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www.negociosnow.com 22 Junio 2016 ANA DUTRA, President & CEO Entity: The Executives' Club of Chicago Website: www. ExecutivesClub.org Profile:: Ms. Dutra's expertise lies in helping boards, CEOs and their teams identify and execute growth strategies and turnarounds through innovation, acquisitions, culture change and new technologies. She has more than 25 years of experience in profit and loss management, business growth and C-Level business consulting in more than 30 countries. Affiliations: Director on the boards of the CME Group, Greeley and Hansen, Humantelligence, International Women Forum, Lurie Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago, Governor State University and the Academy for Urban School Leadership; co-chair MW for the Committee of 200; member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Economic Club of Chicago. RICARDO ESTRADA -- President and CEO Entity: Metropolitan Family Services Website: www. metrofamily.org Profile: Mr. Estrada was named President and CEO of Metropolitan Family Services, one of Chicago's first and strongest human services agencies, in March of 2011. During his tenure at Metropolitan, he has led the expansion of Metropolitan's client base by 20,000 (currently totaling 63,000), and overseen the growth of the agency's budget from $32 million to $50 million, both in less than three years. Affiliations: Mr. Estrada's record of civic and community involvement includes appointment to the Chicago Early Learning Executive Council; the University of Illinois Board of Trustees; Board of Directors of Leadership Greater Chicago; and Board member of the Woods Fund of Chicago. DR. WANDA FIGUEROA- PERALTA, President & CEO Entity: Aspira, Inc., of Illinois Website: www. AspiraIL.org Profile: Dr. Wanda Figueroa is an experienced educator, clinician, healthcare administrator and advocate with more than 20 years of combined experience in education, health and social services. She is the President and Chief Executive Officer at ASPIRA Inc. of Illinois, a historic Puerto Rican non-profit national organization. Affiliations: Dr. Figueroa-Peralta was appointed to the Illinois Department of Human Services Social Services Advisory Council (SSAC), a body created to advise and assist in the development of statewide plans and policies. She was the recipient of La Raza Newspaper 2011 Mujeres Destacadas (Distinguished Woman) Leadership Award for her work in the fields of education and health. SOL FLORES, Executive Director Entity: La Casa Norte Website: www. lacasanorte.org Profile: Ms. Flores is the founding executive director of La Casa Norte, which has grown from a two-employee agency in 2002 to a multimillion dollar organization with a staff of more than 80 that serves unaccompanied youth, families, single parents, and victims of domestic violence who are at risk of or are experiencing homelessness. Affiliations: Ms. Flores serves on the boards of the Latino Policy Forum, the Chicago Low Income Housing Trust Fund, the Hispanic Housing Development Corporation and Kuumba Lynx. She is an appointed member of the City of Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals. DAYSI FUNES, Executive Director Entity: Centro Romero Website: www. centroromero.org Profile: Daysi J. Funes is a co-founder of Centro Romero and now the agency's chief executive. Ms. Funes has worked at Centro Romero in the capacities of board member, program director, community organizer, and administrator. As the executive director, Ms. Romero administers or oversees program operations, business functions, personnel affairs, fundraising activities, and advocacy campaigns. She was the agency's first English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, and she managed the adult education program for five years before becoming executive director. Affiliations: Salvadorans For Peace and Justice. MARICELA GARCÍA, CEO Entity: Gads Hill Center Website: www. GadsHillCenter.org Profile: Ms.García is the former executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and the founding executive director of the Latino Policy Forum. Prior to joining the Gads Hill Center, which creates opportunities for children and families on the west and southwest sides of Chicago, she was a director at the National Council of La Raza. Affiliations:Ms.García has served on a number of boards and councils, including the National Immigration Forum, the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Northwestern University Human Rights Center, the Chicago Community Renewal Society, Illinois Partners for Human Services and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. REY B. GONZALEZ, President and CEO Entity: El Valor Website: www. elvalor.net Profile: Mr.Gonzalez became president and CEO of El Valor after 30 years of service on its board of directors, where he connected the organization to national leaders in corporations, government, universities, media and the community. Through his leadership, El Valor has flourished and become one of the largest Hispanic-serving organizations in the country. El Valor's mission is to support and challenge urban families to achieve excellence and participate fully in community life. Its programs exist to enrich and empower people with disabilities, the disenfranchised and the underserved. Affiliations: Co-founder and board chairman, United States Hispanic Leadership Institute; Member, Puerto Rican Arts Alliance Board of Directors. LUIS GUTIERREZ, Executive Director Entity: Latinos Progresando Website: www. LatinosPro.org Profile: Luis Gutierrez founded Latinos Progresando in 1998 to offer immigrants in Pilsen and Little Village the highest quality, low-cost legal immigration services, community education and engagement, and policy advocacy/ organizing. Beginning in a small office on 18th Street, with just $200 in the bank, the organization has grown to serve more than 25,000 families. Mr. Gutierrez also founded the Marshall Square Resource Network, a 20-organization coalition on Chicago's southwest side that meets monthly for capacity building and development of collective impact strategies. Affiliations: Member, ACLU of Illinois Board of Directors; chairman, Latino Policy Forum Immigration