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Board Officers 2011-2013

President - Irasema Coronado  (UTEP, Professor) 
VP Elect - Patricia Villalobos (Barnhart Taylor Inc., President)
Secretary - Noni Silva (UTEP School of Education, Assistant to the Dean )
Treasurer - Luz Alvarez (Agave Builders & The Liquor Company)
Immediate Past President - Sarah Adleman Spier (Mentis Neuro El Paso, Doula)

Board Directors 2011-2013

Brenda Risch (UTEP, Women's Studies Director & Assistant Professor)
Kathryn Schmidt (UTEP, Assistant Professor of Social Work) 

Advisory Council

Yolanda Aguilar (El Paso Electric Company)
Mary Benanti (NMSU Women's Studies, Professor & Interim Director) 
Belinda Sanchez (Label Tech)  
Adelina Pablos (DDS)
Leila Melendez (City of El Paso)
Briana Stone (Attorney, Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project)
Zita Arocha (Director of Borderzine, UTEP Department of Communications)
Cristina Alicia "Teeni" Provencio (Chef) 

Committees (*Indicates Committee Chair)

Program

  • Brenda Risch*
  • Emily Conry
  • Dre Lara
  • Ryan Otero
  • Melanie Fraim
  • Pat Villalobos (for Bowie High School Scholarships)
  • Juan Villalobos  (for Bowie High School Scholarships)
  • Denise Grajeda - Staff Support

Marketing

  • Kathryn Schmidt
  • Rosa Lopez
  • Marisa Monroy
  • Linda Mayfield
  • Natalie Lara - Staff Support

Income Development

  • Pam Howard*
  • Pat Villalobos
  • Luz Alvarez
  • Terry Campbell
  • Norma Rodela
  • Pat Graham-Casey - Staff Support


Staff

Pat Graham-Casey, Executive Director
Denise Grajeda, Director of Operations
Natalie Lara, Marketing Consultant
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From Left: Pat Villalobos, Pat Graham-Casey, Sarah Adleman-Spier
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Denise Grajeda with Honoree Dolores Huerta