Our board brings together leaders in human resources, AI governance, and workforce development—united by a shared commitment to ensuring equitable access to artificial intelligence for all.

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Karen Pinales

Founder, CEO & Secretary

Building agents to solve real-world challenges. With 16 years of HR experience including Amazon, Karen founded Cereus Intelligence Corporation to ensure no one is left behind in the AI revolution. Her expertise spans human resources information systems, AI model training, and workforce development—experience that now drives Cereus's mission to advance equitable access to AI in El Paso and beyond.

AI & HR Systems Ex-Amazon El Paso Native
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Roger Brown

Board Chair

A 21-year HR and Labor Executive with a proven record in human resource management, labor relations, and business partnerships. Currently serving as a Global Human Resource Executive at USCIS, Roger brings deep expertise in workforce development, change leadership, and organizational culture building. His background includes policy development, training programs, and employee engagement initiatives at the federal level.

USCIS HR Executive UTEP Connection
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Ritesh Vajariya

Treasurer

Board-Level AI Oversight & Governance Advisor, Founder of NEUBoard, and CEO of AI Guru. Ritesh architected core systems for BloombergGPT and drove $700M+ in AI revenue at AWS. Today, AI Guru's products serve 50,000+ professionals deploying enterprise AI systems across financial services, manufacturing, media, and healthcare. His philosophy: AI should augment decision-making, not obscure accountability.

Ex-AWS AI Governance Harvard Business
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