Negocios Now

www.negociosnow.com 36 Junio 2023 NEGOCIOS NOW NETWORK PETE AMARO Managing Partner L'attitude Ventures Pete Amaro is an experienced operator, entrepreneur, and investor with experience building and growing businesses across various sectors. He is a managing partner for L'attitude Ventures, a $100 million venture capital firm investing in businesses led by Latino entrepreneurs and poised for transformational growth. Previously, Amaro was co-founder and chief financial officer at Luminary Media, a podcast platform, and vice president at The Raine Group, a global merchant bank focused on sports, media, and entertainment. SOLSKIN GOMEZ-KROGH Senior Program Manager United Neighborhoods Organization Solskin Gómez-Krogh has been empowering Latino businesses and the community for the past 25 years. She currently serves as senior program manager for the United Neighborhoods Organization, where she leads the development and execution of a mentorship and career exposure program for young Latina and Black women. Before joining UNO, Gómez- Krogh was the diversity, equity, and inclusion lead at the Society of Actuaries. She was named one of the 2015 new wave of Chicago leaders by Latino Leaders magazine. REBECCA MARTINEZ O'MARA Independent Director Kadant Inc. Rebecca Martinez O'Mara is a board director and executive with over 25 years of business experience with up to $1 billion in revenue. Her experience spans Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and she is currently an independent director for Kadant Inc. Most recently, she served as president of Stanley Industrial Services, a Fortune 500 American manufacturer. Throughout her career, O'Mara has been a champion for diversity and has served as founder or president of employee resource groups at Caterpillar and AT&T. PAOLA MEINZER Founder Latina Executive Golf Organization Paola Meinzer is a Colombian native who migrated to the United States over 20 years ago. She founded Multicultural Initiative Solutions, Latina Executive & Entrepreneur Network, and most recently, the Latina Executive Golf Organization. Her mission is to promote and engage women, especially Latinas, in golf activities to propel their businesses, advance their careers, and network. Latina Executive Golf has created pioneer programs such as the "Mother Daughter Par-Tee" a space for mothers to introduce the younger generations to this activity. JOSE ROBLES Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council Jose Robles is a bicultural executive with extensive experience orchestrating successful strategies in minority supplier development, business advising, international trade, foreign direct investment, and economic development. He has 30 years of experience in operations management with nonprofit, public, and private organizations and governments. As executive vice president and chief of staff at the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, he is responsible for the daily operations of the entire organization, including minority business enterprise development programs and the organization's financial health. JIMENA SAYAVEDRA Industrial Real Estate Specialist Newmark Jimena Sayavedra is a commercial real estate professional specializing in all aspects of industrial real estate. Since 2019 she has served as industrial specialist at Newmark, one of the world's largest full service commercial real estate firms. Prior to joining Newmark, Sayavedra successfully built her industrial/commercial real estate business at Paine Wetzel, a Chicago firm focused on industrial property. She previously worked as an urban planner in various roles such as public engagement consulting and regional planning. ERICA TREJO Analyst Essex Realty Group Inc. Erica Trejo joined Essex Realty Group Inc. in November 2019 as an intern on the team led by director Brian Mond who focuses on multifamily transactions in Chicago's South Side neighborhoods. Since 2020 she has been senior analyst, responsible for asset valuation, market research, and marketing for the team. Trejo studied mathematics and accounting at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. She had several years of analytical experience while working with her parents at their family accounting firm in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood. ERIKA VILLEGAS Partner and Designated Managing Broker Re/Max In The Village Erika Villegas is an established and successful Realtor and a partner and designated managing broker at RE/ MAX In The Village in Oak Park. Villegas was born and raised on the southwest side of Chicago and lived in Mexico for a few years as a teenager. She is a top producer of the Chicago Association of Realtors and was recognized as a Top 250 Latino Real Estate Agent in the country by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. LATINOS REALTORS RIC ESTRADA Executive Director Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) Estrada is the Executive Director of one of Illinois' first and best-respected human services agencies, Metropolitan Family Service reaches 117,000 families and individuals annually through 10 community centers and multiple sites throughout Chicago, Cook, and DuPage Counties. MFS' services promote education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment. MFS is making access to its social and legal services more accessible, faster, and more seamless through its new Intake and Referral Program, which receives and handles calls from those requesting services. ESTHER CORPUZ Executive Director Alivio Medical Center Esther Corpuz is celebrating 10 years as the Chief Executive Officer at Alivio Medical Center, a bilingual, bicultural organization committed to providing access to quality, cost-effective health care to the Hispanic community, the uninsured, and the underinsured, and not to the exclusion of other cultures and races. With over 35 years in healthcare administration, Corpuz has brought an innovative and holistic approach to enhancing Alivio Medical Center's practice to deliver patient-centered, coordinated, and cost-effective healthcare to Alivio's communities.

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