Museum Board of Directors
Deborah Szekely, Founder & Chair Emeritus
Rosa Buettner, Chairman of the Board
Dan McAllister, Treasurer
Denice Garcia, Director
Dr. Michael “Mick” Hager, Director
Chef Michel Malecot, Director
Carlos Wellman, Director
Linda Caballero Sotelo, Executive Director
Phyllis Quan, Board Advisor
Robert Caplan, Chief Legal Counsel
Tsi-tsi-ki Félix, Board Member
Advisors & Emeriti BOD:
Dr. Charles Reilly, Dr. Mary Walshok, Chef Su Mei Yu, Sr. RayMonda Duvall, Dame Zandra Rhodes, Sheila Lipinsky, and Rear Adm. Joe Betancourt (ret.)
Museum Team
Linda Caballero Sotelo is the Executive Director and Chief Curator of the New Americans Museum & Immigration Learning Center. A naturalized US citizen and first generation immigrant born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico, Linda has over 20 years of senior executive leadership experience, but it is her deep commitment to the advancement of all Americans particularly people of color, immigrants and the disenfranchised that continues to drive her commitment to equality and social justice. Linda believing in the power of civic engagement as a catalyst for the integration, inclusion, empowerment and celebration of multi generational immigrant contributions into the American experience. Drop her a line at linda@namuseum.org
Celia C.J. Solis is the Director of Operations for the New Americans Museum where she brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to the day-to-day operations and sustainability of NAM.
She emigrated from the Philippines as a child and hails from a civic minded family, with a father who served in the US Navy and a brother in law enforcement. Celia has ample experience in corporate & non profit sectors. Contact her at celia@namuseum.org