A Network of Latino Leaders in Our Community
The Latino Leadership Alliance Cohort Network is a working network of LLA Leadership Alliance graduates (cohorts) that share resources to implement projects that benefit the Latino community.
Melanie Espino
Development Director, Santa Clara County, Council on Aging
Javier Aguirre
Trustee, Gilroy Unified School District
Kimberley Rocha
Vice President, First Rate Capital
Lizandro Carrasco
Trustee, Luther Burbank School District
Andrea Flores
Director for Supervisor George Shirakawa, Shelton Communications
Gustavo Caraveo
Policy Aide for Supervisor George Shirakawa
Sandra Garcia
Principal, Ade!ante Dual Language Academy
Javier Gonzalez
Community Outreach Coordinator for San Jose Councilwoman Nora Campos
Sylvia Ornelas
Urban Planner, County of Santa Clara
Marcos Gutierrez
PTA President, Adelante Dual Language Academy
Bettina Lopez
Principal, Andrew Hill High School
Enrique Morales
Community Affairs Consul, Mexican Consulate, San Jose
Andres Quintero
Airport Commissioner, City of San José
Diego Barragan
Executive Vice President, National Society of Hispanic MBAs – San Jose Chapter
Maria Garcia
Grants Administrator, The Health Trust Silicon Valley
Candelario Franco
Pre-College Programs Director, National Hispanic University
Lennies Gutierrez
Director of Government Affairs, Comcast
Joshua Barousse
Marketing and Public Outreach Assistant, City of San José
Laurie Mesa
Union Representative, UFCW Local 5
Miguel Rocha
President, First Rate Capital
Zelica Rodriguez
Policy Director, SIREN (Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network)
Gabriel Montes
Mental Health Specialist, Gardner Family Care Corp
Sonia Ramos
President, Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley
Maria Bonilla Giuriato
Former Salinas City Council Member
Micael Estremera
Attorney, Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office
James Bojorquez
Business Development Manager, MET Labs
Rebecca Garcia
Manager, Office of Affordable Housing, Santa Clara County
Jeff Camarillo
Vice Principal, East Palo Alto Academy High School
Esther Peralez-Dieckmann
Director, Santa Clara County Office of Women’s Policy
Xavier Campos
Former San José City Council Member, District 5
Christina Ramos
MESA Program Director, San José State University
Erica Cervantes
Board Member, Frontier Solar, Inc.
Guadalupe Rodriguez
Manager, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Elisa Echeverria
President-Elect, Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley
Rogelio Ruiz
ESUHSD General Counsel
Viridiana Sanchez
Community Affairs Consul, Mexican Consulate
Alejandro Vidaurre
Engineer, Apple. Inc.
Lily Alfaro
City of Menlo Park
Tony Arreola
President, DAL Properties
Teresa Castellanos
Trustee, San José Unified School District
Ernesto A. Bejarano
Human Relations Commissioner, Santa Clara County
Ricardo Benavidez
Community Affairs Manager, Cisco Systems
Maya Esparza Trustee
Frankiln McKinley School District
Mike Canul
President, DeComputis, Inc.
