Board of Directors and Committees

The Retirees Association is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors that is elected for two-year terms by its membership. It carries out its work in accordance with the Association’s ByLaws, Policies and Regulations, as well as through 11 separate Committees, supported by the Front Office, with additional assistance from part-time consultants in accounting and translation. The Board of Directors meets monthly, and its Minutes are published in both English and Spanish.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Fernando Quevedo

President 2026-2028

David Rogers

Vice President 2025-2027

Claudia H. Engle

Secretary 2026-2028

Cecilia Ruíz-Huidobro

Deputy Secretary 2025-2027

Javier León Astete

Treasurer 2026-2028

Mireya Rossi

Deputy Treasurer 2023-2027

DIRECTORS

Roberto de Michele

Director 2026-2027

César Falconi

Director 2026-2027

E. Shepard Farrar

Director 2026-2028

Jean-Michel Houde

Director 2026-2028

José I. Larios

Director 2026-2028

Ethel Muhlstein

Director 2026-2027

Therese Turner-Jones

Director 2026-2028

OFFICE STAFF

Angela Rivera Saettone

Executive Coordinator

Eliane Dias Boechat

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT​

Pedro Labarca

Accountant

Anibal Pedrique

Communications specialist

COMMITTEES

Social, Cultural and Volunteer Activities

Coordinator
Emilia Labrada


Alternate
TBD

Members
Laura Bocalandro
Patricia Meduña
Claudia D. Perazza
Mireya Rossi
Sandra Scioville
Carlos Tamayo

Technology Support​


Coordinator

Mireya Rossi


Alternate
TBD

Members
Xaire Díaz
Angela Rivera S.
Jorge Rothe
Cucho Vivas
Sergio Zwi

Communications

Coordinator
Ricardo Quiroga


Alternate
Claudia H. Engle

Members
María A. Cabezas
John Ferriter
Gustavo Levy
Anibal Pedrique
Angela Rivera S.
Cecilia Ruiz-Huidobro

Chapters

Coordinator
Therese Turner-Jones

Alternate
Maria Nelly Pavisich

Members
César Falconi
Guillermo López
Lorena Mejicanos
Mireya Rossi

Taxes

Coordinator
Javier León Astete

Alternate
José I. Larios

Members
Martin Bès
Fernando Glassmann
Javier Hernández
Mireya Rossi

Membership

Coordinator
Carolina Aclan

Alternate
David Rogers

Members
Guillermo López
Maria Nelly Pavisich
Angela Rivera S.

Retirement Plan and Life Insurance

Coordinator
José I. Larios

Alternate
E. Shepard

Member
Hedwig Carvallo-Geiser
Kurt Focke
Michelle Fryer
Javier Hernández
Justin Wheeler

Legal Matters and Governance

Coordinator
Carlos Melo

Alternate
Roberto de Michele

Members
Stephen Abrahams
Jean-Michel Houde
José I. Larios
Michael Woscoboinik

Health Insurance

Coordinator
E. Shepard

Alternate
David Rogers

Members
Jose Juan Gomes
Michelle Fryer
Isabel Larson

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External Relations

Coordinator
César Falconi

Alternate
Jean-Michel Houde

Members
Carolina Aclan
Claudia H. Engle
José I. Larios
Ricardo Quiroga

Nominations

Coordinator
TBD

Members
TBD

Voting  and Oversight

Coordinator
TBD

Members
TBD

Volunteer of the Year

Coordinator
TBD

Members
TBD

Updated in July 2026.