Rossana Arteaga-Lopenza was appointed by Governor John Carney in 2023.

Rossana is a Venezuelan-American from Caracas who grew up in Durham, North Carolina who is a dedicated, lifelong advocate for Latinos, Venezuelan immigrants and her Delaware community. She is presently the current president and founder of Casa de Venezuela Delaware, a non-profit dedicated to provide opportunities and spaces to the Hispanic/Latino community using the Venezuelan culture and our commonalities to promote cultural and professional development as a way of integration to the United States of America while advocating for human rights. In addition to her leadership at Casa de Venezuela, Rossana serves as one of the Board of Director of LYTE Scholar which strives to change the academic trajectory of under-represented youth by preparing middle school students to attend rigorous high school programs and then colleges, through personal mentoring, rigorous teaching, and leadership.

Rossana is also a USGLC’s Delaware Advisory Committee member. She has meaningfully participated in recent and important local and national political campaigns including President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign for the presidency where she was part of the travel team to help register new voters and encourage voters to their civic duty and an collaborator of the sub-group, Venezolanos por Biden. Rossana also was a founding member and part of the first advisory board of the Venezuelan-American Caucus which is a grassroots organization dedicated to building an infrastructure of active and informed Venezuelan-American citizens with the purpose of ensuring participation and engagement in the drafting and implementation of U.S. domestic and foreign policy.

In addition to her professional pursuits, Rossana is a proud and active mother of three boys and loving wife to her husband, a nationally-recognized partner at the powerhouse law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom.  In her free time Rossana enjoys art, high-school sports and spirited evenings with her friends and family.