Leadership
It takes a strong, passionate leadership team to guide an organization as multi-faceted and vital as ¸ßÇåÅܹ·Í¼. From our extraordinary President and CEO to the remarkable group of professionals on our Board of Directors, we have assembled a dedicated dream team that not only believes wholeheartedly in our mission, but also has the expertise, commitment and integrity it takes to accomplish it.
Board of Directors
The outstanding people who make up our board of directors may come from many different facets of society – corporations, community-based organizations, governmental entities, academia, etc., but they all have one thing in common: their dedication to empowering people through education, training and employment. Our board provides essential oversight and focused direction to ensure that ¸ßÇåÅܹ·Í¼ is fulfilling its mission in the most effective, efficient way possible.
Hector M. Flores
Chair
Dallas ISD Retiree
LULAC Representative
Eva Garza Dewaelsche
Vice Chair
President and CEO, ¸ßÇåÅܹ·Í¼ Metro-Detroit
Affiliate Representative
Jackie Puente
Treasurer
Senior Vice President of External Affairs at Comcast NBCUniversal
Corporate Representative
Jane C. Garcia
Secretary Interim
MGM Partner, Detroit MI
AGIF Representative
Frank J. Archuleta
AGIF Representative
Ruben Barrales
Senior Vice President, External Engagement
Wells Fargo
Corporate Representative
Joanna Diaz Soffer
Government & External Affairs
T-Mobile
Corporate Representative
Manuel G. Escobar Jr.
Attorney at Law
LULAC Representative
Maria Ferreira-Bedard
Executive Director, Southeastern Massachusetts ¸ßÇåÅܹ·Í¼-Jobs for Progress, Inc
Affiliate Representative
Maria Garcia-Cacique
AGIF Representative
Shameeka Marie Gonzalez
Chief Financial Officer, NAICA
LULAC Representative
Delma Gorostieta
LULAC Representative
Juan Aurelio Lopez
LULAC Representative
Felicita Lugo
AGIF National Chairwoman Emeritus
Certified Public Accountant
AGIF Representative
Oscar Moran
Former President of LULAC
LULAC Representative
Jesus Padron
President & CEO, ¸ßÇåÅܹ·Í¼ – Jobs for Progress San Joaquin Valley, Inc.
Affiliate Representative
Laura Quintana
VP & General Manager, Cisco Networking Academy
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Corporate Representative
Patricia Reyes
Assistant Plant Director, General Motors
Corporate Representative
Brigadier General (R) Sylvia Rubalcaba Crockett
AGIF Representative
Armando Saleh
Director, Government Affairs, PepsiCo
Corporate Representative
Jessica Quintana
Executive Director – Centro CHA Inc.
Affiliate RepresentativeÂ
Board Member Ex-Officio