Latino Board Fellows – Massachusetts 2024
Dr. Melisa Alves
Associate Dean, Director of Career Planning
Clark University
Clark University
Ana María Gomez
VP, Community Development Officer
Rockland Trust
Rockland Trust
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Nathalie Merida
Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Transformation
Berkshire Bank
Berkshire Bank
Tarah Mohika
Director of Talent
The Community Group, Inc
The Community Group, Inc
Gustavo Luna
Doctoral Candidate in Education Leadership
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Giselle Ortega
Marketing and Business Development
Macro Construction LLC
Macro Construction LLC
Steven Ramirez
School Funding Manager
Boston Public Schools
Boston Public Schools
Maddy Rodriguez
Partner
Foley Hoag LLP
Foley Hoag LLP
Darguin Fortuna
Founding Principal
Flow Design Architects
Flow Design Architects
Mariela Abreu
Chief of Staff
OnYourMark
OnYourMark
Latino Board Fellows – Greater Houston 2024
Celeste Barretto Milligan
Chief Strategist
The Women’s Home
The Women’s Home
Myrla Feria
Managing Partner
TNTP
TNTP
Angel Diego Hinojosa
Project Manager-Engineering
Harris County Precinct 4
Harris County Precinct 4
Renata Garcia Vazquez
Associate
Blackstone
Blackstone
Max Moll
Principal
Cornerstone
Cornerstone
Brenda Rios Brombacher
Director of Economic Development
Harris County
Harris County
Yvonne Trejo
MBA Candidate
Rice University
Rice University
Gisela Villarreal
HR Manager
HEB
HEB
Latino Board Fellows – Massachusetts 2023
Dr. Frank Rojas
Vice President of Enrollment Management
Bay Path University
Bay Path University
Cynthia Paris
Former Superintendent
Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence Public Schools
Nancy Jimenez Zigler
Director of Programs and Partnerships
Smith College
Smith College
Dr. Ruben Carmona
Executive Director of Employee, Family and Community Engagement
Salem Public Schools
Salem Public Schools
Myra Majewski
Director of the Harvard Dental Center
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Marina Pastrana Rios
Chief Revenue Officer
OTW Safety
OTW Safety
Maria Isabel Gariepy
Chief Diversity & Equity Officer
Worcester State University
Worcester State University
Maria Fernanda Canton
Chief HR Officer
North Shore Community Health
North Shore Community Health
Bruno Fagundes
AML Guidane Manager
Citizens Financial Group
Citizens Financial Group
Dr. Isabel Martinez
Associate Professor
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Latino Board Fellows – Greater Houston 2023
Tiffany Echevarria
Executive Director
Collective Action for Youth
Collective Action for Youth
Robert Sepeda
Director of Grants Management and Evaluation
The Brown Foundation
The Brown Foundation
Natalia Fernandez
Regional Director of Impact – Houston
Leadership for Educational Equity
Leadership for Educational Equity
Dr. Ana Treviño-Godfrey
Director of Education and Co-Founder
Prelude Music Foundation
Prelude Music Foundation
Pedro Sepulveda Jr
Sr. Network Ops Engineer
Lumen Technology
Lumen Technology
Felicia Martin
Managing Director, Development
EMERGE
EMERGE
Bilma Canales
Associate
Beck Redden
Beck Redden
Jose Eduardo Sanchez
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Tecolotl
Tecolotl
Angelica Leveroni Gomez
Senior Program Officer, Education
Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Latino Board Fellows – New England 2022
Benjamin Cabrera
Director of Math
North Andover Public Schools
North Andover Public Schools
Shirley Cardona
VP of Marketing
Ellevation Education
Ellevation Education

Tasha Espendez
Associate Program Director
Raising A Reader Massachusetts
Raising A Reader Massachusetts
Brian Gonzalez
VP of Marketing
Sigo Seguros
Sigo Seguros
Erasmo Arturo Montalván
Director of Business Development
Pearson
Pearson

