Advisors
Bob Unanue
CEO and President, Goya Foods | Advisory Board
Charlie Spies
Legal Counsel
Mickey Dunn
Advisor Since 2019
Orlando Salazar
Advisor Since 2019 Board of Directors
Shane Byrd
Advisor Since 2019 Legal Counsel Board of Directors
Betty Cardenas
Advisor Since 2019 Board of Directors
Ryan Morfin
Advisory Board Member
Doug Deason
Advisor Since 2019 Board of Directors
Nico LaHood
Advisor Since 2020
Christos Marafatsos
Chairman of Empresarios
Dan Gibbs
Advisor Since 2020
John Pence
Senior Advisor Since 2021
Ambassador Christopher Landau
Advisor Since 2021
Teresa Dunn
Advisor Since 2021 Chairwoman Bienvenido 1776 Scholarship Fund
Mercedes Schlapp
Advisor Since 2021
Javier Loya
Co-Chair, Bienvenido’s Empresarios
Pastor Harold Guerra
Faith Assembly Senior Advisor
LILI VALLETTA
Senior Advisor, Bienvenido’s Empresarios
The Honorable Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
Advisor Since 2021 | Senior Advisor Bienvenido in Action
Board Members
Abraham Enriquez
Founder and President
Shanda Hasse
Senior Strategic Director
Steven Ramos
Creative Director
Pastor Joshua Navarrete
Senior Faith Director
Liliana Vizcarra
Arizona State Director
Sabrina Cantu
Deputy State Director of Texas
Rafael Struve
Deputy Communications Director
Cristiane Mersch
Nevada Director