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Meet the LCDEF Board

2025-2027 LCDEF Board of Directors


Ana Dutra, Co-Chair

Current Position: CEO, Mandala Group Advisors

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


Pedro DeJesus, Co-Chair and 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)


Susan Angele, Secretary 

Current Position: Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center, KPMG US


Eduardo Arriola 

Former Position: Chairman & CEO, Apollo Bank

Board Affiliation: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta; Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF)


Julio C. Barrionuevo 

Former Position: SVP-Operations-Latin America & CFO-International, FedEx


Noramay Cadena

Current Position: Managing Director, Supply Change Capital

Board Affiliation: Valley Presbyterian Hospital


Isaura Gaeta 

Former Position: Vice President, Security Research-Product Assurance & Security Engineering, Intel Corp.

Board Affiliation: Stearns Bank


Noreen Gillen, CFP, CRPC, CPWA

Current Position: Vice President & Wealth Management Advisor, The Snyder/Balducci Group, Merrill Lynch

Board Affiliation: AARP Foundation


Claudia Marmolejo  

Current Position: Senior Managing Director and Head of Business Development, IQ-EQ


Nelly Molina

Current Position: EExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, California Resources Corporation

Board Affiliation: Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, SAB de CV (NYSE:VTMX)


Eddie Ramos

Former Position: Global Chief Investment Officer, Cornerstone Capital Management

Board Affiliation: Calvert Mutual Funds


F. Daniel Siciliano

Current Position: Co-Founder & CEO, Nikkl, Inc. and Fellow, Stanford Law School (CodeX)

Board Affiliation: Chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco


Brandon Torres Declet 

Current Position: Chairman & CEO, Unusual Machines, Inc.

Board Affiliation: TruWeather Solutions; ReadyMonitor


Gilbert R. Vasquez

Current Position: Founder/Managing Partner, Vasquez & Co LLP

Board Affiliation: Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC); Manufacturers Bank