Casa Familiar
Board of Directors

Gustavo Bidart II: (Chairman) (Member since 1998)
CitiBank’s Vice President -- Community Relations Director (South Coast Inland Empire).

Kurt Chilcott: (Vice Chairman) (1998)
President/CEO, Bankers Small Business CDC, the #1 small business lender in the country. Formerly the Director of Economic and Community Development for the City of San Diego.

Andrea Skorepa: (President) (2002)
Chief Executive Officer of Casa Familiar, Inc. since 1980. Responsible for the overall administration of all staff, programs, and finances. Born and raised in San Ysidro. Former kindergarten teacher in the San Ysidro School District.

Mario Aguilar: (Treasurer) (1988)
Counselor, UCSD. Minority recruitment for University of California--San Diego. Was raised in San Ysidro, and was a counselor for Casa Familiar’s “Amanecer” youth program.

Judy Atkins-Whittemore: (Acting Secretary) (1988)
Partner/Business Manager of Architects Richard Bundy and David Thompson of San Diego.

Yolanda Hernandez: (1998)
Community Resident. Member of the Governing Board of the San Ysidro School District.

David Bejarano: (1996)
United States Marshal, Southern District of California; formerly Chief of Police, City of San Diego. Was Captain for SDPD Southern Division (encompassing San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, and Nestor).

Louis R. Escareño: (2001)
Attorney-At-Law, based in San Antonio, Texas, specializing in Corporate and Governmental Relations.

Edward S. Oliva: (1995)
Retired. He was formerly the City of San Diego’s Development Services Manager. Immediate Past President of the Board.