Jose A. Marquez-Leon is the National President, CEO, and TechLatino: Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA). Since 1997 Dr Marquez, has been a trusted partner in the community. In this role, he serves as a lead advocate on local, state and federal issues related to the role of Latinos in the technology sector. He is also charged with coordinating organization-wide strategic planning for TechLatino: LISTA initiatives and is executive director of 15 TechLatino: LISTA Councils nationwide. Since TechLatino: LISTA’s inception, the organization has developed programs to take our community from the “schoolroom to the boardroom.”