Personal Biography

Name: Albie Alvarez-Cote

Title: Business Development Director & Financial Service Broker

Employer: Concord Wealth Management, Financial Education Institute

School (s): American College, American School of Travel & Tourism

Fun Activities: Albie loves traveling, the outdoors and Camping, Dancing. Enjoys community

volunteering and fundraising.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alba-alvarez-cote-287a317

Name: Andrea Kramer

Title: Chief, Civil Rights Division

Employer: Massachusetts Attorney General's Office

School (s): Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreackramer

Personal Biography

Name: Andreina Sanabria

Title: Project Manager

Employer: Eliza Corporation

School (s): Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela (B.B.A), Instituto

Universitario de Nuevas Profesiones, Caracas, Venezuela (A.A.

Advertising). Insead University

Fun Activities: Running, hiking, spending time with my family and friends, traveling.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreinasanabria

Name: Cheryl Freed Loew

Title: Director of Learning and Development

Employer: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton

School (s): BA-Douglass College, Rutgers University; MBA-Fairleigh Dickinson

University

Fun Activities: Spending time with family and friends, traveling, reading and being part

of a book club, shopping (love a good bargain!) and watching reality TV,

especially Survivor.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cfreedloew

Personal Biography

Name: Diego Portillo Mazal

Title: Registered Representative

Employer: NYLIFE Securities LLC

School (s): Suffolk University, Bachelor of Science, International Economics,

Brandeis University, Master of Arts, International Economics and Finance

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegoportillomazal

Personal Biography

Name: Ducarmel Rateau

Title: Founder & CEO

Employer: Econosurance

School (s): Wentworth Institute of Technology, BS in Technical Management;

Southern New Hampshire University, Master’s in Information Technology

& Database Design

Fun Activities: Ducarmel is an avid soccer fan. He coached a winning youth soccer Team

which in 2015 won the U14 Division Two State Championship Cup.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ducarmelrateau

Personal Biography

Name: Frank Lis

Title: Global Equity Analyst

Employer: Wells Capital Management (1998 - 2015)

Schools: Questrom - Boston University (BA and MBA)

Fun Activities: Enjoy sailing and playing soccer; volunteer teaching Spanish at my kid’s

school and other charitable causes.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklis

Personal Biography

Name: Gabriela Salas

Title: Market Manager NE / BOS

Employer: Grupo Aeromexico

School (s): Tecnológico de Monterrey, BE, Education

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielasalas

Personal Biography

Name: Gladymar Parziale

Title: Senior Advisor, Supplier Development and Diversity

Employer: Harvard University

Schools (s): B.A. in Communication, Advertising major, Universidad del Sagrado

Corazón, Santurce, Puerto Rico; M.S. in Management, Lesley University,

Cambridge, MA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gladymarparziale

Personal Biography

Name: Hervert Mendez

Title: Senior Risk Analyst

Employer: State Street

School (s): Hult International Business School-London, Master of Science (MSc),

Finance

Fun Activities: Salsa dancing, running, pretending to be a chef (if you tried my food,

you’d agree), drawing stick figures (sometimes I add a little dimension),

and recently I’ve gotten a habit of shoe shopping.

LunkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hervertmendez

Personal Biography

Name: Jen Maseda

Title: Chief Philanthropy Officer at United Wat Tri-Country; Commissioner at

MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women

School (s): Harvard University, MPH in Health & Social Behavior; Florida Atlantic

University, M.Ed, Exercise & Wellness

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-maseda-46266810

Personal Biography

Name: José Valencia

Title: Founder & CEO, Strategic IT Solutions Consultant

Employer: ITechFit

School (s): Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science – National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico;

Financial Management Diploma – CEAS, Mexico

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjosevalencia

Personal Biography

Name: Mara Marino

Title: Manager, Compensation & Benefits

Employer: Shawmut Design & Construction

School (s): Northeastern University, Bachelor's in Business/Managerial Economics

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-marino-05575a3

Name: Michelle Dow Carroll

Title: Director of Employment

Employer: Match Beyond

School (s): M.A. in Communications Management from Simmons College and a B.A.

in Communications from Howard University

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-dow-carroll-b1a0037

Personal Biography

Name: Oscar Cabrera

Title: Sales Associate

Employer: Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare

School (s): Wentworth Institute of Technology, Computer Science; University of

Phoenix Associate’s Degree, Business Fundamentals

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscar-cabrera-b8696814

Name: Pamela Bias

Title: Senior Business Operations Manager

Employer: Entravision Communications Corporation

School (s): Boston University-Metropolitan Studies program (Business Management and

Computer Science) and National Association of Credit Management-Certified

Credit Administrator program (Credit Management) and Certified Financial

Administration program (Financial Management)

Fun Activities: My favourite pastimes are tropical vacations, fishing, barbequing, and cooking for

family.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-bias-38568a6

Personal Biography

Name: Patricia Bueno dos Santos

Title: Consultant and Executive Coach

Employer: Dialogo Coaching

School (s): Cambridge College (EUA), Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciabueno

Personal Biography

Name: Raquel Quintana

Title: Senior Manager International Indirect Tax

Employer: KPMG

School (s): Universidad Católica de Salta, Graduate Diploma, Tax Law/Taxation (Fiscal Policy and

Techniques); Boston University Graduate Diploma, Project Management; Hult

International Business School MSM, Management;

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raquelquintanazafra

Personal Biography

Name: Sylvia Ferrell-Jones

Title: President & CEO

Employer: YWCA Boston

School (s): Cornell University, Yale Law School

Fun Activities: Sing in the Back Bay Chorale; play organ; love soccer, football and

UConn Women’s basketball; enjoy traveling and needlework; voracious

reader.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvia-ferrell-jones-456aa95

Personal Biography

Name: Tylor Laigo, CAIA

Title: AVP - Operational Due Diligence Analyst

Employer: Harvard Management Company

School (s): Washington State University - College of Business and Economics, B.A.

in Business Administration, Finance

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylorlaigo