SAHCC’s Latina Leadership Institute Announces Members of 2023 Class
SAN ANTONIO (March 29, 2023) – The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SAHCC) is pleased to welcome its eighth cohort of inspiring leaders to the Latina Leadership Institute (LLI).
SAHCC congratulates the following individuals selected to participate in this year’s program:
Martha Livingston, San Antonio Counseling and Behavioral Center
Andrea Figueroa, San Antonio Behavioral Health Hospital
Deborah Gonzalez, City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
Grace Garza, Mead Elementary – Northside ISD
Victoria Gomez, Bexar County
Heather Eichling
Jeri-Ashley Bremer, KIPP Texas and The Mindfulness Co., LLC
Vanessa Martinez, City of San Antonio
Roxanna Rios, Division Laundry & Cleaners
Diana Rodriguez-Ruiz, San Antonio Independent School District
Marivel Arauza, City of San Antonio, Neighborhood and Housing Services
Iliana Castillo Daily, The City of San Antonio
April Monterrosa, Live from the Southside
Kassandra Gomez, American Campus Communities
Valerie Reiffert, Radical Registrars
Veronica Flores Malagon
Andrea De La Cruz, H-E-B
Luissa Sanchez, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB)
Marina Flores, The Gonzaba Foundation for Healthier Communities
Laura Sanchez, San Antonio Water System
Imelda Rivera, CPS Energy
Laura Lule, USAA
Claudia de Vasco, The Public Theater of San Antonio
Jenny Garcia, City of San Antonio
Melissa Adame, Webhead
Amelia Landin, Refugee Services of Texas
Antoinette Flores, Medina Valley ISD-Potranco Elementary
Erica Rempel, Sammis Ochoa
Jacqueline Guerrero, Family Service
Amber Manyose, SERVPRO of Braun Station
Cristina Flores, New Politics Leadership Academy
Adrianne Acevedo-Becerra, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Danielle Espinoza, Lustrous PR
Priscilla Aguilar, Palo Alto College
Bianca Ramirez, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Student Parents Empowered
Daisy Rios, NRP Group
We would also like to recognize and congratulate the Steering Committee and Co-Chair leadership for LLI8:
LLI 2023 Co-Chairs:
Elizabeth Balli Van Sickle, Family Violence Prevention Services/Battered Women and Children’s Shelter
Irene Chavez Galvan, District Director for Congressman Greg Casar
LLI 2023 Steering Committee:
Coda Rayo-Garza, Every Texan
Jaymie Mangelsdorf, UT Health San Antonio
Melanie Castillo, City of San Antonio
Melessa Rodriguez, USAA
Angelica Avila, Valero
Annelise “Annie” Gonzalez, San Antonio Board of REALTORS®
Cherise Rohr-Allegrini, San Antonio AIDS Foundation
Lexi Bachran, Great Northwest Community Improvement Association
Paulina Sandoval, Assured Quality Systems
Crystal Del Bosque, Alamo Architects
Erika Aranguiz, Harlandale ISD
Gabriela Ibarra, Avance San Antonio
Mary Uribe, Bexar County- Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence
Sandra Garcia, The DoSeum
Daniela Salinas, Nueva Vida Behavioral Health
Desiree Curtis, City of San Antonio – San Antonio International Airport
Emilie Herrera, SafeRide Health – Folklores Coffee House
Flor Gutierrez, South San ISD
Jacquelyn Perez, KIPP Texas Public Schools
Lauren Cortez, Department of Veterans Affairs
Rubiana “Rubi” Mares, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
For more information about the Latina Leadership Institute, please call 210-225-0462 or visit our program web page.