We are a diverse group of commercial real estate professionals passionate about expanding access to capital, creating business opportunities, and strengthening the network for the Latinx community.

Board of Directors | Advisory Board | Volunteers
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Board of Directors

Jeff Monge
Board President
Managing Partner, Monge Capital
Daniel Ceniceros
Incoming President, Marketing Chair
CEO, Connect CRE
Michelle R. Lagos
Co-Founder, Board Secretary
Transaction RE Attorney, Allen Matkins
Christianne Mejia Schrobilgen
Co-Founder, Operations Chair
Principal, Las Segovias
Nancy Guzman
Nueva Gen Committee Chair
Vice President | Citi
Jason Acosta
Project AIRE Chair
Sr. Director, Head of Asset Management, Nuveen
Victor Espinosa
Peachtree Group, Vice President
Head of Global Business Development

Nueva Gen Committee

Nancy Guzman
Nueva Gen Committee Chair
Vice President | Citi
Yesenia Martinez
Special Projects Manager, BRIDGE Housing Corporation
Ari Paz
Account Manager, Vamos
Belén López
Assistant Property Manager at Omninet Property Management, Inc.
Juan Galván
Senior Project Manager at Jamboree Housing Corporation
Jose Angel Alvarez
Relationship Manager in the Commercial Real Estate Finance group at HSBC
Júlio Villalobos-Torres
Nueva Gen Committee – NY Lead
Portfolio Management Analyst | Fairstead
Hector Gomez
Nueva Gen Committee – LA Lead
Analyst, JLL Capital Markets
Sandra Cach
Account Manager, Beta Agency
Frank Hernandez
Assistant Real Estate Manager, CBRE

NYC Rumba Committee

Jeff Monge
Board President
Managing Partner, Monge Capital
Ralph Declet
Founder and Principal of MBT Development Advisors, LLC
Joseph Moreno
Vice President of Acquisitions, Douglass Park Asset Management
Lillian Plata
General Counsel, Conifer Realty,LLC
Melissa Bindra
Principal, Vaya Development
Jasmine Gurreri
Senior Legal Analyst
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
Mayra Juarez Gutierrez
Vice President, Wells Fargo
Júlio Villalobos-Torres
Nueva Gen Committee – NY Lead
Portfolio Management Analyst | Fairstead
Crystal Proenza
Founder, Growth Mindset

Volunteers

Nancy Guzman
Nueva Gen Committee Chair
Vice President | Citi
Daisy Serrano
Founding Volunteer, Operations Committee
Ari Paz
Account Manager, Vamos
Júlio Villalobos-Torres
Nueva Gen Committee – NY Lead
Portfolio Management Analyst | Fairstead
Alexis Suarez
Mujeres de REAL Lead
President/Founder | ASi Realestate Investments
Victor Casanova
Operations Committee Advisor
Development Associate | Century Housing
Melissa Bindra
Operations Committee, Partnership Lead
Principal | Vaya Development
Hector Gomez
Nueva Gen Committee – LA Lead
Analyst, JLL Capital Markets

Advisory Board

Ada Arevalo
Founding Chair, Fundraising Committee
Founder & CEO, iimpact capital
Stacie Olivares
Corporate & Independent Board Member
Advisor, Investor, CXO
Tatiana E. Gutierrez
Managing Director
Affordable Housing & Social Impact, Pretium
Crystal Proenza
Founder, Growth Mindset
Corinne Tapia Babcock
Founding Board Member
CEO & Broker-Owner, Five Heights Realty

VOLUNTEERS

Our Volunteers are committed to bridging the gap between commercial real estate and our community.

ADVISORY BOARD

Our Advisory Board are seasoned real estate leaders providing our Board of Directors and volunteers guidance.
REAL is a fiscally sponsored project of Possibility Labs, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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