Norma Zúñiga-Cardoza, MPA, CNP
Executive Director

Norma is a native of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. However, she was brought to the U.S. at a young age and raised in the state of Georgia. She discovered her passion for serving her community after being an instrumental member in the creation and management of CETPA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing behavioral health services to the Latino community in Georgia. Her last role at CETPA was as Chief Operating Officer (COO), in which she was responsible for managing and directing operational and administrative functions, including information technology, finance, office management, facility, and human resources.

After working there for sixteen years, Norma went back to Kennesaw State University to complete a bachelor’s degree in Human Services with a focus on Nonprofit Management and Social Innovation. Upon graduation, she began her pursuit of a Master of Public Administration with a concentration on Nonprofit Administration and obtained it in the spring of 2020.

Norma is a Nonprofit-Certified Professional (CNP) with over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit field. Her areas of expertise are in nonprofit management and administration; program development; compliance monitoring; policy development; and performance improvement.

Tito Ortiz
NAV-GA Program Manager

Tito is originally from Quito, Ecuador. He has more than 20 years of experience in retail banking and small business banking. He has a passion for helping and developing small businesses in our community to grow sustainably through financial and strategic planning.

Tito obtained a bachelor’s degree in Banking Administration and Management from PEER Institute of Banking in Quito, Ecuador. He came to the US through a Fulbright Scholarship Program to continue his studies at the Spanish-American University in New York and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Political Economy Science. He also studied and received a diploma in International Relationship and Political Science at the Henry George School in New York, where he also worked as an Assistant Professor teaching Third World Countries issues and the basics of Political Economy. Tito obtained a master’s degree in Political Economy and Globalization with the effects on Third World Countries at the Atlantic International University. During this time, Tito worked in the United Nations UNDP Department learning and seeing different economic and social models implemented in third-world countries.

Tito is a former Guardiamarina of the Navy Academy Officers in Ecuador at the Essuna-Escuela Superior Naval where he served his country for five years. He is also a former national team member of Ecuador in Karate-Do Shotokan representing his country in some international tournaments.

Hilda Abbott
Co Chair

Hilda Abbott is a first generation Latina American, born in Texas and raised in Miami, both parents roots from the Dominican Republic. Hilda grew up in a Catholic faith-based family. Since childhood she has envisioned owning a company that would enhance lives of others.