Board Leadership

Raul was born in Mexico City and, after marrying a woman from San José del Cabo, they moved with their 3 children to Los Cabos, 15 years ago. He is an Industrial Engineer from Universidad Iberoamericana and then got a Diploma degree in Finance at ITAM in Mexico City. He worked in several manufacturing companies until he moved to Los Cabos and became an entrepreneur in the construction supply chain industry as well as the food and drink supply to hotels and restaurants. During his professional career he has always been an active member of the gremial organization of the industry and has always been supportive of associations, such as Educa Mexico and World Vision. Since he moved to Los Cabos along with all his family, they became active participants in Casa Hogar Cabo San Lucas with the Padrinos del Corazon program; helping, entertaining and taking care of kids for more than 5 years. He then joined Boys and Girls Club of Mexico as a board member and started the Club in Los Cabos to then evolve into Boys and Girls Club of Baja California Sur. He believes that kids are the most needed group to support and guide, which is his motivation to serve the club.

Michael made his career in the International Freight Business and is now retired after selling his company in 2008. Mike, and his wife Heather, have historically supported numerous programs in India, including the building of churches and orphanages, along with homes for abused women in Texas. Since becoming residents in Cabo in 2009, they quickly developed a passion for the local Baja community, and are very committed to new initiatives that will provide the youth in Mexico with the resources to achieve their greatest potential in life.

Cathryn is currently a member of the Steering Committee for the Alberta Community Support Network, was a member of the Edmonton Police Commission from 2011 to December of 2017, and Chair of the Commission in 2016 and 2017. Prior to being elected Chair, Cathryn served as President of the Canadian Association of Police Governance.
Cathryn has an extensive employment history in the health system and other sectors in Alberta. From 1998 until 2007, she was employed by the Government of Alberta where she worked in management with Alberta Health and Wellness. As an Executive Director, she managed a branch within the Ministry with an annual budget of approximately 250 million dollars. She was the first co-chair of the Primary Care Initiative Committee for Alberta Health and Wellness, responsible for the development of the initial funding criteria and approval of the first Primary Care Initiatives in Alberta. Cathryn has also worked with multiple stakeholders and members of many health professions as a private contractor. She has worked in policy development, strategic planning, program evaluation, communications, negotiations, and stakeholder relations.

Cathryn has also fulfilled a leadership role on several committees and governance boards for both work and voluntary purposes, in addition to the Police Commission. They include the Edmonton Region Board for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, the Board of the Bissell Centre, the Student Assessment Board, the Assured Income for Severely Handicapped Persons Appeal Panel and she was Chair of the City of Edmonton Community and Family Services Advisory Committee, Physician Services Committee, and the Alternate Funding Plan Sub-Committee. Through work and volunteer experience, she has extensive knowledge of professional governance and administrative decision making. Cathryn is a graduate of the University of Alberta with a degree in Economics.