Jorge Nuño
Jorge Nuño is a social entrepreneur and creative leader with over 20 years of experience in branding, marketing, and community development. As the Co-Founder and CEO of NTS Communications, Jorge leads a creative service agency dedicated to blending strategic marketing expertise with deep community engagement. NTS Communications, headquartered in South Los Angeles, has built a […]
Karla Preciado, Esq.
Karla is a partner and co-founder of Garcia Preciado Law, a personal injury law firm. Karla brings with her a wealth of knowledge in the field of personal injury law. She has litigated several types of cases (i.e. auto accidents, pedestrian accidents, trucking accidents, wrongful death, sexual abuse, premises liability, products liability, and dog bites) […]
Mona Fontela
As a professional, I have been in the banking industry for over 30 years. Currently, I am a Senior Vice President, Director of Community Development, and Community Reinvestment Act Officer at Royal Business Bank (RBB). This role enables me to continue my passion in helping undeserved families/communities. I have spearheaded the development of products and […]
Kent Chen
Kent is a Senior Business Analyst at SoCalGas, working in the Financial and Business Planning team, and President of SoCalGas’ API Employee Resource Group, Community of Asian Pacific Islanders in Energy (CAPE). Outside of work, Kent is actively involved in the non-profit community as he serves as Board Treasurer of OCA Asian Pacific Advocates Greater […]
Jose Figueroa
Jose Figueroa is currently Assistant VP, Community Partnerships Manager at City First Bank, the largest Black led Minority Depository Institution (MDI) and (CDFI) in the nation. Serving the low and moderate income communities for more than 75 years where he is the Community Partnerships Manager. In this capacity, he is leading all community development involvement […]
Nora Perez
Nora has 31 years of banking experience and is currently the Community Development Officer for Enterprise Bank & Trust, where she identifies, builds, cultivates and maintains strong partnerships in the Bank’s LMI communities. In her past work experience Nora led the CRA Program as the Community Reinvestment Officer for First Choice Bank. In this role […]
Theresa Don Lucas
Theresa Don Lucas serves as a vice president officer for City National Bank’s Community Reinvestment Department, which monitors and reports on the banks community reinvestment act (CRA) lending, investment and service programs. Ms. Don Lucas manages the CRA charitable grants, volunteer service hours and community outreach initiatives conducted by City National Bank 71 offices across […]
M. Bruce Gumbiner
Bruce Gumbiner is a second generation Angeleno with the family arriving in Los Angeles in 1920. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton, and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Bruce has worked through many aspects of the banking industry. The majority of his career […]