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Congratulations to Our 2024 BoardReady Institute Certified Members
Celebrate the following LCDA members who are certified by the Latino Corporate Directors Education Foundation’s (LCDEF), BoardReady Institute (BRI) programs in corporate governance excellence.
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Frank Almaraz: Fmr Chief Power, Sustainability and Business Development Officer, CPS Energy
Teri Arvesú González: SVP, Social Impact & Sustainability, TelevisaUnivision
Andres Caballero: President-North America, Uponor
Carlos Calderon: CFO, Ariel Investments
Karen Chopra: SVP, Head of Enterprise Hispanic Strategy-Latino Business Strategy, Bank of America
Frank Gonzalez: Fmr Assurance Partner-Specialty Finance Practice, BDO USA, LLP
Roland Gonzalez: COO, Church's Texas Chicken
Suzy Greenberg: VP-Intel Product Assurance and Security, Intel
Paul Guerra: CIO/CISO, StockX
Gregorio Gutierrez: President-US Spirits, Diageo plc
Guilherme Guttler Pizzato: Vice President/Chief Procurement Officer, Sensata Technologies
Juliana Haddad Litterio: Fmr CEO, Thermacell Repellents, Inc.
Catherine Hernandez-Blades: SVP/Chief ESG and Communications Officer, AFLAC
Willie Hernandez: SVP/General Counsel-International, The Coca-Cola Company
Monica Lopez Gonzalez: Fmr Chief Market Officer, Fellowes Brands
Monique Manso: VP-Global Brand Partnerships-IMG, Endeavor
Monica Martinez-Canales: Senior Principal AI Engineer, Intel
Mario-Jose (MJ) Medina: Fmr VP-Strategy & Transformation/CFO, Walmart
Gerardo Mejia: EVP-Global Fraud & Credit Operations, Collections and Recoveries, American Express
Juan Mogollon: EVP-Energy, Prysmian Group
Erik Moreno: EVP-Corporate Development and M&A, Sony Pictures Entertainmentt
Ignacia Moreno: Fmr Assistant Attorney General, US Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources
Lourdes Pineda: CFO, Harvard Maintenance
Jorge Pinedo: Fmr EVP-International, Cynosure
Jorge Salvat: CEO, The Beekman Group Food Acquisition Company
Ricardo Shelley: Fmr SVP-Straregy-EMEA Group, The Coca-Cola Company
Mauricio Simbeck: Founder/CEO, Milagros de Mexico & Milagros Medical
Leah Solivan: Founder/Fmr CEO, TaskRabbit
Lorenzo Soriano de Teresa: SVP-Merchant Services US, American Express
Yolanda Talamo: Chief People Officer, The Heineken Company
Angel Taveras: Senior Counsel, Adler Pollock & Sheehan, PC
Jean Claude Tissot: President, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Hector Tundidor Jr.: Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Sylvia Veitia: SVP-Global Operations, Synchrony Financial
Mauricio Vergara: President/COO Patron Tequila, Ilegal Mezcal and DUsse Cognac, Bacardi Limited
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Brenda Bazan: Fmr President, EPSoft Technologies
Josue Chavez: President/Managing Director-North America, Hoppecke Batteries Inc.
Matt De La O: Managing Director-Mergers & Acquisitions, Kroll, LLC
Alicia Maria Enciso: Fmr Chief Marketing Officer, Nestle USA; Director, Bacardi; Children's Place; Remilk Ltd
Rebecca Guzman: Partner/Vice Chair-M&A Division, Duane Morris LLP
Carlos Quezada: Vice Chairman/CEO, Carriage Services, Inc.
Joseph Risico: Co-CEO, Aterian
Arturo Rodriguez: Co-CEO/CFO, Aterian
Ivonne Valdes: Chief Channel Officer, Sorenson Communications
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Additional BoardReady Institute Certified Members (2017 - 2023)
Sarah Aiosa: SVP and Regional President-Latin America, Merck & Co.
Manny A. Alas: Former Partner/US FCPA Leader, PWC
Rafael Alfonzo: Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Radien Legacy Partners
Maria C. Alonso: Independent Director, US Century Bank (NASDAQ: USCB)
Anne Alonzo: Fmr SVP, External Affairs & Chief Sustainability Officer, Corteva, Inc.
Juan Manuel Alvarado: VP-Growth Operations/General Manager-VMS International, The Clorox Company
Alex Alvarez: Chief Production and Sustainability Officer, Brown-Forman
William Alvarez Jr.: Fmr CFO, Harvest Capital Credit Corporation
Raul Anaya: President, Business Banking, Bank of America Corp.
Eriel Anchondo: EVP & Chief Operating Officer, Franklin Street Properties Corp.
Augusto Aragone: EVP, Secretary & General Counsel, Ingram Micro Inc.
