Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Organization: SHCC Board of Directors

The Mission of the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is to maximize the success of our members’ businesses through networking, advocacy and education.

 

2007/2008 Executive Committee
Griselda Barajas Chair of the Board Griselda's Catering Services 915 L Street # C189, Sacramento, CA 95814 C: 916.712.1251 F: 916.443.7646 gristexas@aol.com	Griselda started her first business in 1993w at the age of 21, with borrowed funds and those ever so helpful credit cards. She operates two restaurants in the California State Capitol Building: Tex Mex at the Capitol and Jade Orchid Café. Additionally, she owns Griselda?s Catering which is a full service catering company which offers varied menus such as Mediterranean, California, Continental, Chinese, and Mexican cuisine. She also owns the Texas Mexican Restaurant along with her family. Griselda has a philosophy of treating employees like family and of strong involvement in the community. One of her long standing employee programs is to allow each employee with children to take a day off, with pay, each month to volunteer at their children?s schools. In order to better offer her employees better benefits, she became a union employer. She has never lost sight of giving back to the community that has embraced her and her family. She has donated innumerable resource to innumerable non profit organizations from arts groups to educational organizations. She has become an active and vocal advocate for small business owners and currently serves on the board of the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She has been recognized for her leadership and contributions by receiving the following awards: 2002 Role Model of the Year (Board Links), 2000 Small Business Advocate of the Year (California Chamber of Commerce), 1999 Businesswoman of the Year (California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), 1996 Businesswoman of the Year (Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce).
Nick Montoya Chair Elect of the Board Intel Corporation 1900 Prairie City Rd., FM1-125 Folsom, CA 95630 B: 916.356.1349 Nick.montoya@intel.com	Nick Montoya is a senior manager at Intel Corporation, where he directs its Folsom Excellence Program. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and is Vice-Chair of Membership Services. Montoya recently started his own company, Megaphone Communications, where he helps organizations and individuals achieve business and personal excellence. Montoya recently authored a book, The Magic Megaphone, where he shares his revolutionary process for managing projects. He has conducted over 300 Megaphone workshops for large corporations, small businesses, non-profits, schools, and government agencies. Montoya also serves as president of the Board of Directors for the California Paso Fino Horse Association, one of his many interests. He has been married to his wife, Cathy, for 23 years. Nick is most proud of his three daughters (Giana, 21, Elisa, 17, and Lia, 15) and is a three-time winner of Loretto High School’s Father-Daughter Dance Contest.
Paul Galindo Past Chair of the Board Galindo Communications 8299 Florin Rd, Ste 100 Sacramento, CA 95828 B: 916.386.6001 F: 916.386.1059	Paul Galindo knew early in life that he was going to help people. Growing up he found his most rewarding experiences involved working with individuals on a personal level. Galindo, the son of a Pentecostal minister, grew up traversing the western states with his family, until they settled in Lodi, California. Soon, Galindo’s natural gift of public speaking flourished as a youth minister in the family church. Galindo was quickly becoming an active speaker at several churches throughout the western United States. He was featured on a number of radio programs as well as television.x Galindo loved connecting and helping young people, but a growing family and the birth of a new son lead him to a new challenge in life. A successful career in real estate soon followed. Galindo established his business under the principal of education. Education is power! Helping families gain knowledge of their rights as homebuyers, as well as financial endeavors enabled Galindo to help minority families do things they might have never been able to do. Few things are better than getting a family into their first home. This is something Galindo continues to do. Galindo’s mortgage business continues to thrive; currently he is the Vice President of Superior Lending & Investments helping families avoid the pitfalls of the unknown Real Estate market. Teaching the people is the best way to empower them. As a result of his commitment to customer satisfaction, and personal integrity almost all of his business is by referral only. Paul Galindo lives in Wilton California with his wife Kerei, and his children Denise, Andrew, Garrett, and Breanne.
Andrea Rosa First Vice Chair The Rosa Law Group 980 9th St., 16th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 B: 916.449-9681 therosalawgrp@comcast.net	Founder and principal manager of The Rosa Law Group, Andrea Rosa, is a bilingual attorney dedicated to providing employment law solutions for today’s diverse workplaces.  Ms. Rosa conducts sexual harassment prevention training in both English and Spanish that conforms to AB 1825 and other types of employment law related training for supervisors and employees.  Her clients include employers throughout the public and private sectors.   In addition, Ms. Rosa conducts neutral workplace investigations and consults on resolving employment related disputes. Prior to founding The Rosa Law Group, Ms. Rosa, served as the Deputy Director for Legislation and Policy Development of the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Deputy Director, Ms. Rosa planned, organized, and directed the Department’s legislative program and served as principal policy advisor to the Director.  Ms. Rosa also directed the Department’s employment and housing mediation programs.  Prior to her appointment, she served as Counsel and Consultant in the California State Senate.  She served as Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1990 until 1994, when she was chosen to serve as Counsel and Consultant in the Office of Senate President Pro Tempore Bill Lockyer and later Senate President Pro Tempore John L. Burton.   