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Meet the LCDA Board

2022-2024 LCDA Board of Directors


Elizabeth Oliver-Farrow, Chair

Former Position: The Oliver Group Inc., President & CEO (Retired)

Board Affiliation: HCN Global/ Former Director, CareFirst, Inc. 



Jose R. Rodriguez, First Vice Chair

Former Position: KPMG LLP (US), Partner in Charge and Executive Director, Audit Committee Institute

Board Affiliation: CareMax, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMAX); Popular Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP); Primoris Services Corporation (NASDAQ: PRIM)


Adis Vila, Second Vice Chair


Current Position: Vila & Associates, President & Founder

Board Affiliation: Message Comm; Former Director, Global Asset Management and Rural Telephone Bank


Pedro DeJesus, Treasurer


Current Position: Head of International Business and EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Tampico Beverages, Inc.

Board Affiliation: Lake Forest Bank & Trust, a subsidiary of WinTrust Financial (NASDAQ: WTFC)

Ana Dutra, Secretary


Current Position: Mandala Group Advisors, CEO

Board Affiliation: Carparts.com (NASDAQ: PRTS); Pembina Pipeline (NYSE: PBA); Lifespace Communities


Joe Alvarado


Former Position:
 Chm/CEO/COO, Commercial Metals Company

Board Affiliation: Arcosa Inc. (NYSE: ACA); Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT); PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC); Trinseo S.A. (NYSE: TSE)


Victor Arias


Current Position: Diversified Search, Managing Director

Board Affiliation: Former Director, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.; Edioma (delisted)


Bernadette Aulestia


Former Position: President-Global Distribution-HBO, Warner Media LLC

Board Affiliation: Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN); Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST); National CineMedia (NASDAQ: NCMI); Candoo Tech


Louis Caldera


Former Position: US Army Secretary/President, University of New Mexico

Board Affiliation: Meritage Homes Corp. (NYSE: MTH); Granite Construction Inc. (NYSE: GVA); DallasNews Corporation (NASDAQ: DALN)


Roel Campos 

Current Position: Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Partner 

Board Affiliation: John Paulson & Co.; Regional Management Corp. (NYSE: RM); KPMG US    


Adela Cepeda

Current Position: Independent Director

Board Affiliation: BMO Financial Corporation; Mercer Mutual Funds; Pathway Mutual Funds; UBS Funds


Cynthia Comparin

Former Position: Founder/CEO, Animato Technologies

Board Affiliation: Cullen Frost Bankers (NYSE: CFR); Universal Display Corp. (NASDAQ: OLED)


Manny Fernandez

Former Position: Fmr Office Managing Partner-Dallas, KPMG

Board Affiliation: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:J); HF Sinclair Corp. (NYSE: DINO)

Dolores Kunda

Former Position: Leo Burnett Puerto Rico, President & CEO

Board Affiliation: Former Director, Finish Line Inc., Lenox


Patricia Salas Pineda

Former Position: Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Group Vice President, Hispanic Business Strategy

Board Affiliation: Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULCC); Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC); Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR)


Debra Sandler

Former Position: Fmr President, Mars Chocolate North America LLC

Board Affiliation: The Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM); Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG); Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI); Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ: KDP)

Alejandro Silva

Former Position: Evans Food Group, CEO

Board Affiliation: Pangea Ltd.