Beatriz Otero, Executive Director
BB Otero is the founder and executive director of Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center. She is a teacher by training and has taught in the DC public schools as well as at The American University and the University of the District of Columbia. Before starting CBMLC in 1986, Otero was the assistant director for emergency services at The American Red Cross. Otero is a well-recognized nonprofit leader in the District. She serves on numerous boards and advisory committees, and chairs the Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative.

Chuck Bean, Chairman of the Board
Chuck Bean has both domestic and international nonprofit experience. He is the executive director of the newly created Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington. Between November 2001 and September 2002, he managed the Community Capacity Fund for Washington Grantmakers, which awarded $1.4 million to help local organizations responding to community needs after the September 11th attacks. Prior to that position, Bean was the vice president for programs at Eureka Communities, helping to launch this national leadership development organization. Bean is also the co-founder of a nonprofit in Guatemala designed to attract foreign investment to that country.