LEADERSHIP
The Cultural Mastery movement was birthed from the principles in the book, The 6 Stages of Cultural Mastery, by Ricardo Gonzalez. The book was such a success, and feedback was so positive, that we realized that leaders wanted and needed more beyond a book.
Ricardo is the CEO of Bilingual America, a trusted advisor to leaders around the globe, author of multiple books, and a popular conference speaker. He is also very active within the Cultural Mastery Community of leaders. His full bio and works are here.
ADVISORY COUNCIL
We are incredibly fortunate to have a core leadership group that beyond their impressive career success, to the person, has demonstrated a sincere desire to live out the principles of Cultural Mastery. These multi-cultural leaders are all actively engaged in the Cultural Mastery community, from time-to-time teach here, and are trusted advisors to Ricardo and his team. Click on any person to see their full bio.
Mariela Romero
Community Empowerment Director
Univision
Winner of 23 Emmy Awards
DePriest Waddy
CEO
Families First
MBA, KSU Coles Business College
Theresa Schroeder
VP of Community & Citizenship
Turner Construction Company
Board of ACE Mentor Program
Jim Link
Former CHRO
Randstad North America
SHRM National Board Member
Adrian Bazemore
Director of Int Restaurant Training
Chick-fil-A Corporate
Learning Development Expert
Dr. Shirley Raines
President Emeritus
The University of Memphis
Author and Public Speaker
Dr. Nicole LaBeach
CEO
Volition Enterprises
Diversity & Inclusion Strategist
Joe Jacobi
Former CEO, USA Canoe/Kayak
Olympic Gold Medalist
Executive Coach and Mentor
Yovany Jerez
Chief of Staff
AT&T Video and Broadband
National Hispanic Leader
Crystal Khalil
Co-CEO
Sister Diamonds
Executive Coach, Author, Speaker
Dr. David Johnson
President
Johnston Community College
Ed.D from NCSU
Veronica Maldonado
CEO
VMT Consulting Group
Creator of Driven to Thrive
Kelly Haas
Certified Strengths Coach
The Gallup Organization
Mentor at Tutoring Chicago
Chris N. West
President
LR Training Solutions
Author and Public Speaker
COMMUNITY DIRECTORS
The following two women are critical to the success of the Cultural Mastery Community. Norma is our Community Engagement Director and Noenia is our Community Support Director. Both offer their time and expertise to support our mission of developing culturally healthy and skilled leaders.
Norma Marquez-Barahona, MBA
Papa John's International
Program Project Manager
Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
Noenia Rodriguez-Badilla, MBA
Director of Training
Bilingual America
Master Teacher and Facilitator
