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

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

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

Maria Cardona - Treasurer
Principal
Dewey Square Group

John Huerta - Secretary
Former General Counsel
Smithsonian Institution

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

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

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

Susan Gonzales
External Affairs
Facebook

Fernando Laguarda
Vice President, External Affairs and Policy Counselor
Time Warner Cable  

Dr. Aida Levitan
President
The Levitan Group, Inc.

Naomi Rodriguez

Lillian Rodriguez-Lopez
Director, Latin Affairs
The Coca-Cola Company

Peter Villegas
Vice President and Senior Manager - Office of Corporate Responsibility
JP Morgan Chase

Jonathan Yorba
CEO
The Mexican Museum

Staff

The Raben Group

Estuardo Rodriguez, Principal

Laura Rodriguez, Principal

Francella Chinchilla, Associate

Jonathan Kent, Associate

Rosa Mendoza, Manager of Special Projects