Acebo was officially installed as 13th president of the university this summer, recognition of his transformative leadership, which guided the school through a severe financial crisis and has positioned it for a stable and prosperous future.
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Acevedo seamlessly leads the firm’s daily administrative and financial operations. She supervises the firm’s department directors and helps to execute its long-term strategic initiatives.
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The second-generation CEO,he oversees the parent company of heavy civil, marine construction and trenchless industry leaders Northeast Remsco Construction, Caldwell Marine International and Huxted Trenchless.
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An example of how far hard work and dedication can go, Alamo has grown the business from a one-man operation in 1992 to the nation’s leading minority-owned full-service brokerage firm.
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Highly regarded around the state for his efforts in numerous practice groups, Artiles chairs the firm’s bipartisan Government Affairs Practice, leads the firm’s Cannabis Group and is the managing partner of the Trenton office.
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He was installed as the university’s 23rd president in the summer of 2024 after more than two decades of experience at all levels of academia. An expert in health sciences, Benitez has spent more than 15 years as a clinician.
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In addition to his work in helping Horizon connect and serve the Hispanic community, Cabezas has a long history of serving our country (he was active in the Marine Corps from 1992-96).He recently was selected as Veteran of the Year by the Military Friendly website.
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Cardona has provided more than three decades of service to his alma mater, serving in a number of roles, including spokesperson and communications leader for three of Rowan’s seven presidents.
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A highly regarded real estate attorney, Carrillo-Perez concentrates her practice in the areas of land use and zoning, redevelopment, municipal law and affordable housing development. She also assists developers and clients in legislative and regulatory matters.
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Castillo leads strategic initiatives to enhance client acquisition, retention and product penetration, overseeing all lending to emerging business owners (typically less than $1 million in revenue) across 180 financial centers in New Jersey.
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His inspirational story of how he emigrated to the U.S. started working in restaurants as a dishwasher before rising to chef — and then owner/operator of Chilangos — is worthy of a book. That’s why they wrote one.
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A serial entrepreneur and board member at New Jersey Institute of Technology and the New Jersey Innovation Institute (among numerous others), Charters has started a number of companies and organizations, including Latina Surge.
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Oversees all legal and compliance matters for the Newark-based community development financial institution — the largest CDFI in the state. It provides innovative and equitable solutions for underserved communities.
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A seasoned media executive, he leads the global multicultural communications firm. A veteran, he serves as president of the New Jersey State Veterans Chamber of Commerce.
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A serial entrepreneur, he also is managing member of Fully Promoted in Clifton and
co-founder of Karma Verde Fresh in Mexico. A veteran, he served as a lieutenant in the Navy.
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Bringing a background deeply rooted in impact investing and community development, Cruz oversees a community investment program that has directed over $169 million to support economic opportunity in the state.
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Widely regarded as one of the top commercial real estate professionals in the state, he has been a part of deals valued at more than $65 billion (with a “B”) over the past 25 years.
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In his role with the chamber and with PNC Bank as the New Jersey market manager for the Community Development Banking group, De La Hoz does as much to guide and assist small business owners as anyone in the state.
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She brings decades of experience to her clients and their causes, serving as a strategic adviser in management of legislative and regulatory issues in public sector, corporate and health care settings.
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The co-owner of La Providencia in Passaic, he recently stepped up his advocacy for Mexican business owners in New Jersey and the region by becoming inaugural leader of the American Mexican Chamber.
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Highly regarded leader of consulate, which opened in September 2023 as the first in the state. The office has helped so many people that many are wondering if the state would benefit from a second location.
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Yes, he is the go-to expert at the intersection of health care policy and regulation in the state, but that’s just the start of his expertise — and his list of contacts, which could be the biggest in the state.
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Donnelly is the executive sponsor of HOLA (Hispanic Organization for Latin Achievement), the employee resource group SJI launched last summer as part of its ongoing commitment to diversity engagement initiatives.
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After building (and selling) the country’s largest Hispanic importing company serving Central and South America in 2015, Alex Duran got into the restaurant business, opening Son Cubano and Ventanas, and opened an early childhood daycare center, Sowing Seed School, with his wife, Marilyn.
