recruitment rates and success, as well as maintained communication with local Latino agencies.
Later in 2010, Gulny joined El Futuro, Inc. as the Director of Operations, a role they still hold to date.
Gulny Sarelli Rossi pursued their education at two different institutions. From 1998 to 2000, they attended East Carolina University, where they focused on Psychology. Following this, they enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed their Masters of Healthcare Administration from 2006 to 2009. Further details about their field of study are not provided.
El Futuro
El Futuro is a one-of-a-kind place where Spanish speaking immigrants can access culturally-sensitive mental health services. We are a community-based program, founded as a volunteer effort in 2001 to meet the otherwise unmet need for bilingual mental health services for the growing Latino immigrant community in North Carolina. Since forming as a nonprofit in 2004, and despite drastic reductions in public funding for community-based mental health care, El Futuro has grown to become North Carolina’s trusted resource for trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive mental health services. Our staff and agency have received numerous honors including the 2006 Mental Health Association in North Carolina Heroes in the Fight Award, 2007 North Carolina Latino Diamante Award, and 2007 Citizen Award from the Independent Weekly. El Futuro is also an AHEC Center for Excellence. Our most meaningful achievements, however, are when families grow stronger and get back to their dreams for the future that brought them to our community in the first place. We’re honored to know that our number one source of referrals is from friends and family of clients, reflecting the confianza (trust) we’ve built with Latino families over the years. Today, with clinics in both Durham and Siler City and a growing effort to improve the quality of mental health care for Latino families across the state through La Mesita (El Futuro’s Latino Mental Health Provider Network), our mission is to nurture stronger familias to live out their dreams. We hope you’ll join us in this important work.