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HONOR ROLL OF MEMBERS

Sisto Abeyta – President/CEO, Tri-Strategies NM
Canek Aguirre – Councilman, City of Alexandria
Chris Alejandro – Head of Compliance, Apriva, LLC
Omar Alvarellos – Senior Advisor, Kasirer
Maria Alvarez – VP, California Water Market Leader, Atkinsrealis
Ruben Alvarez – Managing Partner, Molera Alvarez
Aida Alvarez – Chair Emerita, Latino Community Foundation
Bacilia Angel – CEO, IncludUs Fund
Cristina Antelo – CEO, Ferox Strategies
Jennifer Arce – Co-Founder, Cima Strategies
Victor Arias – CEO, Encantado Advisors
Maria Alexandra Arriaga – Founder and Partner, Strategy for Humanity LLC
Jason Ashmore – Mayor, City of Sesser
Edward Avila – President, Project Restore
Hector Ayala – CEO, Hispanic Community Counseling Services
Corinna Balderramos Robinson – CEO, On Mission, LLC
Jesse Barba – Head of Government Affairs, Chegg
Liliana Baylon – Mental Health Therapist, Liliana Consulting Services
Elmy Bermejo – Commissioner, San Francisco Commission on the Environment
Manuel Bernal – President and COO, Cesar Chavez Foundation
Rudy Beserra – SVP, Vensure Employer Services
Jose Bodipo-Memba – Chief Diversity Officer, SMUD
Jack Bradley – Mayor, City of Lorain, Ohio
Flavio Bravo – State Senator, Arizona State Legislature
Miguel Bustos – Archdeacon and Manager for Racial Justice and Reconciliation, The Episcopal Church
Shannon Butler – Executive Director of Government Affairs, CVS Health
Ma. Cristina Caballero – President/CEO, Dialogue on Diversity, Inc.
Ernest Calderón – Owner, Calderón Law Offices, PLLC
Nora Campos – Former California State Assemblymember, District 27
Judith Canales – Board Director, BCL of Texas
Gabriela Cardenas – CEO, The Colibri Collective
Sandra Cardenas – Vice President, The Colibri Collective
Arturo Carmona – President, Latino Media Collaborative
Daniela Carvajalino – CEO, Biz Nation
Mary Cruz Castillo – CEO, Help U Legal, Inc.
Manny Chavez – Enterprise Network Security Manager, Envoy Data Corporation
Yvonne Chavez – Owner and Professional Fiduciary, Chavez Management & Fiduciary Services
Maria Elena Coronado-Sutter – Board Member, Xico, Inc.
Manny Crespín Jr. – Western States Representative (2021–2029), Democratic National Committee
Janet Cruz – Former State Senator, State of Florida
Larissa Davila – Executive Director, Economic Growth Business Incubator
Lali De Aztlan – Managing Partner, De Aztlan Group
Michelle Regalado Deatrick – Chair and Founder, DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council
Aaron DeLaO – Chief Early Childhood and Advocacy Officer, United Way for Greater Austin
Virginia Dinzey-Taveras – Founder, Adaptive Business Consulting
Lauren Donahue – Board Certified Behavior Analyst, SPARKS
Gema Duarte Luna – Partner, Luna Valencia
Maria Echaveste – Special Advisor, Children Now
Ben Escobedo – President, JVE Agency
Laura Esparza – Executive Director, A3 Art Alliance Austin
Jose M. Espinoza Sierra – Operating Advisor, CREO Capital Partners
Ron Estrada – CEO, Farmworker Justice

Fred F. Flores – CEO, Medica Talent Group, Inc.
Cynthia Felix Jeffers – Vice President, New York State Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents
Soyla Fernandez – Owner, Fernandez Jensen Kimmelshoe, Government Affairs
Mike Fong – Assemblymember, CA State Assembly
Sergio Fontanez – Strategy Consultant, Self-Employed
Gus Frias – Education Sector Chief, InfraGard Los Angeles
Vanessa Fuentes – Mayor Pro Tem, Austin City Council
Encarnacion Gallardo – Executive Director, Children's Service Society of Utah
Larry Gallegos – Director of Public Affairs, CLEAR
Antonio Gandara-Martinez – CEO, Asterisk AI
Rigo Garcia – Executive Director, Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California
Emma Garcia – Chief Community Development Officer, Valley of the Sun United Way
Harry Garewal – CEO, Trin and Associates, LLC
Art Gastelum – President, Gateway Science & Engineering
Ron Gonzales – President & CEO, Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley
Deborah Gonzalez – District Attorney, WJC
Sabrina Gonzalez – Vice President & Chief of Staff, United States Hispanic Business Council
Anita Grace – President, GRACE Multicultural
Fernando Guerra – Professor, Loyola Marymount University
Martha Guerrero – Mayor, City of West Sacramento
James Hansen – Business Management Instructor, Spokane Falls Community College
Maria Harper-Marinick – Chancellor Emerita, Maricopa Community Colleges
Jessie Hernandez Carrillo – AI Innovation Leader, Capgemini
Maribel Hernandez Rivera – National Director of Immigrant Community Strategies, American Civil Liberties Union
David Ibarra – CEO, Ibarra-Business-Group, Inc.
Mickey Ibarra – President, Ibarra Strategy Group
Maritza Kelley – Director of External Affairs and Communications, PFM
Christina Kolbjornsen – SVP, Head of Corporate and External Affairs, NBCUniversal Telemundo
Julio Lainez – Vice President, NVG
Karla Langham – SVP, Revenue & Operations, Ipsos
Damian Lara – Assessor, Bernalillo County Assessor
Carmen Lomellin – Ambassador, Lomellin Global Partners
Abraham Lopez – President, Florida Debate Initiative
Anita Lopez – County Commissioner, Lucas County Government
Carlos Lopez Lopez – Managing Member, WP Group