Acuerdo; member, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Advisory Committee to the Office of New Americans. CARLOS HERNANDEZ, Founder and Executive Director Entity: Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) Website: www. praachicago.org Profile: Mr. Hernandez directs all cultural programming, office operations, fundraising, board development and volunteer recruitment for the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance. Under his guidance, PRAA has emerged as a leading non-profit arts and music organization in the Latino community. In 2012, Mr. Hernandez completed PRAA's $2.5 million capital campaign and in 2014 he collaborated with Telemundo to win an Emmy for the organization's now famed National Cuatro Festival. Affiliations: Advisory Council member for the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, co-chair of the Latino Arts Conference 2016, and member of the NBC5 Community Action Board. ANA MARTINEZ, Executive Director for Midwest Regional Programs Entity: New Leaders Website: www. newleaders.org/ locations/chicago Profile: Ms. Martinez leads program implementation and leadership development for teacher leaders and principal supervisors within New Leaders. Before joining the organization, Ms. Martinez served as the founding principal of Rowe Elementary School, the highest performing single-site charter school in Chicago. She has led diverse school teams to design, implement and scale a blended learning model across classrooms. She is one of seven fellows for the National Institute of Latino School Leaders through the National Council de La Raza as well as a recipient of the Kellogg Executive Scholar Certificate, the Teach For America Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Northwestern Settlement Association's Chairman's Award. ANTONIO "TONY" MARTINEZ, JR., Director of Development Entity: The Chicago Community Trust Website: www. cct.org Profile: Antonio Martinez, Jr. is Director of Development at The Chicago Community Trust. Tony served as the Director of Corporate Sponsorship at the American Bar Association, the Museum of Science and Industry and with the Chicago Cubs. He was recently co-chair of the National Latino Funds Alliance and is a current member of Chicago Latinos in Philanthropy. Tony serves as advisor on the Leadership Committee for Future Leaders of Chicago and the ADA 25 Chicago Legacy Leadership Institute for People with Disabilities. Affiliation: Martinez is chairman of LEARN West Rogers Park, and vice-chair of the board of directors for Korean American Community Services. JORGE PEREZ, Executive Director Entity: Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA) Website: www. haciaworks.org Profile: Mr. Perez has spent the last five years as executive director of HACIA, which boasts more than 300 members in the construction industry throughout Illinois. The organization aims to achieve equitable participation in the construction industry for its members, while also promoting the growth, quality of work, professionalism and integrity of these individuals and businesses. Mr. Perez has also served as president of the Calumet Area Industrial Commission, deputy commissioner for the Chicago Department of Aviation and vice president of strategic planning and policy for the CTA. Affiliations Board member, Claretian Associates; advisor, South Chicago Chamber of Commerce; chairman, City of Chicago Community Development Commission. MARIO PEREZ, Executive Director Entity: El Hogar del Niño Website: www. elhogardelnino.org Profile: El Hogar del Niño is a $5M early childhood education center that serves more than 300 children and their families in Pilsen. Before becoming the executive director in October 2012, Mr. Perez conducted an organizational assessment of El Hogar del Niño and also managed and coordinated a capital grant on behalf of the center. He has more than 15 years of experience across a variety of industries from the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Prior to working for El Hogar he worked at IBM and as a consultant for public and private sector clients. He has a master's in public policy from the University of Chicago. MARIA S. PESQUEIRA, President and CEO Entity: Mujeres Latinas en Acción Website: www. mujereslat.org Profile: In 2000, Ms. Pesqueira was named President and CEO to Mujeres Latinas en Accion, one of the longest standing Latina human service organizations in the nation. She has over two decades of leadership experience in the human service arena, bringing expert perspective to areas including strategic planning and management, program development, communications, fundraising and public health. She also is a sought-after speaker on said topics. Affiliations: Ms. Pesqueira serves as board member of the Community Memorial Foundation and has served as executive committee board member for the National Council of La Raza. In addition, she has been appointed to city and state level commissions. SYLVIA PUENTE, Executive Director Entity: Latino Policy Forum Website: www. latinopolicyforum. org Profile: In 2009, Ms. Puente began serving as executive director of the Latino Policy Forum, the only public policy and advocacy organization in the Chicago area working to improve educational outcomes for children, make housing accessible and affordable, promote just immigration reform, and build the influence and leadership of the Latino community. Affiliations: Ms. Puente serves as a board director of Advance Illinois, was appointed by Governor Rauner to serve on the Early Learning Council and received the Outstanding Alumni Award of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. She is the only Latina to have received this award. Her portrait hangs in the Illini Union. EDGAR RAMIREZ, President and CEO Entity: Chicago Commons Website: www. chicagocommons. org Profile: Mr. Ramirez joined Chicago Commons in 2010 as associate executive director. He has experience as a community organizer in Little Village, working on issues such as youth and parent leadership development, green space improvement, and anti-violence campaigns. In 2008, he became the advocacy and leadership director at Erie Neighborhood House, where he was NON-PROFIT

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