HACE’s 40 Under 40

Creating families Age:30 Organization: GEICO Title: Manager, Spanish Sales & Customer Service City: Lakeland State: Florida   As an Army National Guard veteran and long-time customer service professional, Ivan Ramos knows that critical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to remain cool under pressure are qualities necessary to succeed.

Success builder Age:38 Organization: Edelman Title: General Manager City: Miami State: Florida When Carla Santiago was nominated for HACE’s 2021 Multicultural Leaders Program, she had recently become the first U.S. Hispanic woman in the country to be appointed general manager of an Edelman office. Being part of HACE helped her

Problem solver Age:34 Organization: AT&T Title: Director – Solutions Architecture City: Dallas State: Texas   Michele Rudolph takes pride in delivering effective solutions to complex challenges while remaining agile in a constantly changing environment. As the director solutions architect for AT&T, her responsibility is to lead the proposal center for

Headline: Digital transformer Age:38 Organization: Johnson & Johnson Title: VP Head Strategy, Operations & Partnerships – Office of Digital Innovation City: Atlanta State: Georgia   Throughout Paula Gentil’s career over the last 15 years, she found the best opportunities in relationships and gained solid experience in the Brazilian and American

Strategic Leader Age:39 Organization: NBCUniversal Title: Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives City: New York City State: New York As Director of Corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives at NBCUniversal, Pilar Mera spearheads strategic and operational management of NBCUniversal’s global Employee Resource Group enterprise. With over 125 chapters and 14,000

Bilingual leader Age:29 Organization: GEICO Title: Bilingual Hiring Supervisor City: San Diego State: California When Cindi Santos Terraza was 11 years old, she and her family left Sonora, Mexico for San Diego to pursue the American Dream but she was terrified because she didn’t know a single word of English.

Engineering integrity Age:36 Organization: Enbridge Title: Specialist, GTM Asset Integrity Business Planning City: Houston State: Texas   As a specialist in GTM (Gas Transmission & Midstream) at Enbridge, a Canadian multinational pipeline company, Mayra Salinas wears many hats. She is accountable for the development and execution of an asset integrity

A passion for wellness Age:34 Organization: Walgreens Title: Director of Innovation, Walgreens Health City: Chicago State: Illinois As a Latina executive in a Fortune 500 company, Grace Noboa-Hidalgo credits the Mujeres de HACE program for providing valuable support in her professional development and giving her the confidence to pursue higher

Sweet legacy Age:36 Organization: Ferrara Title: Director of Category Management City: Bolingbrook State: Illinois As Director of Category Management at Ferrara, Sandi Santa Ana is aware of the sweet legacy of the Ferrara Candy Company. The confectionary company was founded in 1908 and has nearly 6,000 employees producing 35 brands.

Biotech Scientist Age:37 Organization: Unilever Title: R&D Manager City: Norwalk State: Iowa HACE served as one of the first organizations to open Brajin Vazquez’s eyes to the vast wealth of opportunities available to Latino leaders. The HACE leaders’ course greatly impacted his professional development. A native of Puerto Rico,