Paul Luna – President & CEO, Helios Education Foundation
Mickie Solorio Luna – President/CEO, Latino Coalition of San Benito County
Laura Madrid – President & CEO, La Promize Company
Mark L. Madrid – CEO & Founder, Breakthrough Mavens, LLC
Delia Marin – Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer, Tico Productions and Tico Sports
Jordi Martin-Consuegra – Chief Operations Officer, Avolta
Lidia S. Martinez – Partner, ¡Adelante! Strategies
Gerardo (Jerry) Martinez – Pastor and Activist, Holy Ministry of Yahvah
Pat Martinez – CEO, Leadership in the Clouds™
Dr. Ted Martinez, Jr. – Partner, ¡Adelante! Strategies
Cecilia McCollough – Councilmember and Former Mayor, Town of Wellton
Lesly Melendez – Executive Director, Groundwork Lawrence
Andy Melendrez – Retired, None
Joe Mendoza – Project Management Consultant, Fawkes Consulting
Lynette Mercado – Chief Refugee and Immigrant Officer & VP of Strategic Engagement, National Youth Advocate Program
Francesca Miller – Vice President of Business Development, Multistudio
Michelle Minguez – Board of Directors, Latino Leaders Network
Catherine Miranda – Senator, Arizona Legislature
Carol Missett – Business Owner, Cataleya’s Nail Salon
Ken Miyagishima – District Manager, Ken Miyagishima Insurance Inc.
Jaime Molera – Partner, Molera Alvarez
Ovidia Molina – President, Texas State Teachers Association / National Education Association
Lynette Montoya – CEO, Political Consultant
Jaime Moore – Deputy Fire Chief, Los Angeles City Fire Department
Mauro Morales – Attorney, Morales Law Group
Christina Morales – State Representative, State of Texas
William Moreno – Principal, William Moreno Contemporary
Syndia Nazario – Associate VP of Government Affairs and Institutional Relations, Universidad Ana G. Méndez
Tom Nerini – Governing Board Member, District 5, Maricopa County Community College District
Kristopher Ortega – Partner, GHK Properties, LLC
Luisa Ortega, Ed.D. – Executive Director, Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Program
Jimmy Ortiz, PhD – President & CEO, ZITRO 360 Group
Marco Pacheco – President, Casa De La Cultura Maya
Patricio Panuncio – Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Sylvia Parker – Senior VP of Sales, Congruity HR LLC
Sara Pena – Director of External Affairs North, PSEG
Monica Pena – Director of Community Relations, Economic Growth Business Incubator
Mateo Pierce-Mosquera – Legislative and Public Affairs Associate, United States Hispanic Business Council
Dr. Ciriaco Pinedo – President & CEO, MAOF
Maria Praeli – Deputy Director of Government Relations, FWD.us
Linda Pritchett – Mayor Pro Tem, City of South Fulton
Elia Quintana – Co-Founder, Cima Strategies
Syndia Nazario-Cardona – Associate VP of Government Affairs and Institutional Relations, Universidad Ana G. Méndez University
Rebecca Rios – Judge, Maricopa County Justice Courts
Elena Rios – President, National Hispanic Health Foundation
Olivia Rios – Director of Operations & Programs, Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce
Damian Rivera – President & CEO, ALPFA
Vivian Robledo – Executive Director, The Next Step Public Charter School
Mario Rodriguez – Executive Director, Indianapolis Airport Authority
Cristal Rodriguez – Director of Marketing, Tempe Tourism
Sergio Rodriguez – President & CEO, Hector and Gloria López Foundation
Casimiro D. Rodriguez Sr. – President & Founder, Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York Inc.
Lawrence Romo – National Vice President for Veterans, LULAC
LaShun Roy – Programs Associate, Somos Tejas
Ashley Rubio Levine – Political Consultant, Self
Alan Ruesga-Pelayo – North America Tequila Cazadores Brand Ambassador, Bacardi USA

James Saenz – Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
Marcos Salas – Founder and Principal Consultant, MÁS Strategy Group
Juan Pablo Salas – Director of Development and Communications, UnidosNow
Avygail Sanchez – EVP of Business Strategy, Vanir Construction Management, Inc.
Dr. Joseph A. Sandoval – EOPS Counselor/Professor & LACCD EOPS Counselor Mentor, East Los Angeles College
Sabina Sheridan – CEO, Sheridan LLC
Monica Sibri – Senior Advisor, Poderistas / Includus Fund
Lorenzo Sierra – Senior Advisor, Cigna
Gustavo Simon – CEO, A&G Studio
Jeffrey Slavin – Mayor, Somerset, MD
Nelson Soler, PhD – President & CEO, Multicultural Entrepreneurial Institute, Inc.
Angelica Solis – Chief Policy Officer, Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC)
Mario Solorzano – Channel Manager, Insight Enterprises
Carlos F. Tapia – Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies, Saint Peter's University
Alina Tapia Romero – Insurance Agent, Eazy Start Insurance Agency
Luis Torres – Budget Analyst, Department of Defense
John Trasvina – President, San Francisco Board of Appeals
Ken Trujillo – Attorney at Law, Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Ricardo Valencia – Partner, Luna Valencia
Leticia Van de Putte – President/CEO, Andrade-VandePutte
Carla Vargas Jasa – President & CEO, Valley of the Sun United Way
Charlene T. Vasquez – Chief of Staff, Arizona Theatre Company
Maria Veloz – Legislative and Government Affairs, LACCD
Felida Villarreal – President & CEO, VIDA
Peter Villegas – Co-Chair, Actum
Yvonne Williams – VP of Educator Engagement, WCEPS
Richard Zaldivar – CEO, The Wall Las Memorias

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