Carla Collins
President, Democratic Activists for Women Now
Eduardo Cervantes
Executive Director, MESA Program, Gavilan College
Ofelia Foster
Sales Manager, Comcast
Juan Estrada
Founder, District 5 United
Janet Lopez
Marriage and Family Therapist
Raul Peralez
Officer, San José Police Department
Janine Ramirez
Executive Director, Parent Institute for Quality Education
Jeremy Barousse
Community Organizer, Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network
Leo Cortéz
College Programs Consultant, Workday
Loren Cruz
Consul for Press and Cultural Affairs, Mexican Consulate in San José
Aimée Escobar
President, Silicon Valley Latino Demoratic Forum
Edith González
Teacher of Special Assignment, Adelante Dual Language Academy
Dan Gutiérrez
Communications Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente
Jaqui Guzmán
President, Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley
Fernanda Karp
Director of Student Affairs and Government Relations, San José State University
Amanda Móntez
Engagement and Communications Specialist, Health Trust of Santa Clara County
Alex Ontiveros
President, Silicon Valley Latino
Daisy Barocio
Principal (K-8), Escuela Popular Dual Language Academy
Jose López
Associate, Gunderson Dettmer
Louis Barocio
Principal, Northwood Elementary School
Omar Medina
People Operations Associate, Google
Erika Bustamante
Government Relations Associate, Stanford University
Herminia Ojeda
Financial Advisor, Amerprise Financial
Irene Castillon
Academic Dean, Luis Valdez Leadership Academy
Maribel Ortega
Marketing Manager, Shortel
Carolina Cervantez
Marriage & Family Therapist, Santa Clara County
Moisés Pelayo
Realtor, Keller Williams Peninsula Estates
Ana Lilia Reynoso
Director of Business Development, Architectural Dimensions
Jazmín Amezcua
Orellana Deputy Consul General, Mexican Consulate, San José, CA
Elizabeth Castañeda
Marketing and Communications Manager, San Jose Public Library
Karla Lomelí
Research Assistant, Stanford, University & Instructional Coach, CSET
Raul Lomelí
Director, Latino College Preparatory Academy
Nancy Y. Macías
Assignment Editor, Telemundo NBC Universal
Mariano Peralta
Real Estate Broker, Peralta Properties
Jesús Ríos
Director of Student Services, The Foundation for Hispanic Education
Miguel Rodríguez
Principal, Redwood High School
David Sandate
Strategic Partnerships and Events, Neon Energy Drink
Jazmín Segura
President, Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley
Elena Valle
Community Program Supervisor, San Mateo County Library
Yxenia Contreras
Business Development Analyst, Cisco Systems
Gricela Espinoza
Personal Development Director, Escuela Popular
Marisela Gomez
Director, Collegewise
Mario Lopez
Policy Aide, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (District 3)
Kelly Martinez
Communications Coordinator, UFCW Western States Council
Maurico Mejia
President, California Labor Force Employment Agency
Iván Montes
Coordinator of English Learner Programs and Services, Alum Rock Union School District
Ruben Navarro
Sales Manager, Ruckus Wireless, Inc.
Rodrigo Navarro-García
Consul for Protection and Legal Affairs, Mexican Consulate – San Jose
Juan Quiñones
Executive Assistant to CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Marco Ramirez
President, DeHaro Ramirez Group
Nancy Sanchez
Director of Communications, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Maribel Villareal
Policy Analyst, San Jose City Council (District 2)
Sherry Segura, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, The Foundation for Hispanic Education
Paul Anthony Escobar
Director of Education Programs, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Luis F. Macias
Director TRiO Talent Search, Evergreen Valley College
Ernesto Hernandez
Teacher, History Department Chair, Luis Valdez Leadership Academy (TFHE)
Manuel Herrera
Counsel Consulate General of Mexico in San José
Rosaly Lydia Diaz Guel
Associate Director, Sacred Heart Community Service
Juan B. Manriquez Rodríguez
Director of Community Engagement and Recruitment, The Foundation for Hispanic Education
Ileana Brunetti
Community Development, Ceiba Public Schools
Cristina Barron
Vice President of Programs Big Brothers, Big Sister of the Bay Area
Elizabeth Alejo
Realtor, Elizabeth Alejo Residential Mortgage Services, LLC
Dr. Jose Gonzalez
Director of Human Resources, Mt. Pleasant School District
Benjamin Naranjo
Fire Engineer, San Jose Fire Department
Marcela Sandate
Marriage & Family Therapist II, Behavioral Health Coordinator, County of Santa Clara
Anamaria Bejarano
Program Manager, The Health Trust
Jesus Salazar
Local Recruitment and Partnership Manager, City Year San Jose
Rodrigo Castellanos Ibanez
Financial Coach/Regional Field Trainer, Primerica
Sarah Zarate
Assistant to the City Manager, City of San Jose
Ramiro Gomez
Operations Manager, Sun Basket
Maria O’Hollearn
Business, Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Ivy Latina, LLC
Horacio Corona Lira
First-Year Programs Coordinator, Sacramento City College
Alicia Cortez
Academic Counselor, William C. Overfelt High School, ESUHSD
Monique Takla
Learning and Evaluation Associate, Global Fund for Women
Dr. Daisy Morales
Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services of Salinas Elementary School District
Daisy Castro
Community Relations Specialist, Excite Credit Union
Daniel Cedeño
Chief of Staff – Principal Regional Operations Specialist, Pacific Gas, and Electric Company
Dennise Rosas
Health Education, Community Outreach, and Nutrition Services Executive, Sutter Health – Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Lisanna Dominguez
Vice President of Strategic Planning and Development – Latino Education Advancement Foundation (LEAF)
Maxx Cabello Jr.
