Ana María Cintrón
Founder / Director
Born and raised in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ana María Cintrón, daughter of dedicated parents who taught her the value of hard work and have always been are her inspiration.
Cintrón studied accounting at the University of Puerto Rico and graduated with a bachelor's in Business Administration. Her career began as an auditor for Deloitte Puerto Rico and then Miami. She then decided to leave the Big 4 corporate world to explore the local firms in the Island, when she stumbled upon Kiva. On February 2nd 2016 she welcomed the startup world; running (with a team of hustlers) a co-working space during the day, and growing an access to capital platform during her free time, Kiva PR. Ana María then started to spread the word about Kiva’s opportunities for small business owners, on local events and gatherings. During 2018, Kiva PR had helped over 80 funded borrowers in the island and success stories were starting to bloom, material impact was being created in the island, importing global money into the economy, connecting hustlers with more than access to capital, and then Causa Local was born.
Cristina Salazar Piñeiro
Strategy & Innovation
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, focused on administration of non-profit organizations, from CUNY’s Baruch School of Public Affairs.
She began her professional career working in Iniciativa Comunitaria. During her graduate studies, she worked at The Cleveland Foundation. Upon her return to Puerto Rico, she has devoted her time to work for local foundations. She led the Imagine Santurce program of Foundation for Puerto Rico and served as a development officer at the Fundación Comunitaria. Later, she focused on supporting the development of the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem on the Island through her role in Colmena66, a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust. These work experiences have allowed her to become a versatile and creative social catalyst that offers experience in the design of strategic, disruptive and social responsibility programs. Also, she is passionate about disrupting the local access to capital, and about promoting the financial health and sustainability of our entrepreneurs.
Board of Directors
Rafael Flores
Executive President
BioPharma COOP
Pedro Ortiz
Attorney
David de Sevilla
Director of Operations
Centro para Emprendedores
Jerry Felicelli
Premier Financial Advisor
Collegiate Sports Management
NPO Consultant
Former Lead of Financial Institutions Practice at Clifton Larson Allen
Katerina Sanchez
Program Manager
Grupo Guayacán
Kate Novotny Angeles
Director of Capital Access
NYC Department of Small Business Services
Collaborators
Anna Karina Lawson
Kiva Rockstar, Metropolitan Area
Damian Santos
Kiva Rockstar, Metropolitan Area
Hector Varela
Kiva Rockstar, Metropolitan Area
