Latino Leadership in the 21st Century

PANELISTS

Alberto Galeana García Cuervo '10
Roanoke College, B.A., International Relations.

From 2009-2010 he was a Passage Maker Assistant Director building supply chains for SME customers in China and in charge of the expansion of the company into Mexico. He founded Sustainable Design Company in 2010 where he designed, developed, and manufactured bamboo products until 2023. He is currently the CADDi MX Manufacturing Country Manager Japanese startup specializing in the creation of high mix low volume supply chains and the assetization of drawings. The company has operations in Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, the US, and Mexico.

Roge Lopez Fuentes '23
Roanoke College, B.A., Business Administration and Spanish

He is currently a graduate student at Longwood University. With a strong foundation in both academic and professional realms, Roge serves as the Office Coordinator of Simple Construction. He is dedicated to leading his businesses toward continued success while advancing his education to better serve the evolving needs of the industry.

Alexander Scott
Associate Professor at Virginia Western Community College

He has received multiple awards in his teaching career for teaching excellence. He has had the pleasure of working in education, aviation, and business. He has a B.A in Modern Languages and Literature, MBA in Marketing, Master's in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign/Second Language, Master's in Communication, Master's in Applied Linguistics to the teaching of Spanish, Aviation weather specialist, and Air Traffic control certificate. He has taught for more than 24 years. He loves and enjoys creating students' competence in the target subject that could make them feel better about themselves and become lifelong learners. 

This event, which is free and open to the public, is proudly co-sponsored by H.O.L.A, the Modern Languages Department and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Concentration, in collaboration with the President's Office.