Board of Directors

Enrique Aranda (Vice Chair)- Financial Services Representative, New York Life

Lali de Aztlan - Managing Partner, De Aztlan Group

Christina Sanchez Camino - Senior Partner, Milagro Strategy Group

Juan de la Cruz (Interim President) - Senior Vice President of Community Development, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

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

Luis Rivera - Community Business Manager, Mayor’s Office of Economic Development

Andres Romagosa - Senior Vice President, Corporate Relationship Manager, BBVA Compass

Elizabeth Margarita Shapiro (Secretary) - Chief Operating Officer, BizFed, the L.A. County Business Federation

Helen Romero Shaw - Regional Public Affairs Manager, SoCal Gas 

Oscar Valladares - Deputy Public Conservator, County of Los Angeles 

Roberto Viramontes (Treasurer) - Senior Policy Advisor, Learning Policy Institute

Advisory Board

Frank Aguirre - Business Development Specialist, Office of Economic Development, Mayor Eric Garcetti

Lou Calanche - Executive Director, Legacy LA

Vanessa Delgado - Councilwoman @ City of Montebello, Managing Partner at Azure Development

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

Jessica Duboff - Vice President of Public Policy, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

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 - Executive in charge of Government Affairs, Directors Guild of America

Ray Jimenez - CEO, Embolden Entertainment

Linda Lopez - Chief, Office of Immigrant Affairs, Mayor Eric Garcetti

Ricardo Mireles - Executive Director, Academia Avance

Ana Muñiz - Assistant Professor of Criminology, Lawand Society, UC Irvine

Rick Olivarez, Esq. - Founding and Managing Partner, Olivares Madruga, LLP

John Perez - Speaker Emeritus, CA Assembly

Avygail Sanchez - Senior Business Development Manager, Parsons Corporation

Marta A. Segura - Southern California Engagement Director, Center for Biological Diversity

Michael Torra - Principal, Raben Group

Joseph “Pep” Valdes - Executive Vice President, Parking Company of America

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