Maria is a recently retired senior executive (Fortune 25 company) who has been vacationing in SJD for 20+ years. Maria hails from Calgary, Alberta and has been a life long volunteer involved with various non-profit organizations in a wide variety of roles. She joined Liga MAC in January 2018 and participated in the ESL program as a classroom facilitator. As volunteer chair, her goal is to ensure all Liga MAC volunteers are well informed, engaged and organized to enable their hearts & minds to deliver maximum impact in support of our kids and their families.
Elva Haro
Elva joined Liga MAC as a volunteer in 2004. She helped to create the “Wings” program, a self-awareness and sexuality program for girls. After eight years facilitating the program, she was invited to serve in the Board of Directors as Secretary in 2012, and was hired as Executive Director in 2013. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in tourism from the Universidad de Occidente in Mazatlan, Sinaloa (valedictorian of her class) and she has a Masters of Arts in Psychology by the Instituto de Terapia Gestalt Region Occidente in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Karen Castro
Karen is a certified bookkeeper who first joined Liga MAC in 2017 as an intern. She now plays a key role in ensuring that our Learning Centre remains fully functional and well-maintained. Her responsibilities include data entry, transaction recording, debit tracking, invoice payment, payroll processing, and managing office supplies. Karen also works closely with GBC Asesores, Liga MAC’s trusted accounting firm, to support our financial operations with precision and care.
Consuelo Espinosa
Consuelo has a degree in Architecture and joined Liga MAC as a volunteer in 2016. Her experience in education and health services were key for her involvement in her role as the social worker for Liga MAC. She is in charge to carry out on-going social work services available to our students and their families, making sure that they are well-nourished, stay healthy and get the resources needed to overcome the obstacles that prevent them from succeeding at school.
Maguie Martínez
Maguie joined the Liga MAC team in 2023. She is a licensed school teacher with a Master’s degree in Educational Sciences. As our Educational Support Program Coordinator, Maguie leads the annual screening process for new student candidates, monitors academic performance, and maintains our student database. She also oversees the work of our teaching facilitators and academic coaches, and collaborates closely with our Social Support Coordinator to ensure the well-being of every student under our care.
Lina Gonzalez
Lina is a Mexican young and bright professional woman with a degree in tourism. Her vast working experience in the private sector has made her a project administration expert. Lina is business and results oriented, focused on problem solving with great communication skills. Lina is Liga MAC’s most recent addition to the board. Her energy and enthusiasm for helping our students is vitalizing.
Fran Shields
Canadian Citizen. Retired entrepreneur (IT, process consulting)
Her involvement with Liga MAC over the past several years with different committees helped to develop her strong passion for our mission and brings a lot of energy, ideas, fundraising, communication and business skills. She is also a full-time resident of SJD.
Nancy Wayne
Nancy has been a longtime supporter of and volunteer with Liga MAC. She has led our English as a Second Language (ESL) program for twelve years, growing the program to 110 students and forty volunteers including developing a partnership with an area private school whose students also volunteer. She was able, with the capable assistance of ESL leaders, to provide a modified ZOOM program through two years of Covid. Nancy is a psychologist whose 30+ year practice included clinical work, programmatic development and intervention in school systems, supervision of graduate students in their internships and professor of psychology prior to retirement in 2010. Nancy has been a seasonal resident of SJD for fifteen years and spends the balance of her time in Boston.
Susan Cornelius
Susan Cornelius is from Seattle, Washington. She received her BS and MS degrees in nursing. She practiced for almost 40 years as a Nurse Practitioner. Susan has served on many boards in many areas, such as health education, adolescent foundations, boards of condominiums and now Liga MAC. She has supported education at all levels, from preschool to the graduate level at universities. Education is the key to more informed decision-making and, therefore a knowledge-driven life.
Julián Pontón
From Mexico City Julián Pontón arrived in Los Cabos 15 years ago. Entrepreneur who has created businesses as his digital marketing agency, clothing brand for women and vacation rental businesses. Altruistic to diverse causes like dog care shelters and activities for children in various communities in San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. He was invited 2 years ago to participate as a member of the Board of Directors for Liga MAC.
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