TASIS Dorado Board of Directors

Eduardo Cortés graduated in 1994 from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a concentration in Project Management. He has been a licensed professional engineer since 1995, and he is a member of the Urban Land Institute and an active member of the Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de P.R. (CIAPR). Prior to joining PRISA Group, Eduardo was a Project Engineer and Manager from 1994 to 2001, completing projects ranging from correctional facilities to commercial buildings and multi-level parking structures. Since 2001, Eduardo has been responsible for the construction and operations of Sabanera Dorado, a master-planned residential community which includes the TASIS Dorado School, recreational facilities, and other amenities. Eduardo also heads the development and construction team for the Hyatt Select Hotels in Puerto Rico. In 2008, Eduardo was awarded the “Emerging Leader in Engineering” prize by the Civil Engineering Institute of Puerto Rico. He and his wife Cristina, a former Home & School Association President, are proud TASIS Dorado parents of Mia Cristina '22 and Eduardo '24.

Michael Flaherty is a cum laude graduate of Amherst College, where he majored in Political Science, English Literature, and American Studies. Mr. Flaherty received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an investor with over 30 years of management, private equity, and public security investment experience. Mr. Flaherty sits on the boards of several not-for-profit and for-profit organizations in Puerto Rico, and the U.S. He is a member of the TASIS Dorado finance committee. In 2013, Mr. Flaherty moved with his family to Puerto Rico. He is the proud father of Macdara, class of 2022.

Betzaida “Betzy” García graduated from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. She also has an MBA in Organizational Management with a minor in Marketing from the Universidad Metropolitana. She is a licensed realtor and is certified as a Life Coach from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. Betzy and her husband, former MLB star player Carlos Delgado, co-founded Extra Bases, a non-profit organization that focuses on the areas of health, education, and sports to improve the quality of life for the neediest. She was the project manager of the Extra Bases "Dream Team" tutoring program, whose purpose is "learning through play" via curricula designed for adolescents in core academic subjects, such as Spanish, English, math, and science, which were integrated into sports. Currently, she is the Executive Director of the Ángeles Vivientes Foundation, whose mission is to educate and raise awareness in the prevention of child abuse in Puerto Rico. Since 2010, Betzy has taught catechism at TASIS Dorado. She is the proud mother of two TASIS Dorado students, Carlos Antonio '25 and Mariana Isabel '28. Betzy was president of the TASIS Dorado Parent Association from 2016 to 2018.

Fernando González attended Phillips Andover Academy, Harvard College (B.A. magna cum laude in Visual Studies), and the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Architecture. He started working at The American School in Switzerland (TASIS) in 1972 as Chairman of the Art Department, and for the past 40 years has served in a variety of administrative roles, including Director of Development, Administrative Director, Interim Headmaster, and Chairman of the Board at TASIS England, where he has overseen construction of the Campus Master Plan. In 2002 he co-founded TASIS Dorado and has been a founding partner and Chairman of TASIS Dorado, Inc. that established and managed the School since it started. He was appointed President of the TASIS Dorado Educational Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors in 2014 when the School became non-profit. Mr. González also serves as Director of the TASIS England and TASIS School Boards, as well as the TASIS Foundation Board in Switzerland.

María Teresa "Maritere" Matosantos has over 27 years of experience in education, including six years as Principal at Rosa-Bell School and 12 years as Principal of TASIS Dorado. She graduated from Newton College of the Sacred Heart with a BA in American Studies and has an MAEd in Educational Administration and Supervision from Phoenix University. Mrs. Matosantos is a Member of the Middle States Association Advisory Committee for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean and President of the Board of the Jane Stern Dorado Community Library. She was a founding partner and Secretary of TASIS Dorado, Inc., which was the School's management company until it was transferred into a non-profit corporation.

Ceciliana Stubbe graduated from the School of Architecture at Princeton University and has since served as Design Manager for her family's Real Estate Development Company. She has coordinated architectural and interior design elements in projects such as Plantation Village The Ritz Carlton Reserve at Dorado Beach. She is the President of the Priscilla and Federico Stubbe Foundation, an organization established in 2006, which owns the TASIS Dorado Campus to promote and foment causes and activities that strengthen the minds, bodies, and souls of children of all of the employees who constitute the Stubbe-González Family enterprises in Dorado and neighboring communities. She has served on several Boards of Directors, some of which are the PRISA Group and the Escuela de Artes Plásticas, and other advisory boards. Most importantly, Ceciliana is a proud TASIS Dorado Mom of three beautiful children: Ricardo '29, Carlos '31, and Victoria Puig Stubbe '32.

José A. Menéndez-Cortada graduated from Boston College's Carroll School of Management and obtained a Juris Doctor from the InterAmerican School of Law and a Master of Laws (in Taxation) from The NYU School of Law. He served as Director of First BanCorp from April 2004 to May 2021 and was Chairman of the Board from September 2009 to October 2011. He was also Lead Independent Director for the bank from February 2006 to September 2009. In 1977 Mr. Menéndez-Cortada joined the law firm as partner in Martínez-Álvarez, Menéndez-Cortada & Lefranc-Romero PSC, a full-service firm specializing in Commercial, Real Estate, and Construction Law. He served as Director and Vice President of the firm in charge of the corporate and tax department until 2009. He was Tax Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC until 1976 and has been Counsel to the Board of Directors of Bermúdez, Longo, Díaz-Massó, LLC since 1985. He served as Director of the Homebuilders Association of Puerto Rico from 2002 to 2011 and has been a Trustee of The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc. (Ponce Art Museum) from 2002 up to May 2016, serving as chairman of the audit committee of the Foundation since 2009. Mr. Menéndez-Cortada has proudly served as Counsel to PRISA Group since 1977. He was named Honorary Director of TASIS Dorado, Inc. at the School's inception in 2002. His grandsons, Alexander '29 and Matías '32 are students at TASIS Dorado.

Federico “Friedel” Stubbe is a visionary who has dedicated his life to the creation of habitats that allow human beings to live in harmony with nature. He personifies the modern-day entrepreneur whose concern for the environment has turned into a mission. As President and CEO of PRISA Group, Mr. Stubbe has created award-winning developments that have sensitively integrated design with the natural environment, including Sabanera Cidra, Dorado Beach Resort, and Sabanera Dorado, where he founded and constructed The TASIS Dorado School. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Mr. Stubbe also studied at the Harvard Business School Program of Management Development. He worked in public service for four years, becoming Chief of Staff under Governor Romero Barceló. He served twice as President of the Puerto Rico chapter of the National Association of Home Builders and was a recipient of the Frank Ramírez de Arellano Homebuilders Award. Mr. Stubbe is a member of the Georgia Tech Engineering Advisory Board. He serves on the Governor’s Advisory Board for the Construction Industry and is Governor for the Urban Land Institute. Mr. Stubbe established the Priscilla and Federico Stubbe Foundation which financed and owns the TASIS Dorado Campus.