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Congratulations to Our 2024 Chicago 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.  

John Alvarado: Chief Brands Officer-US, Suntory Global Spirits
Daisy Auger-Dominguez: Former Chief People Officer, ViceMedia
Josue Chavez: Director, President & Managing Director, North America, Hoppecke Batteries Inc.
Carlos De Jesus: SVP, Global Oral Care, Procter & Gamble
Gabe de la Rosa: Partner, KPMG LLP
Rafael de la Vega: Co-Founder & Partner, Minewell
Isabel Duffy: SVP, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Merck
Julian Franco: President, Strategy and Operations, Fox Corporation; Director, HexClad
Cristy Garcia-Thomas: Chief DE&I Officer, Advocate Health; Director, WEC Energy
Rudy Garza: President & CEO, CPS Energy
Noreen Gillen: Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Bank of America
Maria Cristina Gomez Ariza: Former SVP Global Baby Care, Baby & Fem Care Sector, Analytics & Insights, Procter & Gamble
Diane Gomez-Thinnes: Former Chief Commercial Officer, Better Therapeutics
Joaquin Gonzalez Varela: Former EVP & President, Operations, East Business Unit, Walmart
Millie Guzman: Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Legal and Compliance
Malena Higuera: Former General Manager, Urban Decay, L'Oreal
Claudia Jaramillo: Former Chief Financial Officer, Jacobs
Librada Killian: Managing Director, Corporate Derivatives, JPMorgan Chase
Luciano Leme: VP, Commercial Pursuits, Industrial Sector, Nalco Water-Ecolab
Monika Mantilla: Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner, Altura Capital
Rosanna Marquez: Director, AARP
Bernardo Martinez: VP, Microbusiness, PayPal
Janie Martinez Gonzalez: Director, CPS Energy
Ignacio Meyer: President, US Networks, TelevisaUnivision Inc.
Rachid Molinary: Chief Information Officer, MMM Holdings, LLC
Antonio Ortiz-Mena: Partner, Dentons Global Advisors
Gustavo Paredes: SVP, Americas, Alstef Group
Guillermo Peschard Mijares: SVP, Holistic Cost Transformation, Global, PepsiCo
Tiago Pinto: EVP & Chief Credit Officer, US Consumer, American Express
Roberto Ruiz: EVP & Chief Research Officer, TelevisaUnivision
Cristina Santamaria: Chief Financial Officer, North America, Diageo
Esther Mireya Tejeda: Chief Marketing Officer, Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Bill Viqueira: Former Chief Financial Officer, New Jersey Transit

Additional BoardReady Institute Certified Members (2017 - 2024)

Sarah Aiosa: SVP and Regional President-Latin America, Merck & Co.

Manny A. Alas: Former Partner/US FCPA Leader, PWC

Milena Alberti-Perez: Former Chief Financial Officer, Getty Images

Rafael Alfonzo: Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Radien Legacy Partners

Frank Almaraz: Fmr Chief Power, Sustainability and Business Development Officer, CPS Energy

Maria C. Alonso: Independent Director, US Century Bank (NASDAQ: USCB)

Carlos Alonso-Marum: Fmr SVP/President-International, Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

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.

Brian Arellanes: Former Founder, CEO & Chairman, ITSourceTEK, Inc

David Arenas: Managing Principal-Hispanic Board Services, James Drury Partners

Teri Arvesú González: SVP, Social Impact & Sustainability, TelevisaUnivision

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

Andres Caballero: President-North America, Uponor

Carlos Calderon: CFO, Ariel Investments

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

Josue Chavez: President/Managing Director-North America, Hoppecke Batteries Inc.

Anna Maria Chávez: Chief Impact Officer, President-Encantos.org, Encantos

Karen Chopra: SVP, Head of Enterprise Hispanic Strategy-Latino Business Strategy, Bank of America

Margarita Colmenares: Director, Outreach and Recruitment, White House Fellows Foundation and Association

Noel Colon: SVP and Chief Quality Officer, Medtronic

Manny Cofresi: EVP, Global Head of M&A/Corporate Development, Elavon, Inc.

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

Gonzalo De La Melena: Chief Executive Officer, Emerging Airport Ventures LLC

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

Faquiry Diaz Cala: COO, Lionheart III Corp.

Ixchell Duarte: SVP and CFO, CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc.

Adam Dumey: Principal Strategic Manager, Amazon Web Services

Alicia Maria Enciso: Fmr Chief Marketing Officer, Nestle USA; Director, Bacardi; Children's Place; Remilk Ltd

Sonia Endler: Co-Founder and President, Galactic Road LLC; Former EVP, TV Finance MGM Studios

Cesar Estrada: Private Capital Markets Segment Head, Arcesium (FinTech owned by DE Shaw, Blackstone and JPMorgan)

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

William Flores: Former Congressman-US House of Representatives,17th Congressional District of Texas

Indrani Franchini: Chief Legal Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Marcos Gabriel: Chief Transformation Officer, McCormick & Company

Isaura Gaeta: Vice President-Security Research-Intel Product Assurance and Security Engineering, Intel Corp.

Deborah Gallegos, CTP, FP&A: Fmr Chief Investment Officer, New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS)

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

Claudia Gast: CFO/Operating Partner, Greentrail Capital

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

Frank Gonzalez: Fmr Assurance Partner-Specialty Finance Practice, BDO USA, LLP

Javier Gonzalez: Chief Information Security Officer, Mexico, Barclays

Jose Gonzalez: Chief Legal Officer, Equitable Holdings

Roland Gonzalez: COO, Church's Texas Chicken

Sonsoles Gonzalez: Founder and CEO, Better Not Younger

JC Gonzalez-Mendez: Fmr President-Latin America, McDonald's Corporation

Suzy Greenberg: VP-Intel Product Assurance and Security, Intel

Mauro Gregorio: President, Performance Materials & Coatings, Dow Inc.