David Ashe: President, Rapid Armored Corporation
Elizabeth Atlee: SVP, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, CBRE, Inc.
Jose Avalos: CEO, Austin GIS, Inc.
Carolina Barcenas: Head of Platform Data Science, Airbnb Inc.
Diego Barral: Former SVP & General Manager-International Division, The Clorox Company
Anthony Barrueta: SVP, Government Relations, Kaiser Permanente
Ana Lucia Bastiani-Posner: EVP & CFO, Kyowa Kirin US, Inc.
Jerry Bautista, Ph.D.: VP & General Manager, Roadmap Operations and Communications, Intel Corporation
Brenda Bazan: Fmr President, EPSoft Technologies
Guillermo Beade: CEO, Lifestyles Brand, SC Johnson
Christopher Beck: Chief Technology Officer, Modere, Inc.
Vanessa Benavides: SVP and Chief Legal Officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals
Mark Bendza, Jr.: EVP & CFO, Telos Corporation
Ana-Mita Betancourt: Fmr General Counsel, World Bank Group
Mario Bolaños: Worldwide Regional Applications Engineering Senior Director, Intel Corporation
David Carbajal: Fmr Group Head, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Maria-Elena Carrión: Founder & Managing Partner, Multicultural Capital, LLC
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera: CEO, MCC Productions
Desiree Castillejos: VP, Business Development & Strategy, Johnson Controls
Oscar H. Castro: SVP, Digital & eCommerce, Dollar Tree, Inc.
Tina Castro, CFA: Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Avivar Capital, LLC
Alejandro Cestero: President and CEO, AccuFleet International
JoAnn Chavez: SVP and Chief Legal Officer, DTE Energy
Anna Maria Chávez: Chief Impact Officer, President-Encantos.org, Encantos
Manny Confresi: EVP, Global Head of M&A/Corporate Development, Elavon, Inc.
Margarita Colmenares: Director, Outreach and Recruitment, White House Fellows Foundation and Association
Noel Colon: SVP and Chief Quality Officer, Medtronic
Lizette Corro: President & CEO, Corro Nobil Associates
Ignacio Cortina: EVP, General Counsel & Secretary, Oshkosh Corporation
Celeste De Armas: CEO, RiskRator & President, CSMB International
Alberto de Cardenas: EVP, Secretary and General Counsel, MasTec, Inc.
Sergio Vicente De Castro: CFO, Aera Energy LLC
Hector de la Barreda: President, Amplify Snack Brands & New Ventures, The Hershey Company
Matt De La O: Managing Director-Mergers & Acquisitions, Kroll, LLC
Marcelino De Santiago: President & COO, Hope Global
Marcelo De Santis: Chief Digital Officer, ThoughtWorks
Tim DeSoto: Head of Membership Programs, Partnerships & Innovation-Sam's Club, Walmart
Patricio Diaz: Head-Investment Solutions Group-Capital Markets, Bank of America
Romulo "Romy" Diaz: Fmr VP, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer-PECO Energy, Exelon Corporation
Sonia Endler: Co-Founder and President, Galactic Road LLC; Former EVP, TV Finance MGM Studios
Faquiry Diaz Cala: COO, Lionheart III Corp.
Ixchell Duarte: SVP and CFO, CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc.
Adam Dumey: Principal Strategic Manager, Amazon Web Services
Carmen Fernandez: Chief People Officer, Marsh & McLennan Companies
Manny Fernandez: Fmr Dallas Office Managing Partner, KPMG
Ricardo Fernandez: President, U.S. Morning Foods, General Mills Inc.
Pedro L. Figueroa: VP, Sales & Marketing, Michigan Sugar Company
Indrani Franchini: Chief Legal Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Marcos Gabriel: Chief Transformation Officer, McCormick & Company
Deborah Gallegos, CTP, FP&A: Fmr Chief Investment Officer, New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS)
Angel Gallinal: Senior Advisor, Egon Zehnder
Hilda C. Galvan: Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day
Rodrigo Garcia: Global CFO, Talipot*Holding
Sergio Garcia: Fmr SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc.