Carlos Quintanilla
Director Business Development
Nixon Peabody
Nixon Peabody
Shelby Shaw
Director of Retention
Mount Wachusett Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gabriela Taveras
Vice President
Equal Pay Group
Equal Pay Group
Claudia Urrea
Senior Associate Director for pK-12
MIT
MIT

Maria Vega-Viera
Quality Control- Coder
Lynn Community Health Center
Lynn Community Health Center
Latino Board Fellows – Greater Houston 2022

Alicia Baturoni Cortez
Education Programs Specialist
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Michelle Cantu-Wilson
Director, Teaching and Learning Initiatives & Special Projects
San Jacinto College
San Jacinto College
Paola Gonzalez Fusilier
Licensed Professional Counselor
Clearhope Counseling & Wellness
Clearhope Counseling & Wellness
Ruth Lopez
Assistant Professor
University of Houston
University of Houston

Isabella Maldonado
District Support Specialist
Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
Amira Plascencia
Technical Translator
Shell
Shell
Mary Jane Sotelo
Vice President
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bank

Michelle Tovar
Director of Public Engagement
Holocaust Museum Houston
Holocaust Museum Houston
Latino Board Fellows – National 2022
Julie Lara
Director
Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
Michelle Mercado
Vice President, Southwest Region
TNTP
TNTP
Daniel Sanchez
Director
Jennifer Welch
Teacher
Passaic Public Schools
Passaic Public Schools
Latino Board Fellows – New England 2021
Lauren Adams
Director of Recruitment
KIPP Massachusetts
KIPP Massachusetts
Migdalia Gomez
Community Engagement Manager
Harvard University Employees Credit Union
Harvard University Employees Credit Union
Diana Zalaquett
Channel Consultant
HubSpot
HubSpot
Paulette Piñero
Owner
Lead Media LLC
Lead Media LLC
Gustavo Carrera
Head of Upper School
SCDS
SCDS
Maria Luisa Parra
Senior Preceptor
Harvard University
Harvard University
Karina Baum
Director of Global Education
Buckingham Browne & Nichols
Buckingham Browne & Nichols
Latino Board Fellows – Greater Houston 2021
Angela Cole
Senior Vice President
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Bank
Maria E. Perez
PhD
University of Houston
University of Houston
Maria Reyes
Advanced Completion and Production Engineer
Marathon Oil
Marathon Oil
Lupita Hinojosa
Chief of Innovation and Equity
Spring Independent School District
Spring Independent School District
Maura Leon
Senior Advisor, Internal Communications
Phillips 66
Phillips 66
David De Sousa
Associate Director, Engineering Academies
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
German Torres
Director of Sourcing and Procurement
TechnipFMC
TechnipFMC
Joaquin Martinez
Director of Asia Operations
Hess Corporation
Hess Corporation
Carlos A. Perez
Training and Competency Lead
Shell Upstream America
Shell Upstream America
Juan Alanis
Managing Partner
Big Oak Tree Media
Big Oak Tree Media
Latino Board Fellows – Massachusetts 2020
Luis Berdeja
Field Service Manager
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Jennifer Carrion
Diversity Recruitment Manager
Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis
Eric Esteves
Executive Director
The Lenny Zakim Fund
The Lenny Zakim Fund
Daisy Ortega
Director
Health Resources in Action
Health Resources in Action
Carmen Kenrich
VP, Strategic Accounts, Client Experience Executive
Merrit Hawkins
Merrit Hawkins
Vicky Rivera
Director of College Counseling
Community Charter School of Cambridge
Community Charter School of Cambridge
Carlos Robledo
Principal
FSM Advisors
FSM Advisors
Latino Board Fellows – Houston 2020
Sonia Corrales
Chief Program Officer
Houston Area Women’s Center
Houston Area Women’s Center
Jesus De La Cerda Jr.
Supply Chain Manager
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Gustavo Fernandez
Asset Optimization Consultant
Phillips66
Phillips66
Giselle Greenwood
Editor In Chief
Houston Business Journal
Houston Business Journal
Jessica Hinojosa
Organic Geochemist
Shell
Shell
