ADRIANA DE URQUIDI
ADRIANA DE URQUIDI
Position:
VP of Latino Strategy Institute
Historical Figure:
Amartya Sen
Quote:
Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being
ALMA RAMOS
ALMA RAMOS
Position:
Office Coordinator
Historical Figure:
Mother Teresa
Quote:
Peace begins with a smile!
EDITH DIAZ
EDITH DIAZ
Position:
Program Coordinator
Historical Figure:
Albert Einstein
Quote:
Haz de cada dia tu pieza maestra
FLORENCIA VELASCO FORTNER
FLORENCIA VELASCO FORTNER
Position:
President & CEO
Historical Figure:
Benito Juarez
Quote:
The ones who have a voice must speak for those who are voiceless
HANNAH NAVARRO
HANNAH NAVARRO
Position:
Director of Education
Historical Figure:
Julian Castro
Quote:
Opportunity today, prosperity tomorrow.
JOANA TORRES
JOANA TORRES
Position:
Community Promotora
Historical Figure:
Stephen Hawking
Quote:
However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. Where there’s life there’s hope.
LULU LYESCAS
LULU LYESCAS
Position:
Program Facilitator
Historical Figure:
Mother Teresa de Calcuta
Quote:
Cuando por los años no puedas correr, trota. Cuando no puedas trotar, camina. Cuando no puedas caminar, usa el bastón. ¡Pero nunca te detengas!
MARIA CASTILLO
MARIA CASTILLO
Position:
Program Coordinator
Historical Figure:
Frida Khalo
Quote:
Feet, what do I need them for If I have wings to fly.
MICHELLE WILNER
MICHELLE WILNER
Position:
VP of Development
Historical Figure:
Sonia Sotomayor
Quote:
I think it's important to move people beyond just dreaming into doing. They have to be able to see that you are just like them, and you made it.
SANDRA RODRIGUEZ
SANDRA RODRIGUEZ
Position:
Data Support
Historical Figure:
Sonia Sotomayor
Quote:
Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared.
YENI GONZALEZ
YENI GONZALEZ
Position:
Program Coordinator
Historical Figure:
Dolores Huerta
Quote:
We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put on the earth for.
Ana Ortiz – Childcare Specialist
Ana Torres – Childcare Professional
Audrey Harwell – Fundraising Operations Specialist
Deisy Jaimes – Childcare Facilitator
Dulce Ortiz – Program Coordinator
Isela Hernandez – Program Facilitator
Katherine Perez – Social Impact Research Manager, The Latino Strategy Institute
Nilda Walker – Childcare Facilitator
Rocio Romero – Program Support
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair: Sandra Rosa, Chief Human Resources Officer, Syniverse
Chair Elect:
Juan Muñoz, Jr., Vice President, Muñoz Wealth Management of Raymond James
Vice Chair: Iris Lopez, Senior Director of Foodservice, PepsiCO
Treasurer:
Nichole Edmonds, System Director of Community Benefits, Baylor Scott & White Health
Secretary:
Patricio Gutierrez, Founder and President, Gutiérrez Law Group
MEMBERS
Beatriz Joseph EdD: Vice Chancellor of Student Success, Dallas College
Gaston Sirito: Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Gerardo Garcia: SVP Private Client Advisor at Bank of America Private Bank
Tyrus Sanders: Executive VP Dallas Market Exec and Commercial Bank Leader, Regions Bank
Wil Murphy: Vice President Marketing, K Strategies Group
Yousef Kattan: Founder/CEO, TRUth Advertising
Florencia Velasco Fortner: President and CEO, The Concilio
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Aimee Griffiths: Head of Social Impact, MoneyGram International
Ben Leal, President: The Addy Foundation
Cristina Zertuche Wong: Managing Director at Goldman Sachs
Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew: Vice President, Community Affairs, Strategic Alliances State Fair of Texas
Margie Aguilar: CEO, ISP Creative
Monica Christopher: Senior VP Chief Giving & Community Impact Officer
Regina Montoya: CEO and Chairperson, Regina T. Montoya, PLLC
Sophia R. Johnson: Founder and President, ABI
Ximena Antunez de Mayolo: Program Officer at Rainwater Charitable Foundation
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