Who is Latinitas

Our Staff

Gabriela Kane Guardia
Executive Director

Delphi Alvizo
Growth & Impact Partner

Salwa Yordi
Public Relations & Event Specialist

Antonio Delgado
Executive in Residence – Technologist and Innovation Strategist

Beatriz Castillo
Senior Program Manager

Estefanía Romero
Development Manager

Alondra Adame
Communications & Social Media Manager

Ali Riegel
Grants Manager

Karina Torres
Curriculum & Program Development Manager

Gaby Byrd 
Operations Manager

Alexandria Garza
Flagship Program Coordinator

Melissa Renee Saeñz
Program Coordinator – San Antonio

Gabriella (Ella) Schwedt
Development Coordinator

Elaine Meneses
Program Leader

Natalie Graca
Program Leader

Roxanna Sanchez
Data & Evaluation Coordinator

Sarai Sepulveda
Program Leader

Esmeralda Miranda
Automation Associate

Alex Castro
Program Leader

Austin Board of Directors

Ricky Murray Ramos
Latinitas Board President, Senior Director of Social Strategy, Doer/Maker

Melissa Ushakov
Group Manager, Product Management, GitLab

Allen Bowers
Finance Executive, Ford Motor Company

Ana Villegas
Marketing Vice President, Cisco

Mandy Plante
Engineering and Analytics globally, GlobalFoundries

Leanny Simo Kovacs
Global Human Resources Business Partner, AMD

Cristina Garcia-Chappell
Personal Injury Lawyer, García Injury Law

Steven Bugarin
Senior Project Manager, Dell Technologies

Johnana Bustillos
Global Tax Director, Q2

Natalie Ramos
Customer Success Manager, Amplify Education