Meet the Team & Board

Our Team

Rocio Andrade
Rocio Andrade

Business Development Manager

Carmen Herrera-Mansir
Carmen Herrera-Mansir

Executive Director

Andrea Valdez
Karla Ballesteros

Executive Assistant

Cesario Ruiz
Cesario Ruiz

Kitchen Incubator Program Manager

Amy Mascareñas
Luz Falcon-Toledo

Office and Property Manager

Loan Program Team

Cesario Ruiz
Juan Melgar

Director of Lending

Cesario Ruiz
Gerardo Rodriguez

Loan Officer

Cesario Ruiz
Giselda Solis

Loan Officer

Regional Women’s Business Center Team

Cesario Ruiz
Isaac Rodriguez

Business Success Coach

Cesario Ruiz
Ashley Rubio

Program Assistant

Our Board

Ana Luisa Cortez

Vice Chair
Retired

Brad Barbeu

Board Member
Executive Director, Institute for Innovation & Economic Development (iiED) CSUMB

Eduardo Cervantes

Board Member
Dean of Education Centers, Cabrillo College

Guadalupe Zepeda

Board Member
General Manager, Mas Mac Corporation

Heidi Pickman

Board Member
Vice President, Engagement and External Affairs, CAMEO

Jorge Reguerin

Chair
Business Development, Santa Cruz County Bank

June Padilla Ponce

Treasurer
Owner, Sun Valley Farms

Rosa Sanchez Duran

Paralegal
Salinas

Board meetings are scheduled on the second Monday of every other month at 4pm.