Mission Statement

The Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino strives to create a museum in our nation’s capital to educate, inspire and encourage respect and understanding of the richness and diversity of the American Latino experience within the U.S. and its territories by highlighting the contributions made by Latino leaders, pioneers and communities to the American way of life.

Current Board Members

Jonathan Yorba - Chair
CEO, The Mexican Museum

Naomi Rodriguez - Vice Chair & Development Chair

Delia de la Vara - Secretary
Vice President, California Region, NCLR

Maria Cardona - Treasurer
Principal, Dewey Square

Raul "Danny" Vargas - Nominations Chair
Founder and President, VARCom Solutions

Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez
Executive Vice President for Multicultural Markets and Engagement
AARP

Ivelisse Estrada
Senior Vice President, Corporate and Community Relations
Univision Communications, Inc.

Ivette Fernandez
Director of Community Affairs, Office of Corporate Diversity
News Corporation

Mónica Gil
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations
Nielsen

Susan Gonzales
External Affairs
Facebook

Dr. Aida Levitan
President
The Levitan Group, Inc.

Lillian Rodriguez-Lopez
President, Hispanic Federation
Chair, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA)

Cid Wilson
Managing Director - U.S. Equity Research
Princeton Securities Group

Staff

The Raben Group

Estuardo Rodriguez, Principal (DC)

Laura Rodriguez, Principal (LA)

Jonathan Kent, Associate (DC)

Derrick Alan Everett, Associate (LA)

Francella Chinchilla, Associate (DC)

Rosa Mendoza, Associate (DC)