Luis Avila-Estrada
Vice President of Governance & Compliance, and Assistant Corporate Secretary
Cox Enterprises
Luis Avila-Estrada, who serves as Vice President of Governance and Compliance at Cox Enterprises, will lead a special initiative to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within Park Pride’s services and programs. Prior to working with Cox Enterprises, he worked at US Foods as the Interim General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Secretary. There he led a legal department of 72 people, overseeing several teams such as Ethics & Compliance. Avila-Estrada has been recognized by numerous organizations, including being named Business Leader of Color by Chicago United and Out & Proud Corporate Counsel by the National LGBT Bar.
Kibkabe Araya
In-House Desk Editor, Corporate Counsel
ALM Media, LLC
I'm a business and legal journalist with reporting experience primarily in health care and environmental law.
Currently, I'm the corporate counsel reporter at the Daily Journal, the largest legal news provider in California. I interview chief legal officers throughout the state at Fortune 500 companies, midsize companies and startups. I've profiled the top lawyers at Jamba Juice, On Assignment, Lucky Group and Pepperdine University. Previously, I reported on general news and health care law with stories on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance amid the age of data breaches and the rise in practices trying alternative business models as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
I started my career at the Redding Record Searchlight as a multimedia features reporter with a focus on environmental business and community health. From there, I returned home to Sacramento and freelanced for all the major publications in the capital region. I also was a temp health reporter for the Seattle Times, writing a few stories on programs geared toward race-based health disparities.
Based in Los Angeles, I enjoy networking with other media professionals. You can find me at Alliance for Women in Media, National Association of Black Journalists LA and Online News Association events. On social media, I participate in the MuckRack weekly Twitter chat and connect with other professionals on LinkedIn.
Sonia Galindo
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Flir Systems
SONIA GALINDO IS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL, SECRETARY, AND CHIEF ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER OF FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. BEGINNING IN JULY 2019, MS. GALINDO ASSUMED A KEY ROLE ON THE EXECUTIVE TEAM REPORTING TO PRESIDENT AND CEO JIM CANNON, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF ALL LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE MATTERS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS OBJECTIVES.
MS. GALINDO LEADS FLIR’S GLOBAL LEGAL, GLOBAL TRADE COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAMS AND SERVES AS THE PRIMARY LEGAL ADVISOR TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SHE HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL LEGAL ISSUES WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, EXPORT-IMPORT, DATA PRIVACY, CYBERSECURITY, LIGATION, EMPLOYEE LAW AND OTHER MATTERS THAT ARISE IN COURSE OF BUSINESS AT FLIR. IN ADDITION, SHE MANAGES LEGAL CORPORATE MATTERS INCLUDING SEC FILINGS AND REPORTS, COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF ITAR AND GOVERNMENT TRADE COMPLIANCE.
“SONIA BRINGS A WEALTH OF LEGAL EXPERTISE TO FLIR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM,” SAID JIM CANNON, PRESIDENT AND CEO AT FLIR. “AT FLIR, OUR TASK IS TO EXCEED OUR COMMITMENTS WITH INTEGRITY, AND SONIA WILL PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP NECESSARY TO OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GLOBAL LAWS UNDER WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES.”
MS. GALINDO IS BASED OUT OF FLIR’S WASHINGTON D.C.-AREA HEADQUARTERS IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.
MS. GALINDO JOINED FLIR FROM ROSETTA STONE INC. (NYSE: RST), AN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE COMPANY, WHERE SHE SERVED AS GENERAL COUNSEL AND CORPORATE SECRETARY SINCE 2015. DURING HER LEGAL CAREER, WHICH STARTED AT THE U.S. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND INCLUDED PRIVATE PRACTICE AT A LARGE NATIONAL LAW FIRM, SHE HAS SPENT THE LAST 14 YEARS PROVIDING LEGAL COUNSEL AT MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES WITH INCREASED RESPONSIBILITIES AND CAPACITY. FROM 2012-14 SHE WORKED AT KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC. AS VICE PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL-CORPORATE, AND SECRETARY AND FROM 2005-08 AT MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC. AS ASSOCIATE COUNSEL & ASSISTANT SECRETARY. IN ADDITION, MS. GALINDO SERVED AS ETHICS & EMPLOYMENT COUNSEL AT THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION FROM 2008-11. MS. GALINDO EARNED A JURIS DOCTORATE FROM THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL AND BOTH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ECONOMICS AND BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN FINANCE AT HOOD COLLEGE FOR WOMEN.
MS. GALINDO, IS FIRST-GENERATION BORN ALONG WITH HER ONE OLDER BROTHER, IS A NATIVE OF WASHINGTON, DC AND AN AVID FAN OF THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS AND WASHINGTON NATIONALS.
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