Carlos Garcia Jr. : Co Founder and CEO, Service Desk Group, LLC
Marcela Garcia-Conti: CEO and Fmr International Operations Manager, OpenCard
Alberto Garofalo: Chief CRA Officer/Head of Community Banking & Development, Bank of America
Terhilda Garrido: Fmr Vice President, Health Information Technology (HIT) Transformation & Analytics, Kaiser Permanente
Silvia Garrigo: Former SVP & Chief ESG Officer, Royal Caribbean Group
Jordi Gayolà Guitart: SVP, Global Marketing, Monster Beverage
Ignacio Giraldo: Partner, TPG Capital
Denise Godreau Rodriguez: Executive in Residence, KSL Capital (Private Equity)
Miguel Goldfeld: SVP, Credit Forecasting & Advance Analytics, Synchrony Financial
Luis Gomez: CEO, Wellmark
Rick Gomez: EVP and Chief Food and Beverage Officer, Target Corporation
Tabata Gomez: Independent Director, Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE)
Veronica Gontier: Managing VP-Prospect & Customer-Digital Marketing, Capital One
Brian Gonzalez: Executive Director, Global Government Partnerships & Initiatives, Intel
Javier Gonzalez: Chief Information Security Officer, Mexico, Barclays
Sonsoles Gonzalez: Founder and CEO, Better Not Younger
JC Gonzalez-Mendez: Fmr President-Latin America, McDonald's Corporation
Mauro Gregorio: President, Performance Materials & Coatings, Dow Inc.
Norma Grubb: Director, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, Cummins, Inc.
Cynthia Guerrero: Partner, California Strategies
Carolina Guevara Lightcap: Former EVP, Chief Content Officer, Discovery Latin America/US Hispanic
David Rogelio Guzmán: Fmr Chief Information Officer, Staples Solutions
Rose Hartwig: Fmr SVP, Global Brand & Product Marketing, Peloton Interactive
Anthony Heredia: SVP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Target Corporation
Jose J. Hernandez: VP & Chief Information Security Officer, Corning
Samara Hernandez: Founding Partner, Chingona Ventures
Miriam Hernandez-Kakol: Fmr Global Head, Management Consulting, KPMG US LLP
Maurice Herrera: CMO, Adtalem Global Education
Veronica Hinojosa-Segura: Associate Vice Chancellor, The University of Texas System
Boris Hirmas Said: Founder & Chairman, SouthAm Freeze Dry
Vanessa Jacoby: CFO, Shoreline Biosciences
Rudy Juarez: Group VP, Latin America & Specialty Business, W.W. Grainger
Marcela Kirberger: EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Elanco Animal Health
Robert Kozmann, Jr.: Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer of the Latin America Group, Bank of America
Ofelia Kumpf: Field Vice President (Regional VP)-USA, McDonald’s Corporation
Christopher Lalan: Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Teacher's Federal Credit Union
Julieta LaMalfa: CFO, Canela Media
Staci LaToison: Founder & CEO, Dream Big Ventures
Keyla Lazardi: Chief Scientific Officer, Revlon Inc.
Stephanie Ledesma: VP, Community Health, Kaiser Permanente
Francisco Leija: Founder & President, Modern Phalanx Solutions, LLC
Fabio Lievano: VP, Safety Science & Medical Evaluation, AbbVie
Anthony Lopez: Fmr Division President/General Manager-Medical Global Business Unit, Ansell Ltd.
Michael Lopez: SVP, Environmental, Social, & Governance, Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Miguel "Mick" Lopez: CFO, Ribbon Communications, Inc.
Francisco Lopez-Balboa: CFO, Cumulus Media, Inc.
Roberto Magaña: SVP & Chief Procurement Officer, The Estee Lauder Companies
Tomás Maldonado: VP, Chief Information Security Officer, NFL
Maybel Marte: Managing Director & Head of Leveraged Finance Product Strategy-Global Credit Group, BlackRock
Annette R. Martinez: Fmr Chief Human Resources Officer, State Farm Insurance
Olga Martinez: SVP, Chief Human Resource Officer, Latin America, Mondelez Global LLC
Roxanne Martinez: Chief Human Resources Officer, DentaQuest
Herbert Mazariegos: Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, BMO Financial Group
Joseph Medina: CEO, The Asia Pacific Strategies & Solutions Group
Roberto Medrano: Fmr Global General Manager HP Software, HP Inc.
Samantha Melting: SVP & Head, Consumer Banking, Synchrony
Adriana G. Mendizabal: Group President-Latin American, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Ana Mims: Founder & CEO, Ana Mims LLC
Rita Mitjans: Former Chief Diversity & Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, ADP Inc.