Her legislative career has been marked by a creative and vigorous approach to significant public policy issues confronting the Legislature and the people of California: the establishment of visitation rights for grandparents (Chapter 832 of the Statutes of 1993), state compliance with the Federal Fair Housing Act (Chapter 1277 of the Statutes of 1993), extension of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Chapter 913 of the Statutes of 1992, development of civil procedures for alternative dispute resolution, drafting and negotiations of legislation pertaining to the emerging area of animal rights and analysis of wide-ranging civil and criminal legal issues.  From 1985 to 1988, she was an attorney for Legal Services of Northern California where she litigated major impact precedent-setting cases. She was also instrumental in establishing a dissolution and temporary restraining order clinic for the poor and established an intake process for Spanish monolingual clients.  Ms. Rosa is also very committed to community affairs. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Women Campaign Fund and Africa’s Daughters Rising Political Action Committee.  She was a member of the steering committee that established the Bay Area Sexual Harassment Clinic, a hotline for sexually harassed individuals seeking legal advice.  The late former Mayor of Sacramento Joe Serna appointed Ms. Rosa to the Oak Park Project Area Committee. She later was elected to the same post. She served as a Commissioner on the Association of Mexican American Educators for Sacramento State University, California. She is a recipient of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund scholarship and has published in Spanish for several newspapers and magazines such as La Voz. Ms. Rosa is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, graduating with honors with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.  She later was a student at Hastings College of the Law, earning her J.D. in 1985.  Ms. Rosa was a law clerk to the Honorable Clinton White of the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District in 1984.
Rosa M. Escutia Secretary PG&E	Rosa M. Escutia is an account manager for Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). Serving approximately 15 million people in northern and central California, PG&E is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Previous to entering the utility industry Ms. Escutia was the Director of Public Relations for the California Lottery.  Appointed by Governor Gray Davis in 2003, she oversaw the planning and directing of the Lottery’s comprehensive communications program that has raised more than $17 billion dollars for California public schools, since 1985. Ms. Escutia also served as a gubernatorial appointee to Davis in 2001 in the capacity of Public Affairs Director for the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.  She led the Department’s efforts in managing all media relations involving California’s alcohol and drug prevention, treatment and recovery issues.  One of the issues garnishing frequent media and public attention was Proposition 36, a $120 million dollars a year initiative voted into law in November 2000 by California’s voters.  Previous to her gubernatorial appointments she served as Interim Communications Director for the California Department of Information Technology, the statewide agency charged with overseeing the State’s millions of dollars technology investment; and, also worked in various professional civil service capacities. Graduating in 1992 from the California State University, Sacramento, Ms Escutia received her Bachelors of Arts Degree in Communication Studies.  Her passion for education, government, and community has motivated her participation in various organizations, including: Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, CSUS Chicano/Latino Alumni Association; Personnel Management Association of Aztlan; Latina Management Institute; and, Hispanics Organized for Political Equality, Northern California.
Lawrence B. Garcia General Counsel The Diepenbrock Law Firm Partner 400 Capital Mall, Suite, 1800 Sacramento, CA 95814 B:916.446.4469 F:916.446.4535 lgarcia@diepenbrock.com	Lawrence B. Garcia brings to the Firm over 28 years of experience as a practicing attorney which includes the counseling and representation of clients in highly regulated business environments such as healthcare, construction, antitrust, securities, land use and environmental regulation. Mr. Garcia’s practice activities include mergers, acquisitions, commercial transactions, healthcare law, construction law, and facilitated conflict resolutions. Mr. Garcia focuses his current practice on seeking to find creative and enduring solutions to the most serious problems faced by companies in the current business environment. To that end, Mr. Garcia brings his experience as a lawyer, healthcare consultant and arbitrator/mediator to support his clients’ needs. Mr. Garcia has served as Corporate Counsel for Catholic Healthcare West (“CHW”), a major non-profit, multi-corporate health system in the western United States. CHW is the largest non-profit healthcare organization in California and operates hospitals and clinics in California, Arizona and Nevada. Working in this highly regulated industry, Mr. Garcia gained valuable experience in working with the many agencies which impact healthcare delivery and financing. Mr. Garcia’s experience includes representation of clients before several regulatory agencies such as the California Department of Health Services, the California Medical Board, Medicare Provider Reimbursement Board, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, several Regional Health System Agencies (for CONs), the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Trade Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the FDA and the California Office of Administrative Law. In addition, Mr. Garcia had principal responsibility for the development of the CHW Antitrust Compliance Program, was a co-author of the CHW construction contract model contracts and served on the Risk Committee for the California