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Chun Wong is the founding CEO of Pasadena-based Asolva, a healthcare informatics company that makes cloud software for hospitals throughout the U.S. As an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in software engineering and management consulting in industries such as healthcare, K-12 education, and finance, Chun understands the journey of growing an organization and servings its stakeholders. Chun’s life story parallels that of the community that PUENTE serves. At 5 years old, Chun immigrated to the U.S. with his family to live in Los Angeles where his dad was a restaurant cook and his mom a seamstress. His parents worked hard to make ends meet while attending adult school to learn English. Chun’s immigrant experience drives him to ensure access and opportunity for the students of PUENTE.

Chun attended LAUSD from kindergarten through 12th grade. He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering, and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Business. He is married to his wife, Mei, with three children.

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Tyler Sutherland is a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, where she practices government benefits law on behalf of Los Angeles’ poor. She previously was an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow in LAFLA’s Veterans’ Justice Center, where she represented low income veterans in numerous legal matters including employment law claims, student loan discharges, and citation defense. Tyler graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2012, where she was a recipient of the Dean’s Certificate for her commitment to public interest. Tyler was the Senior Articles Editor of the Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives. She received her bachelors from Harvard College in 2009.

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Rosenwald began her career as Teach For America Corps member in New York City. In 2011, she became a founding teacher at KIPP Star Elementary School and quickly became a teacher leader. She began real estate investment in 2013 with Beach Front Properties LLC and managed a $500M portfolio of opportunistic real estate investments. Rosenwald also sits on the board of Glass House Group as a director. She holds a BA degree from the University of Pennsylvania, MA in Education from Hunter College, and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Business.

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Oscar Cabrales has been a sales representative at American & Efird, Inc for over 10 years. A&E is one of the world's foremost manufacturers of sewing thread, embroidery thread, and technical textiles. Oscar's A&E sales territory extends across Southern California and part of Nevada. Oscar is the proud father of three children. His son Diego is currently enrolled at PUENTE Charter School and both of his daughters are PUENTE Charter School alumni. An active parent, Oscar served as a school site council president, organized a school uniforms donation program, and founded a local chapter of the nonprofit Girls on the Run. Oscar inmigrated to the United States from Guadalajara, Mexico in 1994. He and his family lived in Boyle Heights for many years before moving to their current home in Maywood, California.

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Daniel Arguello was born in Los Angeles at White Memorial Hospital. When Daniel became an adult, he enlisted in the military and served our country in Vietnam, where he earned a purple heart after being wounded severely. After rehabilitating his leg, not only was he able to walk again, but also he decided that he would dedicate himself to serve his community. He enrolled at East L.A. College and was able to continue his studies at Cal-State L.A. and the University of La Verne, where he received his degree in public administration. Daniel has been involved in public service ever since he worked as an aide to Mayor Tom Bradley and as Chief of Staff to State Assemblyman Richard Alatorre. He served on multiple boards and commissions. As a public official in Alhambra, he was the Chair of Planning Commission, City Council Member, and Mayor. For Pan America Bank, Daniel served on the Board of Directors, including Vice Chairman. Daniel has been a student in computer classes at PUENTE Learning Center since 2014. He currently lives in Lincoln Heights.

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Greg Gonzalez grew up in Boyle Heights and attended Cantwell High School in Montebello. He was the founding Director of La Academia de España in 2006 and also led the program in 2007 and 2008, after having served as a Program Dean on The Cambridge Tradition in 2005. He earned his BA in History and his MA in Journalism at Columbia University, where he was a star football player, and then entered sports journalism. He was a sports writer for the LA Times for over seven years and freelanced for The New York Daily News and The National Sports Daily.

Greg transitioned into teaching in 1991. He is currently at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles where he has served as an academic dean and History teacher for over 10 years. He has won the Garrett Harden Teaching Award at Harvard-Westlake.

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Albert Reyes is a partner at Kutack Rock, LLP. His practice involves representing a variety of public agencies such as counties, cities, school districts, water districts, and special districts in connection with public finance matters. Mr. Reyes joined the PUENTE Learning Center Board of Directors in 2016. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Chicano Studies and from the University of Southern California Law School.

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Lara is a lawyer with extensive in-house experience and key Asian market expertise. She has significant experience in cross border negotiations and acquisition work and has worked with a range of companies: from multinationals to startup companies in the Technology and Telecommunications sectors globally.

Lara has managed legal and compliance for companies working in UK, Australia, Europe and Asia and has a keen interest in legal department strategy, building effective legal and compliance systems and managing a proactive rather than reactive legal function. Her practice areas cover a broad range of legal matters such as commercial agreements, intellectual property, data protection and legal compliance.

Lara currently hosts the podcast series Coexisting. She is a board member of Music House for Children, a London-based music school specializing in using music to encourage learning and language acquisition in early education.

Lara lives in Pasadena, California with her husband David, a Disney executive, and her two children.
Education:
• PGDip (Intellectual Property Law), Oxford University, United Kingdom
• BA (Law and Russian), University of Sussex, United Kingdom

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