Isaac Mizrahi: CEO and Co President, Chief Operating Officer, Alma Ad Agency
Tricia Montalvo Timm: Former General Counsel, Looker, Google
Ralph Monte: Partner and Former Short Hills Office Advisory Leader, KPMG US
Xochitl Monteon: VP, Cybersecurity Risk & Governance/Chief Privacy Officer, Intel Corporation
Regina Montoya: CEO, Regina T. Montoya, PLLC
Marisa Moret: Director, Global Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, Airbnb
Jose Morey: CEO, Ad Astra Steam Media, LLC
Ileana Musa: Managing Director/Head of International Banking & Lending, Morgan Stanley
Andy Navarrete: EVP, Head of External Affairs, Capital One
Yonesy Núñez: Chief Information Security Officer, Jack Henry & Associates
David Olivencia: Managing Director, Cloud Advisory, Accenture
Carmen Ortiz-McGhee: EVP, National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC)
Benjamin R. Ostapuk Yrun: Vice President, Intellectual Property & Legal Group, Intel Corporation
Elena Otero: Director, Helen of Troy Limited
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D.: RWJF Professor Emeritus/Fmr Executive Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health
Luis Patino: CEO, Austin Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Amilcar Perez: EVP, National Media Sales & Chief Revenue Officer, Nielsen
David R. Perez: Founder and Fmr CEO & Chairman, Seamless Medical
Raul Perez: General Manager, Accessory Engineering, Toyota North America
Pedro Pierluisi: Governor, Puerto Rico
George L. Pita: EVP & CFO, MasTec, Inc.
Juan Fernando Posada: Fmr President, Latin America, Procter & Gamble
Luisa Puche: CFO, Enochian Biosciences
Carlos Quezada: Vice Chairman/CEO, Carriage Services, Inc.
Marie Quintana: Former Chief Marketing Officer, Tenet Healthcare
Julio Ramirez: CFO, Kimball West
Julio A. Ramirez: Former CEO, BurgerFi International, Inc.
Eddie Ramos: Independent Director, Optimum Trust Fund
Melissa Ribeiro: Chief People Officer, Actian Corporation
Joe Rodriguez, Jr.: Former Chief Investment Officer, Invesco Real Estate
Robert Rodriguez: CEO & Founder, Cambria Solutions
Sharon Rodriguez: Fmr Chief Customer Officer & Executive Advisor, Unqork
Anthony D. Romero: independent Director, Ariel Investments/Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Mercedes Romero: Chief Procurement Officer, Primo Water Corporation
Gloria Romero Roses: Managing Partner, Nexus Living LLC
Debra Rosado Shaw: Former SVP, Chief Global Diversity & Engagement Officer, PepsiCo, Inc.
Joseph Roybal: SVP, Global Backend Operations, Wolfspeed
Gisel Ruiz: Fmr EVP, COO-Sam's Club, Walmart Inc.
Richard Ruiz: Former President, Kyndryl Inc.
Javier Saade: Partner, Fenway Summer & Impact Master Holdings
Anelise Sacks: Chief Customer Officer, Analog Devices
Anthony Salcido: Fmr Chief Accounting Officer, Toyota Motor Sales and Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A.
Adam Salgado: CMO, Cardenas Markets, LLC
Diana Sanchez: Fmr President and CEO, Telefonica USA
Sofia Santos: Managing Director/Head of Retail, Preferred and Small Business Strategy, Bank of America
Tulio Scacciati: Head-Corporate Development, Expro
Carlos Schuler, Ph.D.: Chief Operations & Technology Officer and Co-Founder, InCarda Therapeutics Inc.
Rodrigo A. Sierra: SVP & Chief Communications Officer, American Medical Association (AMA)
Lucino Sotelo: EVP & Chief Digital Officer, Northern Trust
Tom Soto: Founder and Managing Partner, Diverse Communities Impact Fund (DCIF)
Jesus Soto Jr.: Chief Operations Officer, Mears Group, Inc.
Teresa Stinson: EVP, Florida Commercial Banking Executive, Cadence Bank
Elias C. Tavarez: CFO, Edward Don & Company
Jose Tavarez: President of New York City and Vice Chair, Private Bank, Bank of America
Rachel ten Brink: Co-Founder and Former CMO,
Denice Torres: Fmr Chief Strategy & Business Transformation Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Rene Torres: VP, Sales & Marketing Group/General Manager Global IOT Sales, Intel Corporation
Peggy Turner: Vice President, Lexus Customer Service, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.
Francisco Uriarte: Partner, ONEtoONE Corporate Finance
Linda Urrutia-Varhall: Fmr Major General, US Air Force
Gilberto Vargas: VP and General Manager, Cloud & Enterprise Sales, Intel Corporation
Louis Vega: President, North America, Dow, Inc.
William M. Velez: Chief Information Officer, Harvard Maintenance, Inc.
Oskar Vides: SVP, Enterprise Risk Management, Synchrony Financial
George Villasana: SVP & Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Asbury Automotive Group
Ovi Vitas: CMO, AmeriLife Group LLC
Mary Ann Walker: Managing Partner, WH Legal Group LLP
Yasmine Winkler: Fmr Lead-Diversity & Inclusion/CEO-Central Region, UnitedHealthcare
Steven Wolfe Pereira: Chief Business Officer, 3Pas Studios
Magda Yrizarry: Former Chief Talent and Diversity Officer, Verizon Communications
Sebastian Zugman: General Auditor, Global Banking and Markets, Bank of America