Department of Corporation in 1994. In the late 1990’s, Mr. Garcia served as a principal and shareholder in BDC Advisers, LLC which is a health care consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, integrated delivery systems and market transformation consulting support. Mr. Garcia has primary responsibility for development of the highly successful “legal support services” product line for BDC Advisers, LLC. Mr. Garcia now serves as the Executive Director of Palmarium Consulting Group, LLC that operates as a subsidiary of The Diepenbrock Law Firm and which provides business consulting services in the area of health care, long term care, business development and international transactions. Mr. Garcia has also served clients in regulatory matters not directly related to the healthcare industry including local governments and land-use planning agencies, employment and labor agencies such as the EEOC and the California Fair Housing and Employment Commission, environmental regulators at both the local and state levels and the California Department of Corporations. While in law school Mr. Garcia clerked in the California Attorney General’s Office in the Department of Environmental law and in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco for the Honorable Joseph T. Sneed. Mr. Garcia served on the Adjunct Faculty of USC, the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and the USF College of Professional Studies and is a frequent speaker at several professional associations. Mr. Garcia obtained his Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law and has a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the former President of the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys and is a member of the Health Law Committee of the California State Bar Association. Mr. Garcia is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Mercy Educational Resources Center in Sacramento, the Mercy Foundation and serves as the General Counsel for the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Garcia also sits on, or is counsel to, several small and nonprofit corporation boards that operate in the Sacramento Valley.
Diana Borroel President/CEO Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 1491 River Park Dr. Suite 101 Sacramento, CA 95815 B: 916.486.7700 F: 916.486.7728	Born in northern New Mexico, Diana came to California at the age of 5 with her parents and 10 siblings.  She started her working life at the ripe age of 12 in the agricultural fields in the area near Red Bluff. While attending Red Bluff High School  she worked as a student aid for California Department of Water Resources.  She started her career shortly after graduating from Shasta College.  The College decided they wanted her as an employee and she worked at Shasta College for several years before moving to the Tehama County District Attorney=s office where she was a legal stenographer, translator and assistant to the County Counsel.  Diana and her son, Jason,  moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1984.  There she changed career paths and became and agent and registered representative for New York Life Insurance Company, where she has had a long and successful career.  Diana earned several significant professional designations: Chartered Financial Consultant, Chartered Life Underwriter, Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow and Certified Senior Advisor.  In her industry, Diana has had numerous honors including membership in the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table;  Board Member, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors; President,  Society of Financial Services Professionals; General Agents and Managers Yearling award; National Sales Achievement Award, National Quality Award, Centurion award; Pro-active National Award; Agents Advisory Council Representative; Financial Advisor of the month; and, industry Leadership Award. She has also been involved in her community: New Mexico Governor's Business Advisory Council; DWI Memorial Foundation; Toastmaster's International; Rotary International; Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce (Board Member; Chair--Small Business Committee; Chair-Membership Committee and  Volunteer of the Year); Fund raising Chair, Women's Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence; Team Walk Committee-March of Dimes; Project Blueprint (Leadership) and United Way of New Mexico.  Since moving to Sacramento she has become an Ambassador, Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; member, National Latina Business Women Organization; and, Vice-President of Membership for Bits n Speeches Toastmasters Club of Elk Grove.  In her leisure time, Diana enjoys golf, dancing, dining, travel, reading and spending time with family.
2007/2008 Board of Directors
Patricia Bustos-Robinson Comcast 1242 National Dr. Sacramento CA 95834 B (916) 830-6796 F (916) 830-6673	Pat Bustos-Robinson oversees government affairs for Sacramento and the North Valley for Comcast, the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and Communications products and services. She previously spent more than 11 years in Dallas, working in government and public affairs for three of the largest cable television companies. Bustos-Robinson earned an MBA from Saint Mary’s College of California and a BA in Public Administration from the University of San Francisco. I would like to inform you that I will be moving from my current location at 4350 Pell Drive, effective August 14th.  With this move, my mailing address and telephone number will change; my e-mail address will remain the same.
Peter Drozdoff SureWest Communications PO Box 969 Roseville, CA 95661 B (916) 786-1156 F (916) 786-7170 p.drozdoff@surewest.com	Peter Drozdoff joined SureWest in 2000 and is responsible for marketing planning, residential sales, business development, new product development, product management, brand strategy, advertising, promotion, merchandising, public relations, government relations and marketing research for SureWest Communications and its business units. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Sacramento Area Commerce & Trade Organization (SACTO) and the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining SureWest, Drozdoff held marketing positions with Sprint PCS and Motorola. A certified scuba instructor, Pete has recently become proficient in Spanish and enjoys spending time with his wife, Margaret, and their three children, Alex, Kit and Anna.
