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# Hispanic Heritage Month Employee Spotlight - Maurice Sanabria

By Pamela SmithDLA Aviation Public Affairs Office

                RICHMOND, Va.  –              
*National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed yearly from September 15 to October 15. It is a time to celebrate the achievements, histories, traditions, and cultural diversity of Hispanic Americans whose heritage is rooted in 20 Latin American countries and territories.*

*In observance of 2023’s Hispanic Heritage Month, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation will feature employees of Hispanic heritage**.*

**Name:**Maurice Sanabria

**Job title:**Chief

**Organization:**Command Support Directorate’s Command Programs Division

**How long have you worked for DLA?**19 years

**Please describe your job in a sentence or two.**My job is to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Command Programs Division. I lead a team of ten program analysts who manage a range of command-level programs, actions, products, and projects.

**How do you support the warfighter?**My team and I support the warfighter by the planning, execution, coordination, review, and completion of initiatives, actions, and projects related to programs needed to support DLA Aviation’s mission. These include policy management, support agreements, civilian awards, continuity of operations, task and action management, the employee suggestion program, and strategic planning. We manage the relationships of both internal and external stakeholders regarding assigned programs.

**This year’s theme for Hispanic Heritage Month is, “Todos Somos, Somos Uno – We Are All, We Are One." In your words, briefly explain what this means to you.**This year’s theme speaks about the diversity of the Latino community. We are often mentioned under an umbrella term such as “Latino,” however, we represent many countries, territories, cultures, and traditions.

**Tell us something unique about your heritage or country of origin.**I find the music of the Hispanic culture to be unique. I am from the western coast of the island of Puerto Rico, which is a territory of the United States. Puerto Rico is famous for being the birthplace of the Spanish urban musical rhythms such as Reggaetón. However, we are also the birthplace of two Afro-Puerto Rican musical expressions known as Bomba and Plena.

My father and I founded the Afro-Puerto Rican music band called Kadencia that is dedicated to playing, promoting, and preserving Bomba and Plena. It is our way of keeping this music alive and sharing our culture throughout the state and region.

**What is one thing you'd like others to know about your heritage?**I want people to know that Puerto Ricans have a rich cultural legacy in its music, cuisine, and language that includes elements from the Taino, African, and Spanish cultures.

**Why is it important to you that we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month?** Hispanic Heritage Month is important to me because it highlights the contributions of Hispanic Americans to our nation. It is an opportunity to celebrate our diversity and the many great things that we bring to the table.

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