Bellevue-based Executive Development Institute (EDI) has 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.
“As recent graduates of the EDI leadership program, our new board members have a passion for partnering with businesses to encourage development of leaders in diverse ethnic groups,” Greene said. “Their addition will jumpstart EDI as we fine tune our programs and prepare for growth beyond the Asian Pacific and Hispanic markets.”
Alabi is Regional Director in Boeing Commercial Airplanes Product Marketing. 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 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 13. 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.
Since its inception in 1994, EDI has graduated over 500 Asian Pacific professionals and Hispanic professionals from its Leadership Discovery program. More information is available at www.ediorg.org.
