Board of Directors
Teamwork is the key to the success of Teens Act
Our Board members oversee all aspects of the work of Teens Act. Members of the board come from various backgrounds and professions. Each participates on committees as they help to oversee and support our mission and connect with our students, parents, community members and staff.
Our Board members oversee all aspects of the work of Teens Act. Members of the board come from various backgrounds and professions. Each participates on committees as they help to oversee and support our mission and connect with our students, parents, community members and staff.
Melvin Rodriguez
Board President - Development Committee Chair
Architectural Designer
Melvin has a love for social entrepreneurship, non-profit, and business related work. He has been a part of several startup businesses and is currently operating 2 businesses of his own. Having been a part of Teens Act while at BYU, his love for the organization has brought him back to continue serving the program he came to care for while participating as a mentor. Melvin currently lives in Provo, Utah with his wife and 4 children.
Board President - Development Committee Chair
Architectural Designer
Melvin has a love for social entrepreneurship, non-profit, and business related work. He has been a part of several startup businesses and is currently operating 2 businesses of his own. Having been a part of Teens Act while at BYU, his love for the organization has brought him back to continue serving the program he came to care for while participating as a mentor. Melvin currently lives in Provo, Utah with his wife and 4 children.
Alberto Puertas
Founding Board President
Board Member - Program Committee
BYU Academic and Career Advisor
Alberto Puertas is a career/academic counselor for the University Advisement at Brigham Young University (BYU). Alberto serves as the Latin Americana Director for the National Career Development Association (NCDA). In his outreach to the community, Alberto Puertas served as a member of Southern Cross Humanitarian. Presently, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Eagle Condor Humanitarian and the Liahona Foundation. Both organizations' efforts bless the less fortunate in developing nations.
Founding Board President
Board Member - Program Committee
BYU Academic and Career Advisor
Alberto Puertas is a career/academic counselor for the University Advisement at Brigham Young University (BYU). Alberto serves as the Latin Americana Director for the National Career Development Association (NCDA). In his outreach to the community, Alberto Puertas served as a member of Southern Cross Humanitarian. Presently, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Eagle Condor Humanitarian and the Liahona Foundation. Both organizations' efforts bless the less fortunate in developing nations.
Nelson Mousques
Board Member - Development Committee
Owner of Autocraft Sales Inc. Orem, Utah
Nelson and his wife Claudia are the proud parents of four wonderful children. He is a strong advocate for a number of causes in the Hispanic Community in Utah, including of particular interest are causes that involve those of his Paraguayan homeland. He has had many years of sales and leadership training experience. Nelson is Board Member of the Hispanic Chapter at BYU Management Society.
Board Member - Development Committee
Owner of Autocraft Sales Inc. Orem, Utah
Nelson and his wife Claudia are the proud parents of four wonderful children. He is a strong advocate for a number of causes in the Hispanic Community in Utah, including of particular interest are causes that involve those of his Paraguayan homeland. He has had many years of sales and leadership training experience. Nelson is Board Member of the Hispanic Chapter at BYU Management Society.
Amy Soto
Board Secretary - Program Committee Chair
BYU Academic and Career Advisor
Amy Soto is from Oxnard, California. After serving a mission in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she graduated from BYU with a bachelor’s degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. Following graduation, Amy worked at UVU’s Upward Bound TRIO program and Utah Valley Paratransit. She has a master’s degree in Academic Advising from Kansas State University. Most recently, she worked at BYU’s Bachelor of General Studies Program as an Academic and Admissions Advisor.
Amy joined the University Advisement Center staff in 2017. She enjoys working with students that are exploring their major and career options. She is sensitive to the time and effort that is required to seek out a life path because, as an undergraduate student, she spent time struggling to pinpoint what she wanted to do. She understands what it is like to explore major options and now finds great joy helping students do the same.
Board Secretary - Program Committee Chair
BYU Academic and Career Advisor
Amy Soto is from Oxnard, California. After serving a mission in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she graduated from BYU with a bachelor’s degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. Following graduation, Amy worked at UVU’s Upward Bound TRIO program and Utah Valley Paratransit. She has a master’s degree in Academic Advising from Kansas State University. Most recently, she worked at BYU’s Bachelor of General Studies Program as an Academic and Admissions Advisor.
Amy joined the University Advisement Center staff in 2017. She enjoys working with students that are exploring their major and career options. She is sensitive to the time and effort that is required to seek out a life path because, as an undergraduate student, she spent time struggling to pinpoint what she wanted to do. She understands what it is like to explore major options and now finds great joy helping students do the same.
Glenn Karlinsey
Board Member - Development Committee
Vice President of Operations at IsoNova, a subsidiary of Symrise
Glenn and his wife Dayna have four children (three married) and two grandchildren. They also have an “adopted” Costa Rican daughter that is a part of Teensact and who introduced Glenn to our program.
Glenn Karlinsey is a passionate believer that education is one of the most powerful tools that we can give youth to broaden their opportunities and empower them throughout their lives.
Glenn has worked closely to help at-risk with youth obtain education, and change the trajectory of their lives because of it. Much of his passion around education, and his experience promoting it, come from his experience living in developing nations for approximately two decades of his adult life — Latin America in particular. Glenn has spent his career in the food and agriculture space.
Board Member - Development Committee
Vice President of Operations at IsoNova, a subsidiary of Symrise
Glenn and his wife Dayna have four children (three married) and two grandchildren. They also have an “adopted” Costa Rican daughter that is a part of Teensact and who introduced Glenn to our program.
Glenn Karlinsey is a passionate believer that education is one of the most powerful tools that we can give youth to broaden their opportunities and empower them throughout their lives.
Glenn has worked closely to help at-risk with youth obtain education, and change the trajectory of their lives because of it. Much of his passion around education, and his experience promoting it, come from his experience living in developing nations for approximately two decades of his adult life — Latin America in particular. Glenn has spent his career in the food and agriculture space.