OUR TEAM
The Suazo Center is dedicated to providing the best business services for the hispanic and underrepresented communities. For this reason, we are proud to have the amazing community leaders that we have on our team.
OUR STAFF
Meet the members of our Team
Silvia Castro
Executive Director
Claudia Ponce
Program Administrator
Leon Araujo
Business Advisor
Angel Sanchez
Business Specialist
Ryan McLaughlin
Business Facilitator
Edward Bennett
Director of Business Development
Andrea Benitez
Special Projects Coordinator
Jennifer Vasquez
Program Manager
Oriana Canchumani
Business Specialist
Fernanda Gaytan
Marketing Advisor
Mauricio Araujo
Front Desk Assistant
Antonella Packard
Director of Community Initiatives
Tim Savage
Instructor & Mentor
Michelle Saucedo
Marketing Specialist
Lirio Sanchez
Business Specialist
Aaron Hart
Business Facilitator
Valeria Quinto
Front Desk Receptionist
OUR INTERNS
Meet our 2021 Interns Team
Eddy Hsu
Software Development
Alvaro Martinez
Business Specialist
Ali Erturk
Data Analyst
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Anthony F. Mirabile
Chair Man
Managing Director – Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Mr. Blaine D. Bagley
Secretary
Senior Vice President, Call Center Operations – EnerBank USA.
Mr. Howard M. Headlee
Treasurer
President and CEO – Utah Bankers Association.
Mr. R. Bruce Bowman
Board Member
Chief Credit Officer – Comenity Capital Bank.
Ms. Lucy Cardenas
Board Member
President / Director – Red Cardenas, Inc.
Mr. Trent Christensen
Board Member
CEO & President, VenturaCapital.org
Mr. Diego Alvarado-Karste
Board Member
Assistant Professor of Marketing, UVU.
Ms. Yangzi Jin
Board Member
Corporate Transaction Asst. Attorney; Ray Quinney & Nebeker P.C.
Mr. Ted Peterson
Board Member
ThermWise Program Manager; Dominion Energy.
Ms. Gina Rasmuson
Board Member
Sr. Manager, Program Office – American Express National Bank.
Ms. Dianne Rivera
Board Member
VP, Head of Talent Acquisition for Operations; Goldman Sachs.
Mr. Tim Sheehan
Board Member
VP, Government and Community Relations; Salt Lake Community College.
Mr. Ryan Starks
Board Member
Managing Director, Governor’s Office of Economic Development.
Mr. Greg Summerhays
Board Member
President and CEO, South Valley Chamber.
Ms. Jennifer Tarazon
Board Member
Associate State Director, AARP Utah.
Mr. Benjamin Kolendar
Board Member
Ex-Officio, Director; Economic Development, Salt Lake City Corporation.
Mrs. Gladys Gonzalez
Board Member
Emeritus, Founder of the Suazo Business Center.
Mrs. Alicia Suazo
Board Member
Emeritus.
Mr. Anthony F. Mirabile
Chair Man
Managing Director – Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Mr. Blaine D. Bagley
Secretary
Senior Vice President, Call Center Operations – EnerBank USA.
Mr. Howard M. Headlee
Treasurer
President and CEO – Utah Bankers Association.
Mr. R. Bruce Bowman
Board Member
Chief Credit Officer – Comenity Capital Bank.
Ms. Lucy Cardenas
Board Member
President / Director – Red Cardenas, Inc.
Mr. Trent Christensen
Board Member
CEO & President, VenturaCapital.org
Mr. Diego Alvarado-Karste
Board Member
Assistant Professor of Marketing, UVU.
Ms. Yangzi Jin
Board Member
Corporate Transaction Asst. Attorney; Ray Quinney & Nebeker P.C.
Mr. Ted Peterson
Board Member
ThermWise Program Manager; Dominion Energy.
Ms. Gina Rasmuson
Board Member
Sr. Manager, Program Office – American Express National Bank.
Ms. Dianne Rivera
Board Member
VP, Head of Talent Acquisition for Operations; Goldman Sachs.
Mr. Tim Sheehan
Board Member
Corporate Transaction Asst. Attorney; Ray Quinney & Nebeker P.C.
Mr. Ryan Starks
Board Member
Managing Director, Governor’s Office of Economic Development.
Mr. Greg Summerhays
Board Member
President and CEO, South Valley Chamber.
Ms. Jennifer Tarazon
Board Member
Associate State Director, AARP Utah.
Mr. Benjamin Kolendar
Board Member
Ex-Officio, Director; Economic Development, Salt Lake City Corporation.
Mrs. Gladys Gonzalez
Board Member
Emeritus. Founder of the Suazo Business Center.
Mrs. Alicia Suazo
Board Member
Emeritus.
CONTACT US
960 West 1700 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104
(801) 521-1709
frontdesk@suazocenter.org
Mon-Thurs: 9PM-5PM | Friday: Closed
