Board of Directors

Meet our amazing Board of Directors. They keep the RGV Partnership running smoothly, effectively,
and for the good of the Rio Grande Valley.

Executive Board Members

J.D. Salinas

AT&T
Chairman
Amanda Saldana

Amanda Saldana

Pathfinder Public Affairs
Incoming Chair

Naomi Perales

Texas Gas Service
immediate past chair

Deborah Cordova

Walsh McGurk Cordova Nixon, PLLC
Secretary

Michael Williamson

Texas National Bank
Treasurer

Jamie L. Brown Rosas

Texas Regional Bank
Vice Chair - Starr County

Juan Delgado

Noble Texas Builders, LLC.
Vice Chair - Cameron County
Ron-Garza

Ron Garza

UTRGV
Vice Chair - Hidalgo County

Patrick McDonnell

Valley Telephone Cooperative
Vice Chair - Willacy County

Board Members

Alfredo Montanaro

Frost Bank

Anabell Cardona

Valley Grande Institute

Arlene Garza

Gulf Aviation

Brian Godinez

ERO Architects
Carter C. Biel

Carter C. Biel

Foremost Paving, Inc.

Cori Peña

Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation

Daniel Galvan

Coldwell Banker Commercial
Daniel Garces

Daniel Garces

R.R.P. Consulting Engineers, LLC

Daniel Rivera

Elsa Economic Development Corporation

Francisco Davila

Lone Star National Bank

George Antuna

Charter Communications

Hill Cocke

AEP

Isaac Tawil

City of McAllen

Javier De Leon

HARLINGEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Johnny Rodriguez

Bert Ogden

Jose Muñoz

Guzman & Muñoz Engineering and Surveying

Juan M. Loya

PNC Bank
Krys Weyand

Krys Weyand

Santa Cruz Properties

Laura Warren

The Warren Group Architects, Inc.

Luaren K. Christy

Jones Galligan Key & Lozano, LLP

Lee Reed

International Bank oF Commerce

Lizzy De La Garza Putegnat

Titan Fuel

Luke Lucio

Texas State Technical College

Marie Garcia

SAMES, Inc. (SAM Engineering and Surveying)

Marla Sandoval

Valley Regional Medical Center

Maru De La Paz

Valley Baptist Medical Center
Matt Wolthoff

Matthew Wolthoff

Driscoll Children's Hospital

Michael Way

South Texas Health System

Nick Carpenter

Vantage Bank

Olivia Gomez

South Texas College
Port of Brownsville
Ramiro Caballero

Dr. Ramiro Caballero

Pharr EDC
Raudel Garza

Raudel Garza

Edinburg Economic Development Corporation

Raul Garcia Jr.

Halff Associates, Inc.
RGV MPO

Ricco Garcia

Airbnb

Roberto Haddad

DHR Health

Rodrigo Gomez

Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages

Ron Garza

UTRGV

Rose Benavidez

Starr County Industrial Foundation

Sally Guerra

Social Life

Sarah Sagredo-Hammond

Atlas Electric Air Conditioning

Saul Garcia

SAORA, LLC.

Sergio Contreras

Atlas, Hall & Rodriguez, LLP

Shea Johnson

South Texas Facility Partnership, LLC

Susie Torres

Killam Development

Teclo Garcia

Mission EDC

Val La Mantia

L&F Distributors
David Irizarry

David Irizarry

Valley Regional Medical Center

Dr. Carlos Margo

South Texas College
Larry Gonzalez

Larry Gonzalez

Plains Capital Bank
Market President

Daniel Lucio

AEP TEXAS

Laura K. Christy

Jones, Galligan, Key & Lozano
Ralph Cowen

Ralph Cowen

Port of Brownsville
Billy Canales

Billy Canales

Rio Motor Company
Vice - Starr County

Emma Maria Montes-Ewing

South Texas Health System

Orlando Campos

Harlingen EDC

George Antuna

Charter Communications
Brent Baldree

Brent Baldree

Texas regional bank

Ruben Bosquez

Frost Bank

Roy Rodirguez

City of McAllen
René A. Alcalá

René A. Alcalá

Killam Development
Vice - Hidalgo County