Rachel Gonzales Garcia RGG Enterprises, Inc. 2755 Cottage Way, Suite 19-20 Sacramento CA 95825 B (916) 489-8141 F (916) 489-8137 rgarcia@rgginsurance.com	Rachel Gonzales Garcia is President and CEO of RGG Enterprises, INC. She has been a member of the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce since 1995. She has built her business by providing the highest level of service and integrity to her clients and the community. Her company is diverse in many aspects by the products her company provides to the community. By utilizing RGG Enterprises, one can obtain their Insurance, Real Estate, Mortgage, and Travel services. In addition to those services, education in Mortgage and Real Estate is available to the community through her affiliation with Ron Allen and Associates School of Real Estate. Rachel has a passion to help minority women succeed. She is currently serving as a Board Member for Life Under the Son Ministries and Designing Women for Destiny. Their focus is to work with women that are seeking a way out of destructive lifestyles and helping them transition into a life of happiness and prosperity. She is also a member of the Christian Chamber of Commerce and has volunteered her time as a Key Volunteer to the Marine Corps Wives Program and Toys for Tots. As part of her mission statement, Rachel believes that everyone is a leader and with the proper direction, can prosper in all areas of their life; physically, emotionally, financially, socially, and spiritually. Rachel believes that information is knowledge and knowledge is Power. It is a known fact that people can fail due to the lack of knowledge. She is working hard to provide the knowledge and direction needed in order for one to make an educated and effective decision. Because one person cared enough to make a difference I her life, she would like to continue to do the same for others. Her goal is to be active within the area of Education and will serve on the Education Committee for the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2007. Rachel is a firm supporter of mentorship programs and is excited about serving on the Board.
Valerie Reynoso The Salvation Army 3755 North Freeway Blvd. Sacramento CA 95834 P: (916)563-3778 F: (916)239-3878 Web: www.tsatoday.org lSend Email
Nancy Zarenda Spanish Language Academy 1008 Tenth Street #450 Sacramento, CA 95814 B (916)649-9335 F (916)442-3735 slainternational@aol.com	Nancy Zarenda, founder and director of the Spanish Language Academy in Sacramento, is a consultant and language trainer in the public and private sectors. She founded Rio International Language Services in 1988 in Southern California in response to the demand for Spanish training for executives and law enforcement agencies. The Spanish Language Academy now provides these services and more, for businesses, government, legislators and legislative staff. The academy also provides language access consulting to assist business and government in increasing profitability and effectiveness of delivery of services to California’s complex and dynamic multilingual population. Ms. Zarenda serves as vice chair of the California Utilities Diversity Council, executive director and co-founder of the International Education Council, immediate past chair of the UC Davis Health System Community Advisory Board, and member of the advocacy committee of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. She was a member of board of directors of the CA Hispanic Association for Corporate Responsibility from 2005 to 2006. She participated in a training mission in Puebla and Cuernavaca, Mexico in November, 2006 to address business strategies and political advocacy for women of Mexico. Ms. Zarenda has had an extensive career in language training and education that spans public schools, community colleges, police academies, and the private sector. She is a California court certified interpreter, an adjunct instructor at Lake Tahoe College, and is credited with designing and implementing Spanish for Law Enforcement at the Rio Hondo Policy Academy in Whittier from 1996 - 2001. Ms. Zarenda has worked as an educational consultant for the California Department of Education, and served two terms as a governor appointee on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing from 1992 to 2001. She has worked as a consultant on international education projects in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Spain. Awards include Special Congressional recognition as “Outstanding Hispanic American Educator” and “Outstanding Service to the Community” in 2004, and Latino Journal “Champion of Diversity” in 2006.
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Sam Perez Chairman of the BoardRodriguez, Perez, Delgado & Company 1540 Riverpark Drive, Suite 113 Sacramento, CA 95815 P: 916.568.1168 F. 916.568.1168	Samuel C. Perez is the Managing Partner of the certified public accounting firm of Rodriguez, Perez, Delgado & Company. Sam's professional focus is in the area of business development and integrated strategic planning for closely held businesses. With offices in Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, his firm provides serves throughout Northern California. An active SHCC member since 1988 (and one of the creators of the Jalapeño Classic Golf Tournament), Sam has served in numerous capacities including two terms as President of the Board, Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He re-joined the board in August of 1999 and co-chaired the recent SHCC Membership Drive, which succeeded in increasing membership to over 1,000. Sam has also been a community influence through various boards, and civic appointments, which includes the panel selection of our current Police Chief and as one of the Mayor's Economic Development Advisors. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley's Has School of Business and also holds a Master's degree in Taxation. He and his wife, Mona, have two sons, Sam, Jr. and Benjamin.

 

 

 

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