Board of Directors

Mike Talleda – President

Sgt. Erick Castro - Chairman

Rene Ramirez- Director
SFC Rene Ramirez enlisted in the US Army in August of 2001 after graduating John Muir High School in Pasadena Ca. He enlisted to become a Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg NC. He was assigned to the 307th Engineers where he served one Combat tour to Iraq in 2003 during the beginning of the war. Once he completed his initial six year enlistment he transferred to California Army National guard where he has served for 15 years. His time with the National guard included a deployment to Kosovo for a year and multiple missions supporting the state to fight wildfires, floods and civil unrest. He will retire after 21 years of active federal service with the US Army in 2023.

William Spathelf- Director
William (Bill) Spathelf joined Citibank in 1976 and has held a variety of senior positions in the U.S., Europe, and Asia for over 36 years. He was a member of Citibank’s Global Corporate and Commercial Bank senior management team. As an International Banker, he managed and grew new businesses with a focus on Commercial Real Estate. He rovided strategic planning, management, support and training for existing Citibank businesses focusing on Small to Medium Size Enterprises (SME’s) to Global Corporate Businesses.
