Maestro Jerry Tello

Maestro Jerry Tello (he/him/él) comes from a family of Mexican, Texan roots and was raised in south central Los Angeles. He is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of men and boys of color, fatherhood, family strengthening, racial justice, racial healing, community peace and mobilization and culturally based violence prevention/intervention issues.

Over the last 40 forty years, Mr. Tello has dedicated his efforts to “La Cultura Cura” or efforts addressing systems and community transformational healing from the effects of racial inequity and internalized oppression. He believes that individuals and communities have culturally based knowledge and wisdom that can prevent and heal the pain of relationship/community violence, teen pregnancy, fatherless-ness and racial justice. He is co-founder of the National Compadres Network (established in 1988) and the present Director of the Training and Capacity Building.

“You are sacred. You are a blessing. You have medicine to share. We all have a part of that story that can heal the world.” – Maestro Jerry Tello