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!
ASTRID AGUINAGA
ASTRID AGUINAGA
Position:
Data Team Leader
Historical Figure:
Helia Bravo Hollis
Quote:
Así ha sido mi vida; he hecho todo con amor, pasión y coraje ... Entregué mi vida a la UNAM, a mi ciencia, a mis compañeros y amigos. Cuando me toque, la muerte será bien recibida; para mí es sólo una cuestión puramente biológica
CLARISSA PEREZ
CLARISSA PEREZ
Position:
Project Manager
Historical Figure:
Walt Disney
Quote:
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
DULCE ORTIZ
DULCE ORTIZ
Position:
Program Facilitator
Historical Figure:
N/A
Quote:
N/A
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.
JESUS ESCOBEDO
JESUS ESCOBEDO
Position:
Marketing Specialist
Historical Figure:
Dr. Seuss
Quote:
Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!
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.
LETICIA TUDON
LETICIA TUDON
Position:
VP of Programs
Historical Figure:
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Quote:
I do not study to know more, but to ignore less
LIZ MAGALLANES
LIZ MAGALLANES
Position:
Director of Institutional Giving
Historical Figure:
Sister Norma Pimentel
Quote:
May we be transformed to be agents of mercy, seeking to protect, defend, and uphold the dignity of all people.
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.
MARTHA MACIAS
MARTHA MACIAS
Position:
Program Facilitator
Historical Figure:
Francisco de Asis
Quote:
Donde hay caridad y sabiduria, no hay miedo ni ignorancia.
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.
RAMONA SALCIDO
RAMONA SALCIDO
Position:
Community Promotora
Historical Figure:
Issac Newton
Quote:
LO QUE SABEMOS ES UNA GOTA DE AGUA. LO QUE IGNORAMOS ES UN OCEANO
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.
VERONICA FERRER
VERONICA FERRER
Position:
Program Coordinator
Historical Figure:
Daniel Habif
Quote:
Aun sin nada, puedes soñarlo todo.
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.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair: Sandra Rosa, Chief Human Resources Officer, Syniverse
Chair Elect:
Juan Muñoz, Jr., Vice President, Wealth Management, Muñoz Wealth Management of Raymond James
Treasurer:
Matthew Michalak
Secretary:
Michelle Hicks, DO, Attending Physician, Emergency Dept., Dallas Medical Center
Immediate Past Chair:
Maryanne Piña-Frodsham, CEO, Career Management Partners
MEMBERS
Tyrus Sanders: Executive VP Dallas Market Exec and Commercial Bank Leader, Regions Bank
Yousef Kattan: Founder/CEO, TRUth Advertising
Katie Doherty: Admission Division Director-Upper School, The Hockaday School
Nichole Edmonds: System Director of Community Benefits Baylor Scott & White Health
Patricio Gutiérrez: Founder and President, Gutiérrez Law Group
Harry Jones: International Employment & Labor Law Chair, Polsinelli
Iris Lopez: Director of Regional Sales, PepsiCo
Wil Murphy: Vice President Marketing, K Strategies Group
Gaston Sirito: Executive Director, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Joseph Ruiz: Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse Cooper
Beatriz Joseph EdD: Vice Chancellor of Student Success Dallas College
Gerardo Garcia: SVP Private Client Advisor at Bank of America Private Bank
Florencia Velasco Fortner: President and CEO, The Concilio
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew: Vice President, Community Affairs, Strategic Alliances State Fair of Texas
Aimee Griffiths: Head of Social Impact, MoneyGram International
Ben Leal, President: The Addy Foundation
Monica Christopher: Senior VP Chief Giving & Community Impact Officer
Margie Aguilar: CEO, ISP Creative
Regina Montoya: CEO and Chairperson, Regina T. Montoya, PLLC
Sophia R. Johnson: Founder and President, ABI
Carlos González Peña: Founder & President, Peña Search
Cristina Zertuche Wong: Managing Director at Goldman Sachs
Ximena Antunez de Mayolo: Program Officer at Rainwater Charitable Foundation
Thank you for your interest