Leadership Team

Alexandra Sossa

Arely A. Anaya

Jacqueline H. Villanueva
Meet Our Staff
Coordinators & Supervisors

Esther E. Contreras

Yudaisy Pascual

Sasha Reyes
Associates & Assistants

Jessica Rivas

Elias Rodriguez
Community Navigators Independent Contractors

Erika Castillo-Smith

Nieves Ruiz

Fidelia Salazar

Juan Esteban Zamarripa
Consultants

Mary Beth Abascal

Arlo Chapple

Arthur S. Gunn

Robert Marovich
Board Officers

Jose Rivero
ChairmanJose Rivero
ChairmanAttorney at Law - Cullen, Haskins, Nicholson & Menchetti

Jack King
Vice ChairmanJack King
Vice ChairmanRetired Director of Student Professional Development - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Northern Illinois University

Vincent H. Beckman IV
TreasurerVincent H. Beckman IV
TreasurerFormer Chicago Public School Teacher-Managing, Partner at Tanta Chicago, Managing Partner at Arbella, Partner Nicelce Company.

Shahryar Afshar
SecretaryShahryar Afshar
SecretaryEquity Options Trader Formerly a member and proprietary trader at Lantana trading and Riverbank Capital Management
Board of Directors

Royal F. Berg
Royal F. Berg
Royal Berg has been practicing Immigration Law in Illinois for more than 37 years, on FLAP's board since 2003, and manages his own practice.

Yvette Castaneda
Yvette Castaneda
Researcher, Evaluator, Educator, and Activist

Maria Dominguez
Maria Dominguez
Legal Assistant

Katie Koss Espinoza
Katie Koss Espinoza
Board Fellow Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management

Lilian Gonzalez
Lilian Gonzalez
Attorney at Law

Ana Laura Hernandez
Ana Laura Hernandez
Procurement Legal Expert at Millicom (Tigo)

Ron Levitsky
Ron Levitsky
Retired Educator

Baldemar Lopez
Baldemar Lopez
Attorney at Law

Amelia Orozco
Amelia Orozco
Litigation Paralegal with Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP., and co-owner of Zarape, LLC
Legal Advisory Board

Julie Herrera
Julie Herrera
Attorney at Law - Law Office of Julie Herrera

Thomas H. Geoghegan
Thomas H. Geoghegan
Attorney at Law - Despres Schwartz and Geoghegan Ltd.
Founders

Margo De Ley
Margo De Ley
Founder and Honorary Board Member

Olgha S. Sandman
Olgha S. Sandman
Founder

Patricia Mendoza
Patricia Mendoza
Founder

Roberto Ramirez
Roberto Ramirez
Founder

Vincent H. Beckman III
Vincent H. Beckman III
Founder, Honorary Board Member, and Former Executive Director
Long-Term Volunteers

David Arfa
CartographerDavid Arfa
CartographerDavid Arfa has a BA in Geography and a BFA in Printmaking from the University of Washington. He has been a volunteer since 2011.

Memo Ramirez
Software EngineerMemo Ramirez
Software EngineerMemo has a BS from the University of Chicago and has been a volunteer since 2012.