Board Members & Honorary Board
Our Board Members, Advisory/Honorary Board Members, and Staff have a strong commitment to serving ITIN Taxpayers and the under served. But first and foremost, they are passionate about helping every first-time property owner achieve their American Dream.
Los miembros de nuestra junta, los miembros de la junta asesores/honorarios y el personal tienen un fuerte compromiso de servir a los contribuyentes con ITIN ya los desatendidos. Pero ante todo, les apasiona ayudar a todos los propietarios primerizos a lograr su Sueño Americano.
Our Board represents a cross-section of our community and has a passion for our organization and those we serve. The members have professional backgrounds in various industries and have united to be one voice for those we serve.
Nuestra Junta representa una muestra representativa de nuestra comunidad y siente pasión por nuestra organización y por aquellos a quienes servimos. Los miembros tienen antecedentes profesionales en diversas industrias y se han unido para ser una sola voz para nuestra comunidad.
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President and Founder/Presidente y fundador
Peter Magaña has over thirty eight years of experience in the Real Estate industry helping people become first-time homebuyers and has completed numerous home remodels, renovations, and flips. In 1998, Peter received the devastating news that he was diagnosed with a terminal phase four liver disease. Luckily, he was able to receive a liver transplant from his daughter Yvonne Magaña who provided 60% of her liver. After this life changing experience, Peter decided to commit the rest of his life to helping his community and educating people on how to obtain their "American Dream" of homeownership.
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Co-Founder/Cofundadora
Mily is a licensed Medicare, Life, & Health Insurance Broker and has her private business helping retired seniors with understanding their Medicare benefits. She hosts monthly educational events to coach seniors on the benefits they have available to them. She has partnerships with more than 20 different healthcare providers including Aetna, United Healthcare, Healthnet, Alignment, Blue Cross / Blue Shield, Anthem, and Covered California. Mily is also a licensed real estate agent and notary.
Mily serves as a member of the Inland Empire Board of Real Estate and the National Notary Association. “I believe that when we set our minds to what we want to achieve NOTHING is impossible.” Mily immigrated to the U.S. from El Salvador at age 16. She is a graduate of Venice High School and Crafton Hills College.
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Secretary/Vice President/Secretaria / vicepresidenta
Martha worked for over 37 years with the Social Security Administration. Martha has experience as a public relations professional working with community-based organizations, including public, private, and government agencies. In her position as a leader to several social security offices, she worked alongside congressional members, judges, lawyers, and other leaders. Martha has extensive personnel management experience. She is a proud native of New York City.
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Board Member/Miembro de la Junta
Gilda is a public relations professional working with community-based organizations to advocate for quality of life and community engagement amongst various partners in private, government and public sectors. Gilda has worked at St. Francis Hospital for 29 years in Lynwood, California, as the Director of Healthy Community Initiatives, Director for the Volunteer Department, and Director to all Senior Programs.
She is passionate about working with the community and has served on several boards including President for the Chamber of Commerce and several positions in southeastern Chambers of Commerce. Gilda currently volunteers as Vice President to the Compton High School Alumni (co-founder), and also serves on their scholarship foundation. Gilda is a proud native of Compton, California.
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Board Member/Miembro de la Junta
Michelle Bogarin was born and raised in Orange, CA. Michelle is in charge of Patient Experience in a hospital focused on uniting multiple personnel including nursing, physicians, ancillary staff, and everyone at the hospital to provide compassionate care. She achieves success through communication, empathy, and connecting with patients.
Michelle also develops programs that help create financial literacy and change a person's financial legacy.
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Board Member/Miembro de la Junta
As Chief of the Board. Lisa facilitates the Board Meetings and provides leadership direction to ensure that duties and assigned roles are carried out by Board members.
Lisa Browne is a compassionate and spiritual being. Trained in NLP and hypnotherapy. Lisa works in partnership with local colleges to help others get out of their own way. Passionate about helping others speak and use their words with more purpose and poise as a Positive Prime expert.
