April 25, 2024 

Media Contacts:  
Edith Gomez, campus life and diversity coordinator, 509-422-7814, egomez@wvc.edu 
Jennifer Korfiatis, interim public information officer, 509-682-6650, jkorfiatis@wvc.edu 

 

The second annual MEChA May Festival will be held on Friday, May 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Wenatchee Valley College at Omak campus. This family friendly and free event is open to the public.  

Folklórico Corazón de México from Wenatchee High School will perform folkloric dances, and there will be live mariachi music, traditional street tacos, and vendors selling handmade items.  

“It is important for us to show our culture because it has always united our families and brings us all closer together,” said Edith Gomez, WVC at Omak Campus Life and Diversity Coordinator. 

The MEChA Club focuses on promoting higher education, self-identity, and historical/cultural knowledge that benefits and empowers the Latinx community, thus creating social change through education and self-determined political action.  

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Wenatchee Valley College enriches North Central Washington by serving educational and cultural needs of communities and residents throughout the service area. The college is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion for all students and employees and provides high-quality transfer, liberal arts, professional/technical, basic skills and continuing education for students of diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds. Visit our website, wvc.edu. 

Wenatchee Valley College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and student enrollment. All programs are free from discrimination and harassment against any person because of race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a service animal by a person with a disability, age, parental status or families with children, marital status, religion, genetic information, honorably discharged veteran or military status or any other prohibited basis per RCW 49.60.030, 040 and other federal and state laws and regulations, or participation in the complaint process. 

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies and Title IX compliance for both the Wenatchee and Omak campuses: 

To report discrimination or harassment: Title IX Coordinator, Mish ee twie, 1321A, (509) 682-6716, title9@wvc.edu. 

To request disability accommodations: Student Access Manager, Wenatchi Hall 2131, (509) 682-6854, TTY/TTD: dial 711, sas@wvc.edu.