Marcela Bustillos

Head of Operations
Pronouns: She / Her

Marcela comes to Athena with a background in business operations spanning the creative, nonprofit, and social impact industries. Her passion lies in supporting mission-driven teams achieve their goals. Having resided in Venezuela, the US, Australia, and Portugal, Marcela brings a global lens to her work and has a deep appreciation for diverse perspectives.

MIGHT BE

Surfing, snowboarding, dancing, or hanging out with her four sisters.

KNOWN FOR:

Being curious, writing in bullet points, staying calm, and speaking in Spanglish.

DESCRIPTORS:

Latina, Life-long Learner, Nomad, INFP

View other Team Members

coco brown

Coco Brown

Founder & CEO

Liz Tinkham

Board Director

Rhonda Mims

Board Director

Carol Coughlin

Advisory Board

Andrea Bonime-Blanc

Advisory Board

Purvee Kondal

Advisory Board

Tahjar Roamartinez

Advisory Board

Tama Smith

Advisory Board

Lloyd Taylor

Advisory Board

Annie Dabrowski

VP of Member Success

Kate Batten

Chief Product Officer

Alex Duffner

Head of User Experience & Design

Anelia De Klerk

Social Media Coordinator

Oscar Malgiaritta

Developer

Dominika Palinko

SalesForce Administrator

Arturo Garcia

Member Operations Manager

Marcela Bustillos

Head of Operations

Gabriela Aneas

Member Success Manager

Tamas Zolcsak

Lead Designer

Analuisa Martinez

Member Success Manager

Wenceslao Negrete

Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead

Samantha Lorenzo

Director of Board Recruitment & Portfolio Talent Services

Stacy Crooks

Network Broker

Marek Suchanek

A/V Editor

Andreina Gomez

Director of Membership

Luis Guillermo Rafael López

Software Developer

Justin Reeves

VP of Sales

Michael Chong

Sales Development Representative

Amanda Mahoney

Manager of Sales Development

Cristina Scharffenorth

Member Success Manager

Erin Essenmacher

Chief Experience & Strategy Officer, Chair Advisory Board

Rachel Kirkwood

Director of Corporate Partnerships

Cailyn Johnson

Digital Marketing Manager