New Meet The LCDA Board
2025-2027 LCDA Board of Directors
Jose R. Rodriguez, Chair
Former Position: Partner in Charge and Executive Director, Audit Committee Institute, KPMG LLP (US)
Board Affiliation: CareMax, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMAX); Popular Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP); Primoris Services Corporation (NASDAQ:PRIM)
Elizabeth Oliver-Farrow, Immediate Past Chair
Former Position: The Oliver Group Inc., President & CEO (Retired)
Board Affiliation: HCN Global/ Former Director, CareFirst, Inc.
Ana Dutra, First Vice Chair
Current Position: CEO, Mandala Group Advisors
Board Affiliation: Carparts.com (NASDAQ:PRTS); Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA); Lifespace Communities
Adis Vila, Second Vice Chair
Current Position: President & Founder, Vila & Associates
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)
Cynthia Comparin, Secretary
Former Position: Founder/Former CEO, Animato Technologies
Board Affiliation: Cullen Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR); Universal Display Corp. (NASDAQ:OLED)
Odilon Almeida
Former Position: President & CEO, ACI Worldwide
Board Affiliation: NCR Atleos (NYSE:NATL); Votorantim Bank
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)
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
Adela Cepeda
Current Position: Independent Director
Board Affiliation: BMO Financial Corporation; Mercer Mutual Funds; Pathway Mutual Funds; UBS Funds
Romulo "Romy" Diaz, Jr.
Former Position: General Counsel-PECO Energy, Exelon Corp.
Board Affiliation: Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh
Manny Fernandez
Former Position: Fmr Office Managing Partner-Dallas, KPMG
Board Affiliation: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:J); HF Sinclair Corp. (NYSE: DINO)
Tony Heredia
Current Position: SVP/Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Target Corp.
Board Affiliation: Bremer Bank
Miriam Hernandez-Kakol
Former Position: Global Head-Management Consulting, KPMG US LLP
Board Affiliation: Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV); Toyota Bank, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Company
Veronica Hinojosa Segura
Current Position: Associate Vice Chancellor, The University of Texas System
Board Affiliation: Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC)
Dolores Kunda
Former Position: Leo Burnett Puerto Rico, President & CEO
Board Affiliation: Former Director, Finish Line Inc., Lenox
Marcela Manjarrez
Current Position: CEO, M Strategic Communications
Board Affiliation: Enterprise Financial Services Corporation (NASDAQ:EFSC); Clayco
Patricia Salas Pineda, Emeritus
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)
Carlos Quezada
Current Position: Vice Chairman & CEO, Carriage Services, Inc.
Board Affiliation: Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV)