Paul Francisco
President of ALPFA Boston
Managing Director and Co-Founder of Foster & Francisco

Prior to starting Foster & Francisco, Paul was Vice President for Veritude’s Workforce Consulting Group. Veritude, a Fidelity Investments Company, provides Strategic Human Resources Consulting and Recruitment Process Outsourcing Services to client companies. Prior to joining Veritude, Paul was a Senior Vice President for Bank of America’s Consumer Staffing Division. In that capacity he was responsible for talent acquisition for the Consumer Bank’s operations in New England, New York, Mid Atlantic, Southeast, Florida and Central Divisions. He has also held a number of HR positions at companies like Amica and Gillette.

Paul is a former NFL player, having been part of the New England Patriots team of ’94-95. Paul emigrated from Honduras as a teenager, attended Cathedral High School in the South End, and obtained a football scholarship to Boston University where he majored in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations. While a member of the Patriots, Paul returned to Boston U. to pursue a Master of Science in Administration. His football career ended in 1996 due to an injury while a member of the Baltimore Ravens.

Hector Lopez Camacho
Executive Vice President
Vice President, State Street Corporation

Hector is a Vice President for State Street's U.S. Investment Services. In his current role, Hector is a Unit Head responsible for a centralized reporting group. In this capacity, his teams provide internal audit and reporting services to several mutual fund client relationships. Prior to this role, Hector was an Assistant Vice President responsible for a Financial Operations department at SchoolHouse Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation focusing on the 529 College Savings business. In recognition for his significant contributions to the ongoing development and success of SchoolHouse Capital, Hector received the Division’s Excellence Award in September of 2003 from State Street U.S. Investment Services. Hector started his career in State Street at SSgA as an investment analyst. Before joining State Street, Hector worked as a retirement and benefits analyst for Osram-Sylvania where he performed actuarial duties among other defined benefits and defined contribution responsibilities.

As part of his activities in the community, Hector serves as the Executive Vice President of ALPFA Boston (Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting). ALPFA is the leading professional association dedicated to enhancing opportunities for Latinos in the accounting, finance and related professions. ALPFA is a national organization comprised of over 9,000 members, 1,600 of those in Boston, MA. Hector is also a co-founder and co-chair of State Street's LAPG (Latin American Professionals Group). The LAPG's mission is to create opportunities for professional and personal advancement for its members and the community that State Street serves through volunteering projects. Hector recently received State Street's Global Inclusion Spot Award, a program designed to reward employees that are going above and beyond to contribute to Global Inclusion initiatives. State Street reciently nominated Hector for the HACR Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers (YHCA) Program. He was selected based on his leadership capabilities within State Street and proven commitment to the Hispanic community. Hector has been selected by El Planeta newspaper as “One of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in MA” for 2 years in a row for his work in the community (2007 and 2008).

Hector holds an MBA cum laude in Finance from Babson College, a B. S. summa cum laude in Economics and a B.S. summa cum laude in Business Administration from Salem State College. He is also a graduate of the Partnership’s Fellows Program Class of 2008. The Partnership Inc. is an organization focusing on the development and advancement of Professionals of Color. Hector is a registered principal and holds his series 53, 7 and 63 licenses. Hector is originally from Madrid, Spain.

Executive Director

Orlando Rodriguez
Executive Director for ALPFA Boston

Orlando Rodriguez joined World Energy Solutions, leading operator of online exchanges for energy and green commodities in early 2007. At World Energy Orlando was introduced to various factions of the energy industry including working with electricity, natural gas and the growing green markets. As an Account Manager, Orlando was primarily responsible for assisting clients (energy end users), channel partners and utility companies to leverage opportunities presented by deregulation and the developing environmental markets. With over 12 years of experience in the non-profit and social service sectors his goal was to utilize the transferable skills he developed to date to support the high growth energy company at further leveraging and developing revenue generating opportunities.

Prior to joining World Energy Orlando successfully served as Centro Las Americas (CLA) Executive Director from 2003-2007. Centro Las Americas is a multi-service, non-profit Latino organization whose primary purpose is to serve, empower and advocate for the greater Worcester community. Although Centro was embarking on celebrating 30 years of service to the greater Worcester community, upon Orlando’s arrival CLA was in a deep transition and suffered major financial challenges. Orlando played an integral role in stabilizing, revitalizing and positioning the company to be able serve, empower and advocate for the greater Worcester community for another 30 years.

Orlando served as a Harrington Memorial Hospital Corporator. He was the first Hispanic to be elected as a Board of Trustee member for the Jacobs Edwards Library. Orlando has since been described by former State Representative Mark J. Carron as, “an incredible asset to the community. He is an excellent communicator with various factions, without over-embellishing or understating issues.” He maintains a strong commitment to his community with a positive outlook, refreshing ideas, and a strong work ethic.

