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The American Gateways Team

Board of Directors

Affiliations listed for identification only

Jennifer Walker Gates

Chair

Attorney

JLW Immigration Law Group

Maddy Dwertman

Vice Chair

Attorney

Baker Botts

Josh Caballero

Secretary

Community Engagement Officer

City of Waco

John Donisi

Treasurer

Attorney

Arlene Lyons

Community Leader

Waco

Javier Maldonado

Attorney

Law Office of Javier N Maldonado, PC

Kirk Yoshida

Contractor

Strategic Partnerships, Inc.

Montserrat Garibay

Senior Advisor for Labor Relations

Office of Secretary of U.S Department of Education

Ben Bui

Operations Manager

Stripe

Juan Carlos Contreras

Independent Director of R&D

LaQuetta Washington

Consultant

Slalom

Moshmee Kalamkar

Director of Operations

The University of Texas System

Graciela Cigarroa

General Counsel

CentroMed

Kimberly Avila Edwards

Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Advocacy

Dell Medical School

Melissa Ortega

Commissioner, Grassroots Organizer

Commission on Immigrant Affairs

Valerie Barker

Attorney

Slayden Grubert Beard

Leadership Council

Our Leadership Council is made up of distinguished individuals from communities served by our local offices. They act as ambassadors to the community and work to expand our supporters and resources by leveraging professional networks and personal spheres of influence.

Alfred Solano

Vice President

Cecilia Herrera

Community Leader

John Antonelli

Founder & Owner, CEO

Michael Buratti

Program/Project Manager

Becky Pastner

Executive & Leadership Coach

Celeste Quesada

Creative Director, Producer, Real Estate

Kendall Antonelli

Founder & Owner, President

Mèlat

Musician

Cecile Richards

Co-Founder

Geronimo Rodriguez

Chief Advocacy Officer

LaRaine DuPuy

Community Volunteer

Rose Reyes

San Antonio Office President

Waco Advisory Committee

Our Waco Advisory Committee is made up of leaders in the Waco community. Members help deepen our connections in the community and provide input on the efforts of our Waco office.

​Arlene Lyons

DeShauna Hollie

Grecia Chavira

Joe Gatlin

John Alexander

Josh Caballero

Susan Nelson

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