Meet the Team

Board Members

Albert Garcia, Chair

Chief Financial Officer - SA Recycling
Nancy Reed, Vice-Chair

SPHR, SHRM-SCP, and Owner - Express Employment Professional
Jesus Cisneros, Secretary

Community Development Manager - Woodforest National Bank
Roberto Santillana, Treasurer

Audit Manager at Burton McCumber & Longoria, LLP
Robert S. Nelsen, Member

Former President of the University of Texas-Pan American & Sacramento State University
Perla Cepeda, Member

MOD, CPM, CTI Coach, Director of Organizational Development & Human Resources
City of Brownsville
Jose Pablo Canales-Weigend, Member

Banking Center Manager
Lone Star National Bank
Carmen Nordyke, Member

Medical Coverage Insurance Agency
Father Kevin Collins, OMI, Member

Pastor, St. Eugene de Mazenod Parish
Sister Mary Louise Stubbs, Member

Daughter of Charity

Administration

Lidiana Rodriguez-Ramirez

Executive Director
Silvia Perez

Administration Accountant
Alejandra Zepeda

Office Manager
San Juana Peña

Receptionist

Education

Maria Elena de La O

Tutorial Program Supervisor
Gabriela Gonzalez

Tutorial Program Aide
Valeria Moreno

Integrated Family Program (IFP) and Social Services Coordinator
Antonieta Snelson

GED & ESL Program Coordinator

Health and Wellness

Adriana Guerrero

Fitness and Wellness Coordinator
Laura Lara

Health Access Coordinator
Ana Vasquez

Diabetes Prevention Coordinator
Ana Laura Solis

Group Exercise Instructor & Grounds and General Maintenance

Immigration

Ana Patricia "Patty" Sanchez

Immigration Services Supervisor
Magally Ramos

Immigration Services Associate
Elizabeth "Liz" Sanchez

Immigration Services Associate
Juanita Alvarez

Immigration Associate & IT Specialist

Civic Engagement

Americorps VISTA Program

Orelia Iracheta
Civic Engagement Coordinator

Verilu Infante
VISTA Program Supervisor