Vice Presidents & Directors

Marcel Quiroga
Vice President, Women of ALPFA
Vice President of Wealth Management Relationships, Capital Formation Group

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As Vice President of Wealth Management Relationships at Capital Formation Group, Marcel helps people attain financial independence, build their legacies and manage their financial affairs. Marcel has more than thirteen than 13 years of financial services and wealth management experience. Prior to joining the Capital Formation Group, Marcel was a Private Wealth Specialist at the Private Banking and Investment Group of Merrill Lynch. Previous to that she was with the Individual Investment Group at Morgan Stanley; FUNDES-Bolivia, a foundation where she worked with banks to provide loans to small and mid-sized companies; Marketing Director for a Bolivian financial fund, Fondo de la Comunidad; and Banco Mercantil, one of the largest banks in South America, where she managed funds for executives of Bolivia’s largest firms. Marcel graduated with honors from the Universidad Privada Boliviana in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Marcel is a member of the National Corporate Advisory Board of the Women of ALPFA, as well as Vice President of the Women of ALPFA Boston Chapter. She chairs the Women of the Harvard Club Committee, and sits on the board of directors of the New England Latin American Business Council. Marcel is also a member of Women’s Luncheon Committee for the U.S. Fund of UNICEF. She is on her Parish Council in Marblehead, where she lives.

Carolina Avellaneda
Vice President, ALPFA Law
Partner at McCarter & English, LLP, in Boston, Massachusetts

Carolina Avellaneda is a partner at McCarter & English, LLP, in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Boston University School of Law and Wellesley College. Carolina litigates complex civil cases and counsels businesses and executives. She advises leading executives on all aspects of their operations, often acting as outside general counsel. Her practice has an emphasis in employment law.

Carolina is active in both the local and international legal community, and a member of McCarter & English’s Diversity Committee. She is the chair of the Leisure Industries Section of the International Bar Association. She is an active member of the Massachusetts Staffing Association, the American Staffing Association and the Academy of Hospitality Lawyers. She is also a graduate of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination’s certified program on harassment and discrimination prevention training and has provided over 150 hours of interactive training on employment issues including harassment prevention and employee management.

Carolina was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and is a native Spanish speaker.

Juan Lopera
Vice President, Corporate Partnerships
Blue Cross Blue Shields MA

Juan is a Director of Affordability Strategy in the Healthcare Services department at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In this role, Juan is responsible for the strategy and implementation of initiatives that enhance the quality and affordability of healthcare provided in Massachusetts. While at Blue Cross, Juan also worked as Director of Provider Contracting, designing, implementing and negotiating new payment models for hospitals and physician organizations.

Prior to Blue Cross, Juan was a manager at Deloitte Consulting and spent 8 years doing strategy and operations work in the healthcare space serving over 20 clients throughout the country. While at Deloitte, Juan was the founder of the Latino Business Resource Group.

Juan graduated from the Boston College School of Management with degrees in Finance and Information Systems. He is originally from Medellin Colombia.

Nadia Colon
Vice President, Events
Personal Market Senior Accountant, Liberty Mutual Group

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Nadia Colon is currently the Senior Accountant for the Personal Market Reinsurance Department at Liberty Mutual Group. She is a graduate of Bentley University (former Bentley College) where she obtained both her Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Accounting with concentrations in Information Technology. At her current role Nadia prepares and reviews complex standard and ad hoc reports (monthly, quarterly and annual book close; which includes account reconciliations, control checks, manual journal entries, preparation of financial statements) utilizing a broad knowledge of accounting principles. Nadia also presents findings/recommendations to Management and maintains accounting systems to ensure accurate and timely operation.

Prior to this position Nadia was an Assurance Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC where she serviced many clients within the Technology, Financial Services and Health care industries and the Non for Profit Sector. Prior to this she held various accounting positions at various small accounting firms and small businesses. She has been volunteering with ALPFA since 2003 while studying at Bentley College and throughout her professional career.

Nadia is a native of the Dominican Republic and is fluent in Spanish with knowledge of French. She currently resides in Boston, MA with her husband Duglan Tejeda and two children (Nathalia, 9 and Douglas, 2).

Perla Cardenas
Vice President, Membership Committee
Financial Analyst, Smith Barney

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Perla is pursuing a Master in Management at Harvard University with a concentration on Finance. She is currently doing an internship at Smith Barney, where she specializes in advising clients in financial planning, liability management, and legacy planning.

She holds a Graduate Diploma in Banking and Financial Services from Boston University. Also, she holds a bachelor degree in International business from ITESM, Mexico, where she participated in diverse exchange programs at the University of Alcalá in Spain, the University of Cincinnati, and the Seoul National University in South Korea.

At ITESM she was president of the International Student Association, where she organized academic, cultural, and sport events. In addition, she was a member of the university's soccer team for more than 2 years. She participated in community events, where she had the opportunity to enhance social and economical development, shaping and creating a better environment for the community. After graduating, she worked as a consultant in foreign commerce, enhancing international companies to do business in Mexico. Furthermore, she worked as an Executive VP in Grupo Humanna managing different consulting and business units.

