Jaime Lopez has been committed member of the Sociedad Latina family since 2002 wearing multiple hats throughout the years including former volunteer, youth leader, staff, and now a board member. He earned his bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, and Management from Northeastern University and also has an M.B.A with a concentration in International Business from Suffolk University. Jaime is the Operations Manager at the Barr Foundation where he oversees the day-to-day operations, contract processing, system improvements. He credits Sociedad Latina for many of his achievements in life including attending college, getting his master’s degree, pursuing a career in the Philanthropic field, and always giving back to his community.

Jaime has been a member of the Sociedad Latina board since 2012 and his favorite part about being a board member is getting to know the staff, learning about all the projects Youth Leaders are engage on, and connecting with families. Some of his proudest moments as part of the board include supporting the 50th Year Celebration and working on the capital campaign that led to the purchase and renovation of SL’s forever home.

In his free time, Jaime enjoys spending time with his family, exploring the city, and volunteering with other nonprofit organizations in the Greater Boston area.

Ceci is the Executive Director of the Center for Art and Community Partnerships (CACP) at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where she collaborates with a team to partner with people and communities within and beyond MassArt to radically expand access to transformative creative experiences.

Her work and passion has always been at the intersections of art, culture, education, and community; and she has worked in and with community arts organizations, galleries, museums, and schools throughout Massachusetts and beyond.

Ceci received a BA with Honors in Art from Brown University, and an MFA from the University of Michigan School of Art and Design. Her installations, prints, drawings, and bilingual animations (Spanish/English) have been exhibited and screened in Mexico, Japan, and across the U.S. She has been named a Kennedy Center Next 50 awardee, a Kennedy Center honor highlighting leaders moving us toward a more inspired, inclusive, and compassionate world. Cecilia joined the Board of Directors in 2011.

Patricia is the Executive Director at the Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services. She lives and works in Mission Hill, advocating for positive community development that benefits low income and working class families in the neighborhood. Pat was recently honored for her tireless efforts by Boston’s Neighborhood Fellows program. She joined the Board in 2005.

As a Principal and Managing Director of Perkins&Will Boston, Yanel manages complex projects and brings a holistic design framework for problem solving. Passionate about community resilience, people and environmental stewardship, Yanel is an active member of the Firm’s Resilience Laboratory and Executive Committee. She served at the Firm’s Diversity Council and was a founding member of the Project Delivery Board. Yanel is VP of Practice for the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) / AIA Board, co-chairs the BSA Women in Design (WiD) Excellence Awards committee and co-founded the BSA WiD mid-career mentoring committee.

After Hurricanes Irma and María devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, and with the support of Perkins&Will, Yanel led the formation of resilientSEE-PR.com (an initiative of AREAresearch.org), an alliance that provides long-term relief to Puerto Rico communities through resilient planning and design. Ongoing projects range from interventions at the municipal to neighborhood level, and educational programs. ResilientSEE has expanded to other geographic locations providing climate adaptation strategies.

Marcos Lucio Popovich is the Program Director for Grantmaking at the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, a Massachusetts-based philanthropy that funds community-driven efforts challenging racial inequities in public K-12 education systems throughout New England.

Prior to entering philanthropy, Marcos worked for the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute where he led national voter registration campaigns that registered thousands of new Latine voters and implemented leadership development programs that trained thousands of young people to become leaders on their campuses and in their communities.

Marcos has also served as a consultant for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, a Proteus Fund Diversity Fellow for EdVestors and the Barr Foundation, and a law clerk for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the National Immigrant Justice Center.

Marcos holds a B.A. in Ethnic Studies with a focus on Latine studies from Bowling Green State University, a M.A. in History with a focus on Mexican American civil rights history from Arizona State University, and a J.D. with a focus on public interest law from DePaul University College of Law. Marcos sits on the board of directors at TSNE where he serves as Clerk of the Board.

Elaine is the former Executive Director of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) and former Director of Strategic Planning for Special Education at Boston Public Schools. Under leadership at BCNC, program grew dramatically, the organization transitioned into a new Silver LEED-certified facility, services expanded into the City of Quincy, and the organization became nationally recognized with a White House Champions of Change Award. Currently, Elaine is a Barr Fellow and serves as the Interim Operations Director for TSNE MissionWorks. She joined the Board of Directors in 2017.

Sgardy Pena joined Sociedad Latina as a Youth Artist in 2011 and is currently a member of Sociedad Latina’s board and the chair of the alumni council. As a Youth Artist, Sgardy played as a member of a live instrumentation band and was the sound engineer for Sociedad Latina’s band recording sessions. His experience between studio recording sessions and setup for live performances was an initial inspiration for him to pursue Electrical Engineering in college. He was a part of the Capital Campaign project as a Youth Ambassador and helped to successfully complete its goal of securing the funds necessary to purchase the building. As chair of the alumni council, he helped organize the team to create numerous informational and interactive events for both the Sociedad Latina youth and the mission hill community. Currently, Sgardy is completing a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at the Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Noel is the Coordinator for the Curtis Hall Community Center in Jamaica Plain. He brings an expertise in developing and implementing programs that effect positive change among youth and communities. Noel has served on the Board of Directors since 2005. Noel is from Villa Victoria in the South End.

Prior to working for the City of Boston, Noel previously worked for City Year National doing new site development and YouthBuild USA working with 20 YouthBuild sites in the Northeast United States.

Jimmy Wyman currently works with Outward Bound USA and has spent over 15 years working with youth in both traditional and non-traditional educational settings. Prior to working with Outward Bound, he worked for 4 years with City Year Miami overseeing 20 staff and ensuring all programmatic goals were met for the 5,000 students served by City Year. Before working in Miami, Jimmy spent over 9 years working with youth in Boston in out-of-school time programming at both Sociedad Latina and Citizen Schools. At Sociedad Latina, he designed the Summer Learning Program, working with Simmons College, Boston Afterschool and Beyon, and PEAR to help prevent summer learning loss. He earned his Master’s Degree in Education from Lesley University. Jimmy joined the Board in 2018.