Our Leadership Team

Board of Directors

  • Claudia Zapata-Cardone

    President

  • Javier L. Salazar

    Board Member

  • Megan Gonzalez

    Board Member

  • Manuel R. Munoz

    Finance Director

  • Efrain "Efry" Ayala-Johsnon

    Board Member

  • Michael Quinones

    Board Member

LPA National Leadership

  • Christopher Mora

    Executive Director

  • Andrea Ortega

    HR Manager

  • Kylee Blanco

    Expo/Events Director

  • Alex Delgado

    Comms Director

  • Antonella Mancebo

    Membership Director

  • Shaddi Abdala

    Scholarship Director

  • Brandon Centeno

    Mentorship Director

  • Sebastian Sanchez

    Director of Information Technology (IT)

  • Jessica Montiel

    Student Chapter Director

  • Rafael Alicea

    ALAS (Academy for Latinos in Aerospace Science)

  • Liliana De La Cruz Sanchez

    Regional Director

  • Jon Blanco

    VOLAR (Veterans Outreach for Leadership and Outreach)

Founding Members

  • Nick Sorkki

    Founder

    Former President

  • Jerry Dooyes

    Founder

    Former President

  • Gabe Quintana

    Founder

  • Merrill Sutton

    Founder

  • Michael Cerrato-Yeomans

    Founder