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CSL's Executive Advisory Board (EAB) is an all-volunteer group of skilled professionals who help shape CSL's strategic direction and implement its programming, fundraising, and operational activities. The EAB meets frequently to discuss CSL's quarterly and long-term activity plans. EAB members are successful leaders from the public, private, and non-profit sectors, and bring a wealth of skills and experiences that CSL leverages to produce high-impact programs for non-profit executives and youth.
Paula Díaz Menafra (Board Chairperson). Paula received her degree in Labor Psychology from the Universidad Católica in Uruguay, and her M.S. in Organization Development (OD) from Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC. Her work experience includes HR -- evaluating, hiring, counseling and training -- and organizational development. As CSL's Chair, she helps to foster a motivated work group, with members committed to their tasks and to the community. In her free time, she enjoys running, swimming, and sailing.
Tyler Atkins. Born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, Tyler is the second oldest of seven children. It was in his role as son and older brother that he first developed his desire to work with young people. He attended the University of Michigan where he received a B.A. in Psychology and moved to Washington, DC to do a year of service as an Americorps Vista volunteer with Turning the Page, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting schools, families and the community to ensure students receive valuable educational resources. In his current position as a Program Coordinator with the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund, he continues to help DC public school students gain college access and valuable internship experience, as well as build bridges to members of the regional business community.
Erika Ferrari. Erika joined the board of CSL in 2005 and works with the Board's Marketing Committee to develop programs and services in line with our mission of helping non-profit directors and inner city youth attain leadership training to better manage their lives and their organizations. Erika is a financial planner for affluent individuals and families in the Washington, DC office of US Trust Company, where she has worked for five years in various capacities, including portfolio management and planning. She attended the University of Virginia, graduating in 2001 with degrees in Economics and Psychology. Erika is originally from Springfield, Virginia, currently calls Falls Church home, and is planning a wedding for fall 2006 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Juan Pablo Luzardo. Juan has a B.S. in Civil/Urban Systems Engineering from George Mason University, and an M.S. in Engineering Management from the Catholic University of America. He has worked over five years at Bohler Engineering PC in land development and civil engineering consulting in the Washington DC metropolitan area. He currently lives in Maracaibo, Venezuela, where he was also born and raised. He is a present member and youth coordinator of Sociedad en Acción (SEA), an NGO based in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He was a 2004 Marine Corp Marathon participant, supporting Catholic Charities in Washington DC.
Andrés McAlister. Andrés is a World Bank consultant in library and archives development. During his 30 years of experience in World Bank records management, Andrés created a program to manage information in World Bank country offices, and led numerous missions to Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Andrés recently consulted with the Carter Center on a transparency project in Bolivia, and with the Kampal City Council on a records management component of a World Bank project. He is now the Head of the Board's Fundraising Committee, and led the first fundraiser for CSL in December 2005.
Héctor Sanchez. Héctor is the Policy and Community Liaison for the Education Trust, where he plays an integral role in the Trust's data, community, and policy work. Hector has worked in education, government, and the non-profit sector, and has over ten years of data and policy experience. Prior to his work at the Education Trust, he was the Education Policy Coordinator for the Council of Latino Agencies in Washington DC. He was also a professor of US-Mexico Relations at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. Working for the last decade in education policy, Héctor has been deeply engaged in the Latino community and ongoing efforts to secure equal rights and opportunities for the largest minority group in the nation. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Political Science from the University of Texas.
Rasha Helmy Shokr. Rasha has been a Translation and Media Consultant at the World Bank in Washington, DC since 2003. She worked as an Arabic/English translator and proofreader for the World Bank. She contributed to translating and proofreading the Arabic version of a World Bank Annual Report, and, among other achievements, worked as a Web Manager and Editor for World Bank Arabic corporate websites. Ms. Shokr worked in the Egyptian government's Radio and Television Union as a news editor and radio and TV broadcaster. Following her post graduate studies at American University in Cairo (AUC), she joined the AUC as a translation and simultaneous interpreting instructor. She has three years experience with development projects in Egypt working with USAID contractors as a translator and project coordinator.
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