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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)