Juan Moreno-Gongora
Chief Architect
Leidos
Leidos
Misty Mousa-Lanza
Partnerships and Business Development
Univision Communications, Inc.
Univision Communications, Inc.
Fermin Rodriguez
Senior Process Engineer
Chevron
Chevron
Karla Sainz
Director of Organizational Initiatives
Arnold Ventures
Arnold Ventures
Perla Tamez
Chief Executive Officer
Dynamic Rehab Group
Dynamic Rehab Group
Latino Board Fellows – Houston 2019
Luly Castillo
Senior Account Representative
Halliburton
Halliburton
Maria Guzman
Finance Business Partner
Rolls Royce Group PLC
Rolls Royce Group PLC
Amy Hinojosa
Process Engineer
Chevron
Chevron
Janette Lindner
Director
Veritas Total Solutions
Veritas Total Solutions
Miguel Lozano
Manager, Healthcare Systems Engineering
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Angelica Montelongo
Community Engagement Manager
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch
Maria Del Pilar Montes
Director of Boards and Commissions
City of Houston
City of Houston
Dr. Armando Orduña
Director of Outreach
Children’s Museum of Houston
Children’s Museum of Houston
Robert Rodriquez
Asset Manager
Occidental Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum
Ana Salinas
Operations and Analytics Manager
Energy Edge Consulting LLC
Energy Edge Consulting LLC
Latino Board Fellows – Massachusetts 2019
Marion Davis
Communications Director
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Stephanie Fernandez
Assistant Dean
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Boston
Paula Garcia
Global Society Program and Partnership Manager
Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer
Juan Mejia
Senior Engineer of Engine Operability and Performance
GE Aviation
GE Aviation
Emily Rivera
Senior Project Manager
Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual
Walter Rodriguez
Attorney
Locke Lord LLP
Locke Lord LLP
Andres Tejeda Soto
Senior Programmer / Business Analyst
Instrumentation Laboratory
Instrumentation Laboratory
Andrea Wolfe
Managing Director
Mass Insight Education
Mass Insight Education
Latino Board Fellows – Massachusetts 2018
Roberto Cabral
Product Manager
GE Healthcare Life Sciences
GE Healthcare Life Sciences
Cristina de Guzman
Educator
Boston Public Schools
Boston Public Schools
Luis Gondelles
Senior Analyst, Global Talent Acquisition
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Ernesto Gonzalez
Owner
Bronxton, LLC
Bronxton, LLC
Ingrid McKinney
Director of Membership and Mid-Level Giving
WGBH
WGBH
Jorge Ochoa
Senior Manager, College and Career Pathways
KIPP Foundation
KIPP Foundation
Isis Ortiz
Vice President, Portfolio Management
Citizens Bank
Citizens Bank
Dr. Lizette B. Suxo
Reading Recovery Trainer
Lesley University Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative
Lesley University Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative
Axel Vigo
Systems Architect
AXL Consulting Group
AXL Consulting Group
Dr. Stephen Zrike
Receiver/Superintendent
Holyoke Public Schools
Holyoke Public Schools
Latino Board Fellows – Massachusetts 2017
Delia Arellano-Weddleton
Senior Program Officer
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Clara Arroyave
CEO
PlaceMe, Inc.
PlaceMe, Inc.
Jennifer Betancourt
Director of Educational Policy
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Rossemary Calderon
Intermediary Channel Marketing Manager
State Street Global Advisors
State Street Global Advisors
Hazie Crespo
Assistant Dean of Students
Excel Academy Charter Schools
Excel Academy Charter Schools
Luis Miguel Echeverri
Director, Insurance
Enel Green Power
Enel Green Power
Melisa Lemire
Senior Consultant
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Francisco Marriott
CFO/ Co-Founder
PlaceMe, Inc.
PlaceMe, Inc.
Maritere Mix
Middle School Latin Teacher
Nashoba Brooks School
Nashoba Brooks School
Ylira Pimentel-Diaz
Psychotherapist and Life Coach
Wellness Therapist LLC
Wellness Therapist LLC
Natalie Velasquez
Project Manager / Business Analyst
State Street Corporation
State Street Corporation
