Board of Directors

Our board of directors is a dedicated team of professionals who are critical to our success.

Adela Cepeda, Board President | Business Leader, Financial Expert

Jorge Lopez, Board Secretary | Associate General Counsel, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Julieta LaMalfa, Treasurer | Chief Financial Officer, Canela Media

Carlos Candia  | 2nd Vice President, Northern Trust Corporation

Rosa Escareño | General Superintendent & Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Park District

Kareem C. Mohamednur | Partner, PwC 

Iliana Mora  | Chief Operating Officer, Sinai Chicago

Alice Morado | Program Officer, The Julian Grace Foundation

Irma A. Ortiz | Senior Director, Northeastern Illinois University Center for College Access & Success

Travis Parr | Executive Creative Director at Fallon New York

Letticia Flores Poole | Co-Head, BMO for Black and Latinx Businesses

Carina E. Sanchez | Executive Director, Public Building Commission of Chicago

Emilio Williams | Playwright & Educator