Board of Directors

Helen Romero Shaw (President) - Public Affairs Manager, SoCal Gas 

Christina Sanchez (Treasurer) - Senior Partner, Milagro Strategy Group

Marlon Morales (Secretary) - Consultant

Alma Martinez - City Manager, City of El Monte

Elizabeth Martinez - Government Relations, Meruelo Enterprises Inc.

Mary Rosas -  West Region Government and Community Relations, Starbucks

Paul Aguilar, Esq. - Olivarez Madruga Lemieux O’Neill 

In Memoriam

Ray Verches - Consultant 

Advisory Board

Jessica Duboff - Business Development Manager, Suffolk Construction

Felicia Escobar - Former Special Assistant to President Obama for Immigration Policy

David Galaviz - Executive Director, USC Local Government Relations

Jorge Garrido - Vice President, Mercury Public Affairs

Jimmy Gomez - Congressman, CA District 34

Erica Jacquez - Commissioner Civil Service/Census, Office of Mayor Garcetti at City of Los Angeles

Linda Lopez - Social Impact Consultant

Ricardo Mireles - Executive Director, Academia Avance

John Perez - Chair, Board of Regents, University of California

Avygail Sanchez - Senior Business Development Manager, Parsons Corporation

Michael Torra - Principal, Raben Group

Former Board Members

Lou Calanche - Executive Director, Legacy LA

Berenice Constant Nuñez -Vice President, Government Relations, Altamed

Vanessa Delgado - Executive Director, California Affordable Housing Development Association

Victor Dominguez - Executive Vice President & Chief Mission Advancement Officer, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

Marco Antonio Gonzalez - Vice President, Public Relations & Corporate Affairs, LBI Media Inc/Estrella TV

Ray Jimenez - CEO, Embolden Entertainment

Alejandra Velazquez - Director of Public Affairs, Oportun

Robert Villaseñor- Vice President/Sr. Relationship Manager, City National Bank