Introducing New Board Members and Officers

March 9, 2010 – EDI elected four new members to its Board of Directors: George Alabi, Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Amy Hartlmueller-Torres, KeyBank; Nitza Agrait Vilá, Microsoft Corporation; and Ador Yano, Massachusetts Medical Society.

The Board also elected new officers from its current board members including: Wallace Greene, President; Lorraine Yu, Vice President; Gaylord Escalona, Secretary; and Chee-Tuck Wong, Treasurer. EDI is a non-profit agency with a mission of developing culturally diverse leaders.

Alabi is Regional Director in Boeing Commercial Airplanes Product Marketing. Alabi communicates the value of Boeing products to top airline executives worldwide. Born in El Salvador he came to the U.S. at the age of seven. He graduated from the University of California with degrees in Spanish, Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering. He also attained a Juris Doctor degree from Seattle University School of Law and is licensed to practice law in the State of Washington.

Hartlmueller-Torres is Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager for KeyBank's future Newcastle branch, opening in July. She prides herself on building long term relationships with her clients to become their trusted advisor. She is an adopted Korean American who came to the U.S. at the age of six. Hartlmueller-Torres actively supports March of Dimes and Relay for Life and Junior Achievement.

Agrait Vilá serves as Senior Attorney at Microsoft Corporation and provides frontline legal support for various sales and marketing organizations. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she attended Harvard and Radcliffe colleges followed by law school at the University of Puerto Rico and the Universitat de Barcelona.

Yano is Product Development Manager for Massachusetts Medical Society, publisher of The New England Journal of Medicine. Yano directs the development of new publishing technology products for medical professionals as the Journal transitions to digital and networked publishing environments. Born in the Philippines, Yano came to the United States at the age of thirteen. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in Art and later worked at Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. Yano has actively served the community in a number of non-profit organizations such Neighborhood House and Wing Luke Asian Museum.