Carlos E. Alemán
Carlos E. Alemán is ¡HICA!’s Chief Operation Officer and will become its CEO in January 2022. Carlos is a first-generation immigrant from Nicaragua who grew up in San Francisco’s Mission District. He and his family are deeply rooted in the Birmingham community, exemplified by his civic commitments. In August 2020, Carlos was elected to Homewood’s City Council, becoming the first Latino elected to public office in Alabama. Carlos is a board member of several organizations including the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), the Alabama Business Charitable Trust Fund, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Alabama Forward, Red Mountain Park and the Literacy Council of Central Alabama. Prior to joining ¡HICA!’s staff, Carlos was an assistant professor of history at Samford University. He earned a PhD in history, with fields in Latin America, immigration, and race, at Michigan State University. Carlos also has bachelor’s degrees in history and Latin American and Latino studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz.