Background
Vélez, Eileen McLellan de was born on April 26, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Robert Francis and Mary Joan (McNulty) McLellan.
Vélez, Eileen McLellan de was born on April 26, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Robert Francis and Mary Joan (McNulty) McLellan.
Bachelor in Journalism, Suffolk University, 1977. Bachelor of Science in Journalism.
Eligibility worker, Department Public Welfare, Quincy, Massachusetts, 1977-1978; administrative assistant, Department Public Welfare, Quincy, 1978-1980; senior interviewer, Division Employment Security, Boston, 1980; social work technical, Department Social Services, Quincy, 1980-1981; social worker III, Department Social Services, Quincy, since 1981; supervisor Bachelor of Social Work student interns, Department Social Services, Quincy, 1990-1994. Hotline counselor Survival Crisis Lines, Quincy, 1978-1980.
Volunteer special events, community outreach coordinator for fundraising Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Action Committee, Boston, since 1988, assistant director of acquisitions Academy Awards Night Fundraiser, 1992. Member committee women's concerns, eucharistic minister Dignity-Boston, executive board, secretary, 1993-1995, member-at-large, 1995-1996. Active Greater Boston Business Council, 1992-1994, 500 Club-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Walk for Life, 1991-1996, Greenpeace, 1994-1995.
Member Human Rights Campaign, 1996, Call to Action, Catholics Speak Out, since 1995. Union steward SEIU Local 509, since 1990. Member National Organization of Women, Parents and Friends Lesbians and Gays, Dignity-Boston, Suffolk University Alumni Ambassadors, Gamma Sigma Sigma.
Married Luis Arnaldo Vélez-Cortés.