Board of Directors
Officers
Dr. Graciela Couchonnal
Board Chair
(2023 – 2026) 1st Term
Health Forward Foundation Ret.
Marielena Marroquin
Vice Chair
(2020-2026) 2nd Term
Cultura Consultants KC
John (JD) Rios
Treasurer
(2024-2026) 1st Term
Gov. Affairs & Policy Advisor to Mayor Garner
Dr. Nozella Brown
Secretary
(2023-2026) 2nd Term
Brown Consulting, LLC
Members
Carmelita Bahamonde
(2023-2026) 2nd Term
Mid Continent Public Library
Jorge Soberón-Hernández
(2023-2026) 1st Term
Arvest Bank
Dachia Busch
(2023-2026) 2nd Term
Metropolitan Community College Kansas City
Chayan CD Dasgupta
(2024-2026) 2nd Term
Forrest T. Jones/Fidelity Security Life Insurance
Erik Erazo
(2024-2026) 2nd Term
Olathe Public Schools
Fabian Gayosso
(2023-2026) 2nd Term
Reece-Nichols Real Estate
Matthew Kleinmann
(2023 -2026) 1st Term
Vibrant Health
Sandra Olivas
(2023 – 2026) 1st Term
First Federal Bank of Kansas City
Greg Valdovino
(2023-2026) 2nd Term
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Andres Cantillo
(2024-2027) 1st Term
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Marcela Rodriguez
(2024-2027) 1st Term
Girls Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri
Lisa O. Stoothoff
(2024-2027) 1st Term
Donnelly College