Noely Sanchez Velez works at Community Partners in Action as the Administrative Manager and IT Liaison. She works as a Project Manager responsible for agency-wide projects and as the IT Liaison. She oversees the management and development of the agency’s Case Management Database Salesforce since 2018. Noely is a member of CPA’s Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (BEDI) Committee, Development Committee, and Governance Committee. As a member of the BEDI Committee, she works closely with the Executive Director to oversee the management of their current BEDI projects. She has been with Community Partners in Action since 1999. In addition to her work at CPA, Noely also sits on the Hartford Data Collaborative (HDC) Data Oversight Committee helping to shape HDC’s work with data analysis and also as a Board Member of the Roberts Foundation for the Arts.

In 2020, Noely became a published author through the Transformation 2020 book anthology that provides twenty inspiring stories of power and healing from women leaders. In March 2021, she wrote a chapter for Upward: Leadership Lessons for Women on the Rise. Each chapter is written by a woman business leader sharing the struggles and challenges faced as they made their way in the business world and also providing advice for the next generation of women business leaders. In 2023 also wrote a chapter for the Live Your Optimal Life anthology book series where 18 heart-centered leaders share what it means to live an optimal life, how to discover what is optimal for you, and what steps to take to begin to experience that now.

In 2020, Noely was awarded a 100 Women of Color Award for her work in the Hartford community. Outside of CPA, Noely and her husband own JCV Freelance Photography, LLC. In addition, they volunteer their time with Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) as photographers for National Adoption Day. They also volunteer for DCF’s Heart Gallery of America, capturing the individuality and dignity of children living in foster care in photos.

Noely attended Manchester Community College and The American Women’s College at Bay Path University with a concentration in Organizational Leadership Studies. In addition, she holds a Certification in Project Management from Post University.

Noely and her husband engage in a healthy lifestyle by staying active and sharing a mutual love for photography and gardening. Noely is a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico and has lived in Connecticut since 1991.