Mayra Aguirre began her tenure as the Hall Family Foundation’s new president in September 2020. For the past four years, Aguirre has served as the Foundation’s vice president and secretary. Before joining the Hall Family Foundation, Aguirre was a senior program officer at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Executive Director of the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Development Fund, and a coordinator at Mid-America Regional Council Metropolitan Council on Early Learning. She has dedicated her career to working with members of the community, finding solutions to the difficult challenges they face. Aguirre was a first-generation college graduate earning her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Emporia State University. She went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from The University of Kansas School of Law. Aguirre serves on The University of Kansas Advancement Board and the boards of the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Development Fund, Ewing Marion Kauffman Charter School, and UnidosUS.