BOARD OF
DIRECTORS - Including year
of association
Luis Enrique de Leon (1992)
Xela Aid Director, Guatemala
(Surgical Nurse)
Colleen
Dodds (1993)
Xela Aid Optometry Program Co-Director
(Stained Glass Artist, Retired School Teacher)
Karen E.
Edwards (1993)
Xela Aid Optometry Program Co-Director
(Executive Director, Charitable Organization)
Esperanza Ordoņes (1995)
Midwifery Internships Coordinator, Guatemala
(Master Midwife)
Patricia
Maxwell (1996)
Xela Aid PEX Program Director
(Producer, Isla Earth Radio Series)
Mel Dinkel
(2004)
Xela Aid
Chief Operating Officer
Yearly Trips, Construction, Fund Raising
(Chief Operating Officer, Catalina Island Conservancy)
Sheryl Fontaine (2004)
PEX Program Special Projects Coordinator
Co-Coordinator, Centro de Estudios
(Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics:
Professor of English, California State University, Fullerton)
Debi Lyn Esquivel
(2004)
Co-Coordinator, Centro de Estudios
(Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics:
Assistant Director, University Learning Center and English Lecturer,
California State University, Fullerton)
Carlos de la Rosa (2007)
Xela Aid Director of Environmental Projects
(Chief of Conservation & Education, Catalina Island Conservancy)
Susan Lominska, FNP (2008)
Xela Aid Director of Medical Projects
(Kaiser Permanente and National Disaster Preparedness Team)
Leslie C. Baer (1992)
Xela Aid Founding Director
Yearly Trips, Weaving Cooperative, Fund Raising
(Chief Communications Officer, Catalina Island Conservancy)
(Board of Directors, St. Matthew Church)
ADMINISTRATION
Kathryn Tuma
(1992)
Accounting, Xela Aid USA
(Treasurer, St. Matthew Church, Orange, Calif.)
International Humanities Center (2005)
Program Administration, Xela Aid International
Laura
Bokesch (2006)
Website Design & Maintenance
(President, Bokesch Consulting)
ADVISORS (Partial List)
Wolfram Alderson (1994)
Social Services Professional
Horticulturist, Master Gardener
