Board of Directors


Officers    

Ray Mellado
Founder, Great Minds in STEM

Chairman
Board Member since 1996

Juan Rivera, Ph.D.
Director of Mission 1 Advanced Technologies and Applications Space Systems Aerospace Systems Sector Northrop Grumman Corporation

Vice Chair of the Board
Board Member since 2009

Doreen Mercado, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Law Offices of Mercado & Assocs.

Board Secretary
Board Member since 1999

Rudolf C. Montiel, P.E.
President
Metropolitan Capital Partners, LLC

Board Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Board Member since 1999

Board Members    
H. Keith Moo-Young, Ph.D., P.E.
Chancellor
Washington State
University-Tri Cities

Education Committee Chair
Board Member since 2008 		Patt Romero Cronin
Senior Transformation Executive Site Location Executive San Ramon
IBM

Board Member since 2008
Anthony Ortega
Assistant Superintendent (Retired)
El Monte Union
High School District

Board Member since 2012 		Ivan Diaz
Director of FOS Training & Safety Communications
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

Board Member since 2015
Anna M. Park, J.D.
CEO
Great Minds in STEM™

Board Member since 2009 		Robin Evitts
Managing Director
Alvarez & Marsal

Audit Committee Chair
Board Member since 2014

Maria E. Ruess
CEO & Founder
LSCW, LLC

Strategy Chair & Nominations Committee Chair
Board Member since 2006

 Alex Lopez
Vice President Global Sales & Marketing Network, Space Systems (Ret.)
The Boeing Company

Board Member since 2010
Rainia L. Washington
Vice President
Global Diversity & Inclusion
Lockheed Martin Corporation

30th Anniversary Comittee Chair
Board Member since 2016

Geraldine McGrath
Counsel
IBM


Board Member since 2014
Leo A. Brooks, Jr.
Vice President, Defense, Space & Security, Boeing Government Operations,
The Boeing Company

Board Member Since 2018		    
Ralph Rosato, Esq.,
Attorney at Law

Senior Board Advisor		    

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