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Board of Directors 2022-2023

Javier C. Angulo
Chair
Senior Director, Community Relations
Walmart

Ruben Maciel
Vice Chair
President
The SL Group

Leticia Aguilar
Secretary
Retired, Former EVP
Banc of California

Lisa A. Smith
Treasurer
Managing Director, Public Finance
MUFG | U.S. Wholesale Banking

Salvador Mendoza
Assistant Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Community Reinvestment Department City National Bank

Gabriela Barbarena
Immediate Past Chair
Founder & CEO ARAS, Inc.

Juan De La Cruz
President
Adventist Health White Memorial Charitable Foundation

Lizette Carbajal
Vice President, Community Relations
Telemundo 52 Los Angeles

Arturo Carmona
Managing Partner
Tzunu Strategies

David C. Lizárraga
Chairman & Founder
TELACU Education Foundation

Elizabeth Martinez
Vice President, Business Development
Meruelo Enterprises, Inc.

Rick R. Olivarez, Esq
Managing Shareholder
Olivarez Madruga Lemieux O’Neill, LLP

Gina Orozco
Vice President – Gas Engineering & System Integrity
SoCal Gas

John G. Raffoul, D.P.A.,FACHE
President
Adventist Health White Memorial

George A. Ramirez
President
George A. Ramirez Leadership & Business Strategies

Joseph "Pep" Valdes
Executive Vice President
Parking Company of America

Ray A. Vasquez
Senior Vice President, Market Executive
Bank Of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, N.A.

Chip Owens, MBA
Finance Officer
Adventist Health White Memorial

Gina Zapanta
Partner
Zapanta Alder Law

Hector Flores, MD
Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Co-Director Family Practice Residency Program
Adventist Health White Memorial

Miguel A. Martínez, MD
President
Los Angeles Urology Medical Group, Inc.