All these activities have helped Perla to shape her character, and become a person with integrity, ethics, humanistic outlook, and international expertise. Perla is originally from Mexico. Follow Perla on Twitter: @perlacardenas

Romina Bustillo-Wilmot
Advisor in Marketing and PR
Marketing Specialist, The TJX Companies, Inc.

As a Project Manager within the Marketing department at The TJX Companies, Inc. headquartered in Framingham, MA, she is responsible for executing national advertising campaigns in the areas of TV, Radio, Direct Mail, Print and Online for the Marshalls brand. She manages Hispanic marketing initiatives and projects for the US and Puerto Rico and serves as a liaison to the company's Hispanic advertising agency in Miami. Prior to joining TJX, Romina worked within the Advertising department of Staples Inc. where she managed national Business to Business marketing programs. Romina also worked at Arnold Worldwide supporting the Vonage advertising campaign. She also held an internship at Young & Rubicam's The Bravo Group in New York City.

Prior to making a career change to Marketing, Romina worked for 3 years for the U.S. Federal Government; First as a Human Resources Assistant for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and then as a Compliance Officer for the U.S. Department of Labor at the JFK building in Boston.

Romina holds a Masters in Communications Management from Simmons College and completed her undergraduate studies at Suffolk University where she attended both its Boston and Madrid campuses.

Romina serves as VP of Marketing/PR for ALPFA Boston. Romina is also the Fundraising Events Chair of the Greater Youth Resource Services in Randolph, MA. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Proyecto Hondureño, Inc. in Chelsea, MA. Romina will also lead the media efforts of the 2009 National ALPFA Convention in Boston.

Karen Bustillo-Agredo
Vice President, Coaching & Mentoring
AVP, Investment Analytics Consultant, BNY Mellon

As the primary point of contact for money manager clients in New England, Karen is responsible for assisting in the understanding and use of performance measurement, portfolio risk analytics, universe comparison, and information delivery services. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, she worked at KLD Research & Analytics, a leading socially responsible investment research firm. At KLD she was responsible for managing and coordinating the firm's sales & marketing operations. She held earlier positions at ADC Telecommunications where she l ed marketing communications and represented the firm at key industry events in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil .

Karen graduated from UMASS Boston and holds an MBA from Suffolk University where she had the opportunity to participate in global seminars in Paris and Beijing.

Elvia Bautista
Vice President, Operations
Information Services Specialist, Sun Life Financial

Elvia is a Info Services Specialist at Sun Life Financial in Wellesley, MA. She has assumed the infrastructure project manager role, being responsible for all aspects of implementation for IT vendor solutions. Director of Communications of HOLA, a diversity group to promote a culture of inclusion at Sun Life, empowering members, encouraging personal development, and facilitating recruitment and retention of Hispanic/Latino professionals.
She has held various management and engineering positions with companies including JP Morgan, ITAM and Sistemas Abiertos de Computo in Mexico.

She holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering and a Master in Computer Science from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). She also earned a Master of Science in Network and Information Systems for Enterprises from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (ENST) in Rennes, France. She is originally from Mexico City, Mexico.

Mark White
Vice President, Community Relations
Ceruolo, Hagstrom & White, P.C

Mark White is the Vice President of Community Relations for the ALPFA Boston Chapter. He is a partner in the law firm of Ceruolo, Hagstrom & White, P.C. which has office locations in Chelsea, Massachusetts and Melrose, Massachusetts. Mark focuses his legal career in the areas of real estate and immigration law.

Mark received his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 2004. Prior to that, he received his Bachelor’s degree in political science from Suffolk University in 2001. Mark has been with ALPFA since 2007, and previously served as Chair of the Community Relations Committee.

Viviana Arostegui-Ham
Vice President, Transition Support Group
Senior Software Release Engineer

Accomplished Configuration Management/Release Engineer with extensive experience performing complex geographically distributed application migrations as well as providing third level technical support to offshore regional resources in Asia(8), Europe (3) as well as in India (18).

Viviana worked in the following Software Development companies: in the Financial Industry - State Street and Fidelity Investments; in the Telecommunications industry Sonus Networks; Software development – Spyglass; and in the Healthcare industry IDX Corp.  Viviana has a MS and BS in Computer Science, she also holds a BS degree in Technical Management.  Viviana joined ALPFA in 2004, during her time as Chair of Women of ALPFA she developed the statistical information for the Presidential Survey with El Mundo newspaper in 2008.  She also created another set of statistical information based on ALPFA’S Boston Chapter membership data in 2009 during her role as Vice President of this program.

ALPFA Boston Coordinator

Anabel Castillo
Coordinator of ALPFA Boston

Additional Credits

Nancy Bonilla
Photographer, Marketing
Art Director, Zylla Design

Committee Board Members