The 2019 LATINA Style 50 Special Report
Importance of Latina Board of Directors
By Jennifer Romero
Through rigorous obstacles and adversity, Latinas in corporate America develop diligent resilience daily by
maintaining humility, confidence, and undeniable ambition. In our nation, Latinas are reaching remarkable
milestones and achievements every day in multiple sectors of our society such as corporate America, medicine,
and education. A multitude of Latinas have prospered in achieving higher education, accepting opportunities,
and have passionately followed their pathways to success. As the Latino population increases in the United States,
Latinos and Latinas are excelling in executive leadership and expanding their efforts to create diversity and inclusion
in companies around the nation. Such individuals become role models for the next generation, teaching them to never
stop believing in the enterprise of their dreams. LS
Nina Vaca
Chairman & CEO – Pinnacle Group
LS50 Company: Comerica Bank
Boards: Cinemark and Comerica
Bank
Marta Tienda, PhD
Maurice P. During ’22 Professor of
Demographic Studies,
Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs,
Princeton University
LS50 Company: TIAA
Boards: TIAA; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,
Board Chair; Robin Hood; Jacobs
Foundation; Urban Institute
Monica Lozano
President and Chief Executive Officer of
College Futures Foundation
LS50 Company: Bank of America
Boards: Bank of America, Target
Corporation, Weingart Foundation
Sara Martinez Tucker
Former Chairman of the Board, The
University of Texas System
LS50 Company: Nationwide and Sprint
Boards: American Electric Power,
Nationwide, Service Corporation
International, Sprint
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Kimberly Casiano
President of Kimberly Casiano & Associates
LS50 Company: Ford Motor Company
Boards: Ford Motor Company and Mutual of
America
Ana Botin
Executive Chairman, Banco Santander, S.A.
LS50 Company: The Coca-Cola Company
Boards: Santander UK plc and The Coca-Cola
Company
Maria Elena Lagomasiano
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner
WE Family Offices
LS50 Company: The Coca-Cola Company
Boards: The Walt Disney Company and The
Coca-Cola Company
Dr. Cynthia Telles
Director, Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of
Excellence at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric
Institute and Clinical Professor, Department of
Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine
LS50 Company: Kaiser Permanente
Boards: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and
Hospitals; Chair, Community Health (Community
Benefit); Airport Commissioners, Los Angeles
World Airports; Los Angeles Olympics and
Paralympics Committee (LA2028)
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