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New Board Members at the FEMAP Foundation Monday, July 12th, 2010 -- The FEMAP Foundation is pleased to announce new officers and additional members to the current Board of Directors.
2010-2012 Officers
Adair Margo, Board President
Guadalupe De la Vega, Vice President
Cita Sanders, Secretary
Rita Baca
Marsha Baray
Guadalupe Canales
David Buchmueller
Jan Chapman
Dr. Irasema Coronado
Tomas De leon
Sondra Dailey
Dr. Nuria Homedes
Dr. Richard Rhodes
Alfonso Soto
Adolpho Telles
New Board Member Information
Rita Baca, Business Fashion Consultant and Fragrance Representative, is the 2009 Chair for the Friends of FEMAP International Fundraiser Gala. Baca was born in El Paso and raised on both sides of the border. She has been a volunteer with the Friends of FEMAP group since 2006. Baca also volunteers with many other local non-profit organizations and serves on various boards and advisory councils.
Guadalupe Canales, is a registered nurse. Originally from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Canales currently runs her husband's Pediatric Oncology Clinic. Canales is a member of the El Paso County Medical Alliance, El Paso Children's Hope Guild, Grupo Medico Familiar Mexicano and serves as an advisor for the Pediatric Oncology Support Group and the Children's Hospital at Providence Memorial Hospital. Canales has a Bachelor of Nursing from the Hospital General de Ciudad Juarez, affiliated with the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez.
Tomas De Leon is the Chief Financial Officer for Grupo Novamex and has more than twenty years of accounting and finance experience. Prior to working with Grupo Novamex, De Leon worked with KPMG, as a Partner in the Mexico City office responsible for the Manufacturing and Distribution line of business. His work background and experience has included audit, enterprise risk management, finance best practices benchmark, refinancing strategies, business intelligence systems, mergers and acquisitions and Sarbanes-Oxley implementation. De Leon has a Bachelor of Business Administration (major in Finance) from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.
Alfonso Soto is an attorney and a former Certified Public Accountant in private practice. He is a frequent lecturer and author in tax and legal business topics. Mr. Soto is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and focuses his practice on tax planning and compliance for domestic and international transactions, gift and estate planning for citizens and foreign individuals, and tax controversy at the federal and state levels. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Soto was a Tax Specialist with the international accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick serving clients with operations within and outside of the United States. Mr. Soto earned his Juris Doctor degree at The University of Texas, and holds a Masters of Accountancy and a Bachelor in Business Administration, with honors, from UT-El Paso.
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