Marianne Delatorre

Marianne Delatorre serves as the Hidden Heroes Caregiver Caregiver Community (HHCC) Program Coordinator for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, where she is liaison between the Foundation and military and veteran caregivers in the HHCC online community. Prior to her role, Marianne was the Community Outreach Specialist at a local non-profit in San Diego County called Southern Caregiver Resource Center. She oversaw military community and legislative outreach, served as the physician/healthcare provider liaison, and developed/presented Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) community presentations. As a military caregiver for her Navy veteran mother, Marianne is passionate about driving resources and empowerment to Hidden Heroes and their families. She is proud to oversee the Hidden Heroes Caregiver Community where she believes wholeheartedly in the power of peer-based communities to uplift and support caregivers.

A Southern California (SoCal) girl at heart, Marianne is very active in her local hometown, National City, and San Diego County sitting on several boards and commissions: 1) Co-Chair of the Family Life Action Group (FLAG) subcommittee at the San Diego Veterans Coalition, 2) Vice-Chair of the Community and Police Relations Commission, and 3) Chair of the Mayoral Filipino Advisory Community Group. Marianne holds a dual Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science and Ethnic studies from the University of California, San Diego.