2019 Cohort

Executive Fellows

Lorna Holt, MBA

Engineer 1 SoCalGas

Sally Jeun

Corporate Communications Advisor So CA Edison

Leah Turner

Project Manager Turner Construction

Nora Guerra

Affordable Lending Business Development Mgr. Freddie Mac

Wendy Higuera

Marketing Silverline Construction Inc.

Heidi Soto

Area Business Manager MannKind Corporation

Mary Delapaz

Dir. & Private Bank Client Service Mgr. MUFG Union Bank

Vanessa Marrero, MSW

Dir. of College & Career Readiness Sacramento

Yvonne Santos

VP/ SBA Dept. Mgr. City Bank

Janet Gonzales, MA

Senior Associate, Milken Scholars Program

Sithy Farook, Esquire

Mgr. of Facilities and Construction Fox Studios

Charli Kirk

Dir., Transaction Banking Sales Lead MUFG Union Bank

Trecia Simmonds, MBA

VP & Compliance Officer MUFG Union Bank

Yimi Casasola , MBA

VP of Client Services PurePoint Financial, MUFG

Mildred Segura, Esquire

Partner / Legal Firm Reed Smith LLP

Entrepreneur Fellows

Dora Herrera

President The Sosa Restaurant Group / YUCA'S HUT

Anna Sauceda

President Associated Constructions Services Group

Jacky Ibarra

Owner Velas Hall

Jannet Guerrero

Corporate Engagement Working Wardrobes

Bentley Curtis, MS

Image Consultant Bentley Curtis

Brenda Duarte

Owner Senior Helpers of San Gabriel Valley

Kathlina Lai

Program Manager – Strategic Initiative SoCalGas

Robinne Burrell, MBA

Chief Product Officer & Owner Redflight Innovation LLC

Vanessa Delgado, MPA

Managing Partner / Owner Azure Development

Anita Ron

President BriteWorks

Erica Burton, Esquire

Principal Round Hill Search, Inc

Millennial Fellows

Yaritza Gonzalez

Paralegal Central American Resource Center

Gianinna Rodriguez

Assistant Underwriter EQ One Insurance Services

Dillini De Silva

Executive Assistant/Department Coordinator Fox Next

Jeanine Interiano

Teacher of the Visually Impaired Southwest SELPA

Corine Taylor, MBA

Community Relations Associate L.A. 2028 Olympics

2019 Leadership

Alumni Advisors

Dr. Sandra Calles

Executive Advisor, Admin. National Cargo Bureau, Inc.

Lizette Espinoza, JD

President and Co-founder Infanttech

Rosemary Gomez, MBA

Data Scientist So.CA Edison

Pat DiDonato, MBA

Manager Internal Revenue Service

Reese Johnson

VP- Audit Practices & Operations Union Bank, MUFG

Sandra Williams, M.S.

CEO Capital Direct Funding, Inc.

Maria Loera, M.S.

Sr. Organizational Development Consultant So CA Edison

Kelley Bernal

Senior VP EQ One Insurance Services, LLC

Bertha Haro, MS

Director of Development Great Minds in STEM

Monica Viramontes

Founder/ CEO Evolving by Design

Dawn Belton

Dir., Call Center Sales & Services Union Bank, MUFG

Sylvia Soto

Community Center Director L.A. County for Organization

Alumni Advisors Alternates

Paulina Avendano, MS

Chief Marketing Officer Angel City Labs

Lurdes Medina

President and Founder Bella Sol Tanning

Diana Rodriguez

Finance Manager Sierra Pacific Synod, ELCA

Berta Montoya

National Dir., New Bus. Dev. – Latino Community Thrivent Financial

Leadership

Karla Sandoval

Dir., Entrepreneur Program for Multicultural Women

Dr. Geovanna Waters

Senior Executive Consultant

Natalie Mal

Program Manager

Erika Maldonado Singh

Program Coordinator