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