WHO WE ARE

The organization was founded by two visionary Hispanic women, Eirasmin Lokpez-Cobo and Fabiola Zavarce, with a common vision in mind: empowering underprivileged minority women as the pillars of our community.

Currently, five dedicated professionals are part of our Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members.

They came together from very different backgrounds by following their drive to serve minority communities.

As a team, they bring to the table a broad set of experiences and skills that gave birth and continue to

grow a profound women empowerment movement.

THE BOARD

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Eirasmin Lokpez-Cobo

Founder, CEO & Board Director

Eirasmin Lokpez-Cobo is Chief Executive Officer at the Wellness for Growth Foundation. She leads the organization’s strategic plan and vision and is also Board Director.

Eirasmin is a seasoned Cross-cultural Brand Strategist with twenty years of experience building brand equity in the U.S. and in Latin America. She holds a Master’s degree in Digital Marketing and Marketing Analytics and a Master’s degree in Strategic Communications.

She has a proven record of developing insight-driven brand strategies that have yielded effective and award-winning campaigns for Fortune 500/Fortune Global 500 brands. She is a published author and guest speaker at multiple national conferences.

Eirasmin has dedicated the last decade of her career to impacting the health and wellness of underserved communities through corporate and community health & wellness campaigns and programs that foster health equity.

Juinda Medina-Tapia

CFO and Board Member

Juinda (Mina) Medina-Tapia is Chief Financial Officer at the Wellness for Growth Foundation. She manages the organization’s budget, bookkeeping, tax-filling, and general financial processes in order to assure 100% compliance with IRS regulations.

Mina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Management and Technology. She has also been trained for paramedic service. She has experience in setting up family-owned companies and has held the position of CFO before.

She has experience as Tax Consultant. In Venezuela, Mina worked for charitable organizations taking care of the elderly and families in need; in the U.S. (Houston) she was in the Board of Directors of Danmar Academy of Performing Arts.

Liliana Ramirez

Board Member

Liliana Ramirez holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a certification in Administrative Management, and a certification in Transactional Analysis.

She has 20+ years of experience in the field of Human Resources and 10 years of experience as a Clinical Psychologist.

Liliana joined Williams, an Energy Company in South America, where she held a Human Resource Director position. She was transferred to Williams in the United States in 2010. Prior to that, she served as a Human Resource Manager in a joint venture in the oil sector as well as a Human Resource Manager in a Construction Company.

She also has experience in the area of Occupational Health and Community Outreach.

She served in the Board of Directors in Junior Achievement, Chapter Venezuela.

Grace Olivares

Advisory Board Member

Grace Olivares is a Director of Community Empowerment Houston, Televisa/Univision.

Experienced Director of Community Affairs/Empowerment, with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry.

Skilled in Public Affairs, Broadcast Journalism, Media Relations, CSR, and DE&l.

Strong community and social services professional Graduated from "Cecilio Acosta Catholic University in Maracaibo, Venezuela

Matias Rios

Advisory Board Member

Matias Rios is a Business Administrator with 25 years of expertise as Business Development Advisor in areas such as Business Planning, Human Resources Management, Finance Planning, and Marketing Strategies. With an array of consulting experience, he has helped over 500 businesses start or improve their business with over 10,000 consulting hours.

University Professor and Consultant in Entrepreneurship and Business Plan areas in Icesi University and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Top of Colombian Universities. Specific subjects: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Creativity, Business Plan, E-Business. Today, he works as an International Consultant for Investors interested in doing business in the US, especially business plans for visas, market research, and business conferences inside and outside of the United States.

CORE TEAM

Eirasmin Lokpez-Cobo

Founder, CEO & Board Director

Juinda Medina

CFO and Board Member

Juinda (Mina) Medina-Tapia is Chief Financial Officer at the Wellness for Growth Foundation. She manages the organization’s budget, bookkeeping, tax-filling and general financial processes in order to assure 100% compliance with IRS regulations. Mina is also Board Member at the Wellness for Growth Foundation.

Eirasmin Lokpez-Cobo is Chief Executive Officer at the Wellness for Growth Foundation. She leads the organization’s strategic plan and vision and oversees the teams that lead the Operations, Education Initiatives, Communications, Community Events and Finances. Eirasmin is also Board Director at the Wellness for Growth Foundation.

Patricia Ghersi

Education Director

Patricia Ghersi is the Educational Director at the Wellness for Growth Foundation. She is passionate about empowering Hispanic mothers through education. Patricia is responsible for planning and organizing the educational programs in the participating school districts, along with leading our online community workshop initiatives.

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Liliana Delgado

Operations

Liliana Delgado is part of Wellness for Growth's Operations team. She has served in multidisciplinary education, fundraising, and promotional roles in the organization following her passion and commitment to empower Hispanic women in her community.

Dr. Johana Lopez

Community Relations Manager

Dr. Lopez is Community Relations Manager at the Wellness for Growth Foundation. In her role, she fosters a strong relationship between our nonprofit and the community. She measures our impact, ensuring our efforts align with community needs and result in meaningful outcomes

Liliana Perez

Communications Manager

Liliana Perez is Communications Manager at the Wellness for Growth Foundation. In her role, she leads the commuication strategy and manages our promotional team. She overses a multichannel implementation plan to build brand equity, increase visibility and drive engagement ensuring messaging consistency across platforms.

Gianluca Mangione

Social Media Manager

Gianluca Mangione is Social Media Manager at the Wellness for Growth Foundation.

He leads the social media strategy and measurement, the content creation plan, and the organization's online community-building efforts and relationships with content creators.

Gianluca is also part of our Community Events & Fundraising team, where he coordinates our activation initaitives.