Norma Grubb: Director, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, Cummins, Inc.

Paul Guerra: CIO/CISO, StockX

Cynthia Guerrero: Partner, California Strategies

Carolina Guevara Lightcap: Former EVP, Chief Content Officer, Discovery Latin America/US Hispanic

Gregorio Gutierrez: President-US Spirits, Diageo plc

Guilherme Guttler Pizzato: Vice President/Chief Procurement Officer, Sensata Technologies

Rebecca Guzman: Partner/Vice Chair-M&A Division, Duane Morris LLP

Juliana Haddad Litterio: Fmr CEO, Thermacell Repellents, Inc.

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

Willie Hernandez: SVP/General Counsel-International, The Coca-Cola Company

Catherine Hernandez-Blades: SVP/Chief ESG and Communications Officer, AFLAC

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.

Monica Lopez Gonzalez: Fmr Chief Market Officer, Fellowes Brands

Francisco Lopez-Balboa: CFO, Cumulus Media, Inc.

Jorge Madrigal: President & Chief Executive Officer, Penserra

Roberto Magaña: SVP & Chief Procurement Officer, The Estee Lauder Companies

Tomás Maldonado: VP, Chief Information Security Officer, NFL

Monique Manso: VP-Global Brand Partnerships-IMG, Endeavor

Luis Marconi: Board Director, American Outdoor Brands and Former Group VP, Grocery Products, Hormel Foods Corp.

Claudia Marmolejo: Fmr Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer-Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley

Rosanna Márquez: Board Member, AARP

Lea Marquez Peterson: Commissioner/Chair Emerita, Arizona Corporation Commission

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

Monica Martinez-Canales: Senior Principal AI Engineer, Intel

Herbert Mazariegos: Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, BMO Financial Group

Joseph Medina: CEO, The Asia Pacific Strategies & Solutions Group

Mario-Jose (MJ) Medina: Fmr VP-Strategy & Transformation/CFO, Walmart

Roberto Medrano: Fmr Global General Manager HP Software, HP Inc.

Gerardo Mejia: EVP-Global Fraud & Credit Operations, Collections and Recoveries, American Express

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

Juan Mogollon: EVP-Energy, Prysmian Group

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

Erik Moreno: EVP-Corporate Development and M&A, Sony Pictures Entertainmentt

Ignacia Moreno: Fmr Assistant Attorney General, US Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources

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)

George Pereira: Former COO/CFO, Charles Schwab Investment Management

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

Lourdes Pineda: CFO, Harvard Maintenance

Jorge Pinedo: Fmr EVP-International, Cynosure

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

Joseph Risico: Co-CEO, Aterian

Maria Rivas: Global Chief Medical Affairs Officer/Head of Evidence Generation, Pfizer Inc.

Arturo Rodriguez: Co-CEO/CFO, Aterian

Robert Rodriguez: CEO & Founder, Cambria Solutions

Sharon Rodriguez: Fmr Chief Customer Officer & Executive Advisor, Unqork

Joe Rodriguez, Jr.: Former Chief Investment Officer, Invesco Real Estate

Emma Rodríguez-Ayala: General Counsel & Board Secretary, Ariel Investments

David Rogelio Guzmán: Fmr Chief Information Officer, Staples Solutions

Anthony D. Romero: independent Director, Ariel Investments/Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Gloria Romero Roses: Managing Partner, Nexus Living LLC

Debra Rosado Shaw: Former SVP, Chief Global Diversity & Engagement Officer, PepsiCo, Inc.

Julieta Ross: CEO Okee Labs, Fmr CTO Banco Santander, M&T Bank and Citi Latin America

Joseph Roybal: SVP, Global Backend Operations, Wolfspeed

Gisel Ruiz: Fmr EVP, COO-Sam's Club, Walmart Inc.

Richard Ruiz: Former President, Kyndryl Inc.

Hernando Ruiz-Jimenez: General Manager-un(Think) Foods, AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd.

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

Jorge Salvat: CEO, The Beekman Group Food Acquisition Company

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.

Ricardo Shelley: Fmr SVP-Straregy-EMEA Group, The Coca-Cola Company

Rodrigo A. Sierra: SVP & Chief Communications Officer, American Medical Association (AMA)

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

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

Yolanda Talamo: Chief People Officer, The Heineken Company

Elias C. Tavarez: CFO, Edward Don & Company

Jose Tavarez: President of New York City and Vice Chair, Private Bank, Bank of America

Angel Taveras: Senior Counsel, Adler Pollock & Sheehan, PC

Rachel ten Brink: Co-Founder and Former CMO,

Jean Claude Tissot: President, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages

Denice Torres: Fmr Chief Strategy & Business Transformation Officer, Johnson & Johnson

Rene Torres: VP, Sales & Marketing Group/General Manager Global IOT Sales, Intel Corporation

Hector Tundidor Jr.: Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

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

Ivonne Valdes: Chief Channel Officer, Sorenson Communications

Lauren Valiente: Of Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP

Gilberto Vargas: VP and General Manager, Cloud & Enterprise Sales, Intel Corporation

Louis Vega: President, North America, Dow, Inc.

Sylvia Veitia: SVP-Global Operations, Synchrony Financial

William M. Velez: Chief Information Officer, Harvard Maintenance, Inc.

Mauricio Vergara: President/COO Patron Tequila, Ilegal Mezcal and DUsse Cognac, Bacardi Limited

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