Guadalupe Center Board of Trustees
Guadalupe Center is fortunate to have an extremely passionate and engaged Board of Trustees. These dedicated leaders serve as advocates and ambassadors for the students and families of Immokalee, Florida. What an incredible asset to Guadalupe Center and its mission to break the cycle of poverty through education!
William Dempsey
Chair
Retired Executive Vice President,
Abbott Labs
Rich Monaghan
Immediate Past Chair
Principal, Ceres Partners
President, Putnam Retail Management,
Putnam Investments
Managing Director, Institutional Client Division,
Americas Debt & Equity, Merrill LynchBoar
Alice Arena
Vice Chair
Non-Profit Volunteeer, Education & Arts
Retired Real Estate Agent,
Coldwell Banker
Gloria Beissinger
TreasurerRetired Finance Executive in Financial Services Industry
Volunteer, Naples Therapeutic Riding Center
Mentor, Guadalupe Center
Tom White
Secretary
Apollo Global Management
Hub Group, Inc. CFO
Arthur Andersen
Joseph Baughman
Retired CEO, Merrill Lynch
Capital Markets Bank
Dan Capes
Shareholder, Dunwoody
White & Landon, P.A.
Bev Cherry
Retired Bank Trust Officer, Boston, MA
Former Chair, Women’s Foundation of Collier County
Liz Curtin
Co-Mentor, Guadalupe CenterMember, Undergraduate Experience Advisory Council, Notre Dame University
Retired Volunteer, Wellesley Service League and A Better Chance, Wellesley, MA
Kelly Dee
President, Dee & Associates, CPAs and Tax Consultants
Darlene DeMichele
Retired President of QVC, U.S. Commerce
Founder of Ikatu International
Susan Duke
Former Mentor, Guadalupe CenterTrustee Emeritus, Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter
Volunteer, St. Matthew’s House
Phyllis Ettinger
Retired Educator
Retired Early Education Business Owner, Non-Profit Volunteer
Saman Freedman
Owner/Dentist at Aesthetic Dentistry at Bayfront
Former Vice President of the CAN Board (2017–2023)
Committee Member for YOGACAN and the CAN Signature Event (2018–2023)
Founder & Dentist at her patient-centered practice
Beverly Koren
Retired Educator
Non-Profit Volunteer,
Education & Homelessness
Juan Lopez
Banking Professional, GTE Financial
Volunteer & Mentor, Guadalupe Center
Tutor Corps Alumni
Lisa McNichol
Advisory Board, Drexel University, School of Education
Co-Founder, McNichol Early Childhood Education Lab
Former Business Executive, Advertising, Marketing, Finance
Maria Trejo
Management Trainee in Community Relations, Lipman Family Farms
Tutor Corps Alumni
Mark Nagan
Retired Manufactures’ Representative
Rotarian, Quad Cities and Collier County
Volunteer, Guadalupe Center
& Habitat for Humanity
John Paro
Chairman and CEO
The Hallstar Company
Deborah Toler
Retired VP Client Development, C2 Creative
Jack Morton Worldwide
Board of Trustees,
Pace Center for Girls in Jacksonville
Board of Trustees,
Lee Health Foundation
Advisory Board,
Golisano Hospital – Kids’ Minds Matter
Eric Wallach
Retired Partner, DLA Piper (US) LLP
Honorary Trustee,
New-York Historical Society
Former Trustee,
Christina Seix Academy,
Trenton, New Jersey
Linda Yost
Retired Owner,
Carlisle Women’s Apparel