Owner, Maxxed Out Music
Marie Dueñas
Multicultural Marketing, Comcast
Ruby Chavez
School Counselor, East Side Union High School District · Full-time and Latin Music Content Creator, https://www.itsrubychavez.com/
Mary Mora
CEO at Immaculate Cleaning LLC / Founder at USMF Bussines Association
Margarita Arroyo
Public Engagement Associate, DoorDash
Albert Gonzalez
Tech Supp Engineer, Symmetricom
Esmeralda Bautista
Deputy Communications Director, Office of the Mayor Sam Liccardo for the City of San Jose
Jorge Casas Cuellar
Community Housing Advocate Community, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Francisco “Cisco” Barrón
Academic Information Analyst, School Of Medicine – Grad Student Support at Stanford University
Blanca Garza Jacobs
Spanish & English Storyteller/ Spanish Spokesperson, Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySecond Harvest of Silicon Valley
Anjuli Jain Figueroa
AAAS Science Technology and Policy Fellow U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Alejandra Acosta
Senior Policy and Research Analyst, California Competes
Jonathan Borca
Deputy Director, School of Arts and Culture
Melissa Canela
Program Associate, Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley
Jen Delara
Head of Community, Core
Jessica Gabaldon
Correctional Deputy, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Claudia Gil
Lead Program Coordinator for Meals on Wheels, The Health Trust
Raylene Hernandez
Programs and Project Manager, Center of Excellence for Nonprofits (CEN)
George Kleidon, Ed.D.
Coordinator of Assessments and Accountability, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
Aundraya Martinez
Management Analyst, Office of Immigrant Relations, County of Santa Clara
Norma McCall
Sr. Academic Clinical Operations Division Manager, Director of Staff DEIB, Stanford University
Yeny Rosales
Principal, Ryan STEAM Academy
Carlos Rosario
Product Counsel, Wing
Jennifer Boicic
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Service Now
Martin Esteban Farfan
Director of Compliance and Equity, The Foundation for Hispanic Education
Yvette Castro Farias
Senior Director of Institutional Giving, Larkin Street Youth Services
Annabel Leyva
Program Director, San Jose Bridge Communities
Leticia Maldonado
Dean of Student Affairs, Foothill College
Ofelia Chavarin Medina
Family Learning Center Coordinator, San Jose Public Library
Antonio Mendoza
College Pathways Manager, Breakthrough Silicon Valley
Mayra Pelagio
Executive Director, Latinos United for a New America
Cris Ramirez
Eastside Education Initiative Director
Dennise Rocha
Assistant Director, UC Berkley’s Center for Educational Partnerships
Daisy Chavez Serreno
Interim Associate Director of Career Coaching and Education for the Engineering and Doerr School of Sustainability Team, Stanford Career Education
Agustin “Auggie” Torres, Jr.
Public Policy Manager, Meta
Diana Valle-Murillo
Site Supervisor, GEAR UP, Cal State Monterey Bay
Sandra Villafan
Quality Manager, Stanford Vaden Health Services