Board Of Directors
FCA Inc is governed by a volunteer-driven Board of Directors elected by voting members of the Association. The Board of Directors is empowered, through the By-laws of FCA Inc, to act on behalf of members in order to carry out the goals of the Association.
FCA Inc also has a number of Committees that help guide the activities of the Association. These Committees provide volunteer opportunities for members, as well as influence the direction of FCA Inc.
Yuriem Nodarse Soler
President - Nonprofit, Inc.
- Born in Havana, Cuba. She immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada in 2003.
- Civil Engineer graduated from the Superior Polytechnic Institute “Jose Antonio Echevarría in Havana Cuba in 1995. Obtained her Canadian Professional Engineer designation in 2005 after completing the International Educated Engineer Qualification Program (IEEQ) at the University of Manitoba.
- Works for Manitoba Hydro as a Structural Engineer with over 16 years of experience in design and supervising her team.
- One of the founders of FCA Inc. She has volunteered in different Cuban pavilions including being the First adult Ambassador In 2001, volunteer Coordinator, Food service chair and Pavilion Coordinator. She occupied different Board Executive positions with the IEEQ Alumini
- Committed to help our Association grow. Love children and helping others.
Siany De La Cruz González
Vice President - Nonprofit, Inc.
- Born in Camagüey, Cuba. She immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada in 2010.
- One of the founders of FCA Inc. She has volunteered in different Cuban pavilions including food service, kitchen and souvenir area
- Committed to help our Cuban community
Grettel Beaudoin
Public Relations - Nonprofit, Inc.
- Born in Camagüey, Cuba. She immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada in 2001.
- Got into Financial administration working for Credit Unions for 4 years in 2010.
- For the past 10 years she has been a stay at home mom, and took a break from work to take care of her young kids. She is looking to get back to the work force in 2024.
- She has volunteered in different Cuban Pavilions and has been its Adult Ambassador for a number of years.
- Committed to help our Cuban community. Loves dancing and helping others.
Caridad Quesada Lopez
Secretary - Nonprofit, Inc.
- Born in Havana, Cuba. Arrived to Canada in 2001.
- Work as a Pediatric Hygienists and Orthodontics assistant. Cari in her spare time runs a hairstylist business
- One of the founders of FCA Inc. Cari had volunteer in several Cuban Pavillions since her arrival to Canada. She has served with her skills in different areas from dance performer to choreographer, entertainer customs designer, food service chair and more.
- Cari's passion goes towards working with kids helpings them with their childhood development by using dancing and music. Playing a key role in shaping future generation
Ekaterina Garcia Garcia
Treasurer - Nonprofit, Inc.
- Born in Las Tunas, Cuba. She immigrated to Winnipeg Manitoba in 2004.
- Graduated from the School of Foreign Languages from the University of Havana in 2000. Once in Canada she pursued her CGA designation and graduated in 2015 as a CPA, CGA.
- Works as the Contoller at Dlux Design/J&R Tile Inc.
- One of the founders of FCA Inc. She has volunteered in several Cuban Pavillions mainly as cashier but also in Guess services.
- Committed to help our Cuban Community, and spreading the Cuban Culture.
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Committees
Finance Committee
The Treasurer is the chair of the Finance Committee. This committee shall include a minimum of three members. The Finance Committee is responsible for developing and reviewing fiscal procedures, fundraising plans, and the annual budget with staff and other board members. The Board must approve the budget and all expenditures must be within budget. Any major change in the budget must be approved by the Board of directors. Annual reports are required to be submitted to the Board showing income, expenditures, and pending income. The financial records of the association shall be made available to the membership
Fundraising / Event Committee
The Event Committee shall include a minimum of six members. The Event Committee is responsible for developing community and fundraising event plans for board approval, forming subcommittees for the different events, achieving a balance of activities that get all age group involved, including recreation, sport, and culture, such as: domino tournaments, baseball, Volleyball, community BBQ, etc.
Financial Support Committee
The Support Committee shall include a minimum of three members. The Support Committee is responsible for presenting proposals to support families, events, disaster relief, receiving and evaluating applications, creating matrixes for evaluation processes, reviewing and approving applications for support, submit recommendation to the Board.
Sport / Culture Support Committee
The Sport / Culture Support Committee shall include a minimum of three members. The Sport / Culture Support Committee is responsible for presenting proposals to support member involvement such as sports, dance, theatre, and others, receiving and evaluating applications, creating matrixes for evaluation processes, reviewing and approving applications for support, submit recommendation to the Board.
Scholarship Committee
The Scholarship Committee shall include a minimum of three members. The Scholarship Committee is responsible for developing scholarship announcements, invite eligible members, creating evaluation matrixes, reviewing, and approving applications for scholarship, guiding applicants through the process, making recommendations, preparing and participating in award ceremonies.
Nominating / Membership Committee
The Nominating / Membership Committee shall include a minimum of three members. The Nominating / Membership Committee is responsible for keeping membership list up to date, identifying enthusiastic members as possible officers, nominating minimum 1, maximum 3 members to run as officers, call the members for additional nomination, developing election announcements and process, voting steps, counting votes, providing, and informing election results.
Social Media Committee
The Social Media Committee shall include a minimum of three members. The Social Media Committee is responsible for maintaining a social media presence.