Board of Directors

Adrian Davila Sr. is a Coachella Valley native from Thermal, who comes from a family of thirteen. Adrian attended Coachella Valley High School and graduated in 1987, after which he attended College of the Desert. He is currently employed as a Supervisor of Landscape Maintenance for the State of California Department of Transportation with 18 years of service.  As a supervisor he oversees 10 employees.

Adrian resides in Indio with his wife Silvia, who have been married for 23 years. Together they have four children, Adrian Jr. (Xavier 2015), Aaron (Xavier 2017), Audriannah (Xavier 2021) and Andrew (future Xavier 2026). He is excited to be a part of the Xavier family and looks forward to sharing his experience as a parent at Xavier to new and potential incoming parents.

Susan has been a licensed Commercial Realtor in the valley for over 23 years. Susan was recently recognized as the top producing agent for all of Riverside County.

Susan started her career in Commercial Real Estate in 1987 with Lusardi Construction Company with the development, sales and leasing of the Rancho Coachella Business Center a 280 acre business park in Coachella and the Rancho Coachella Vineyards Specific Plan a 240 acre residential specific plan. Susan was instrumental in application and ultimately the successful designation of the Enterprise Zone for the Easter Coachella Valley as well as the approval of the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport master plan for expansion.

In 1993 Susan along with partner, Paula Turner started Desert Pacific Properties, which for over 17 years has been a dominant force in Eastern Coachella Valley Commercial Real Estate. Susan and Paula collectively have been involved in dozens of major residential and industrial projects throughout the valley.

Fr. Joaquin Martinez, SJ grew up in Manila, Philippines where he attended Jesuit schools.  He graduated from the University of the Philippines (BS in Biology, 1986) and was a Science teacher in both public and private schools in Los Angeles before entering the California Province of the Society of Jesus in 1991. 

Fr. Martinez did his philosophy studies at Loyola University Chicago (MA, 1996).  He taught Biology and Chemistry, and helped direct the Campus Ministry program at Loyola High School in Los Angeles from 1996 to 2000.  Theology studies were done at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley (MDiv, 2003).  He was ordained a priest in Los Angeles in June of 2003.

Following ordination, Fr. Martinez did studies in Educational Administration at Harvard University (EdM, 2004).  From 2004 to 2007, he was Asst. Principal for Campus Ministry at St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco and spent the following year in Tertianship in Boston and Amman, Jordan.  He served as President of St. John’s Jesuit High School & Academy in Toledo, Ohio from 2008 to 2013 before working as a vocation promoter for the California Jesuits.  Fr. Martinez joined the Jesuit Refugee Service as the International Education Coordinator in 2014.  He started as Director of the Newman Center at UCSD in 2017.