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Board Member/Miembro de la Junta
As a teen in high school in 1979, I got started in the banking industry part-time. Years later, I ventured out on my own to assist many with their mortgage needs. I have been helping first time home buyers become rent-free homeowners with zero down since 1993. In a straightforward and easy to understand way, I educate my clients on the confusing homebuying process. It empowers them to make a well-informed decision and to negotiate from a position of strength. For such reasons, I wrote "Buying with 0 Down," and "Why Rent When You Can Own." And the author of numerous articles designed to help those in need and to train spiritual coaches.. Helping many with the issues of life is a time-consuming endeavor.
I enjoy being a prolific writer, mentor, and coach to 1000s of young people worldwide. Since 2013, Eduardo has been volunteering as a spiritual coach, mentoring, and counseling people who are hurting and feeling without hope as an advisor. However, lifting and encouraging a troubled soul is one of the most satisfying and rewarding experiences life can offer. In the past, I needed a helping hand. Today, I pay it forward.
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Board Member/Miembro de la Junta
Lynnelle Sanchez is co-founder of LA Raiz, a strategy consulting firm that assists corporate brands to connect and engage with the U.S. Latino and Latino immigrant consumer. Lynnelle expertise has been as a public relations professional working with municipalities and community-based organizations amongst various stakeholders in private and public sectors. She is passionate about working with young adults and volunteers her free time to work with high-risk youth and has served on three scholarship foundations awarding funding for underserved college-bound students. Lynelle provides strategic planning for Peter Magana to advance the mission and growth of The American Dream Yes, We Can Movement, Inc.
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Board Member/Miembro de la Junta
Born and raised in Southern California, Glen graduated top of his class and decided to study Psychology at the University of Southern California. After graduating in 2.5 years and serving a full-time mission for the LDS Church, Glen married a close family friend, and went on to study at the J. Reuben Clark Law School, graduating in 2013. He and Kim now have 5 wonderful children. Along the way he began a career in financial services which ultimately led him to an interest in serving people by helping them protect their families and their assets through estate planning.
Glen is now the managing partner of Inter Vivos, PLLC, the nation’s largest estate planning law firm headquartered in Utah. After founding the firm in 2014, Glen has assisted countless families in their planning and handled both large estates and complex international planning needs including cases across Europe, South America and Asia.His expertise includes assisting with offshore entities, and coordinating international assets and tax. The firm now has over 100 member attorneys with licenses in 38 different states and 10 countries. It annually receives recognition as the Best Estate Planning Firm in the United States by multiple international publications since 2018 and Glen has been recognized with over a dozen Best Managing Attorney awards.
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Honorary Board Member/ Ambassador/Miembro Honoraria de la Junta / Embajadora
Originally from Medellin, Colombia, Vilma is an international renowned singer of cumbia, ballad-pop, vallenato, tropical music, and Christian music who is artistically known as “La Diva de La Cumbia” and lead singer of the Sonora Dinamita. Born as the second daughter of Efrain Diaz and Clariza Abeleda her father was also a singer and guitarist of the legendary trio “Los Marino’s” in the city of Medellin. Vilma Diaz and obtain a degree nursing in Medellin, Columbia. She is passionate about working with women and victims of domestic violence. As an ambassador of The American Dream Yes We Can Movement, Inc. she helps bring awareness to her community and fans about homeownership. Vilma Diaz and Sonora Dinamita performed for The American Dream Yes We Can, Inc.in Las Vegas, NV as a demonstration of her commitment to the organization.
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Advisory Board Member/Miembro del Consejo Asesor
Author, Award-Winning Expert, Master Problem-Solver L.J. Jackson is the President and Founder of Personal Power Within, Inc.® Providing leadership development, executive coaching, empowerment, career and personal growth, and motivational consulting services. L.J. uses her skills, talent, and training as a Strategic Interventionist, Master Success Coach, Master Business Coach, NLP Coach, School Counselor, trained School Psychologist, and more. As she helps map out a plan to support both current and future leaders in their personal and professional growth to enrich their careers or improve their lives!
She also has decades of experience and credentials specializing in program planning and development. L.J. has saved dreams and provided solution-focused support for 27 years and counting! Now with a goal of supporting the vision and mission of The American Dream Yes, We Can Movement, Inc.
