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Sandy Segura Alcalá | Sandy Alcalá has a diverse background and experience in fund development and nonprofit management, the printing industry, interior design and event design. Before owning EPIC Event Design for seven years, Sandy was the Co-Founder and the founding Executive Director of a college access program called Con Mi MADRE. She is currently involved with their family business, which is a wholesale printing company. Sandy is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has a long history of volunteering and supporting nonprofit organizations which focus on women, children and education. She was the State Representative for the HWNT Austin chapter in 2019. This year she became Interim state chair for HWNT shortly after becoming the state chair-elect. She enjoys spending time in her garden, attending Texas football games, hosting family gatherings and loves anything related to Disney! |
Sandra garciaChair-electstate-chairelect@hwnt.org | Sandra was born in Francisco y Javier Mina, Durango, Mexico. She came to the US at 7 years old. She has worked for the City of Fort Worth since high school in various capacities and is currently in the Development Services Department working on the budget. Sandra Maria Garcia is currently the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas - State Chair Elect. She served as the HWNT Fort Worth Chapter Chair. She previously served as Chair Elect in 2018, State Representative in 2017 and Marketing Chair in 2013-2014. Sandra served as Vice President of MANA de North Texas in 2018 and Secretary in 2017. She also served as Treasurer of Juntos Se Puede in 2018 and on the advisory board in 2017. She was previously an Ambassador with Hispano Exito for many years. Sandra is also a founding member of the City of Fort Worth’s Hispanic Leadership Organization, whereby she encouraged and mentored numerous city employees for promotions within the city. |
Adela N. González, PhD, M.P.AChair of thePast Chair’s Council | Adela N. González, PhD, M.P.A is recognized as a national, state and local leader in public health with extensive experience in numerous executive positions at the state and local levels including the Director of Health and Human Services for the City of Dallas and Vice President of Administration at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (1996-2006). She retired from UNTHSC to return to South Texas. She moved to San Antonio and returned to work, retiring December 2014 as the Executive Director for the Center for South Texas Programs and South Texas Area Health Education Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She had a faculty appointment at the University of Texas, School of Public Health San Antonio Regional Campus.Dr. González was one of the 200 Latinas that chartered HWNT at its first conference in 1987 in Dallas, Texas. She has been a member for 33 years and has served as chapter chair in Fort Worth from 2002-2004 and state chair from 2004-2006. She was awarded chapter estrella in 2006. She currently serves as chair of the past chair’s council in an advisory capacity to the board. |
LUPE MORINPAST STATE CHAIR ADVISORstate-pastchairadvisory@hwnt.org |
Gloria guzmanVice Chair of Developmentstate-development@hwnt.org | Gloria Guzman has been a member of HWNT for almost a decade. She has held several positions and finds working along women to be the best aspect. In a recent move from Corpus Christi to San Antonio she found an opportunity with a large door manufacturing plant as a recruiter. She received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Chemistry from TAMUCC. Gloria is inspired daily by her family and new grandbaby. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors, eating, and working out. Making a meaningful contribution in her community is important. |
ANAChrista Robles
| AnaChrista was born and raised in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas. She supports the diversity inclusion and human resources teams at VisitDallas. She is also the Director of Communications for the League of Women Voters Dallas. She attended the University of Texas at Arlington and received a degree in Communications and Public Relations with a minor in Business Management. AnaChrista currently serves as immediate past chair for the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas, Dallas chapter, where her previous roles included chapter chair, education chair and professional development chair. She was recognized as the Dallas chapter estrella in 2016.
AnaChrista is a giver, connector and collaborator. In her free time, she enjoys travel, volunteering and admiring the beauty of peacocks. |
Jeanette Martinez PazTreasurerstate-treasurer@hwnt.org | Jeanette serves as Executive Administrator to Tarrant County Precinct One Commissioner Roy Charles Brooks. She also serves as the Treasurer of the HWNT Fort Worth Chapter. She graduated from the University of Texas in Arlington, where she earned her Master’s in Public Administration and has a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Wesleyan University. Jeanette is a Fort Worth native, wife and mother to three children: Eric, Ethan and Bella. In her spare time, she loves to travel, practice yoga, read, play tennis and spend time with family and pets. |
Abigail Maria Garcia | Abby works as a legal assistant with the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office in Protective Orders. In March of this year Abby celebrated 25 years of service with Tarrant County. Abby has also worked part time at two insurance and tax offices where she has done taxes, insurance, bookkeeping and translation of documents. She is a parent of an alumni and scholarship recipient of the HWNT Fort Worth chapter Latinas in Progress program. Her daughter, Dominique, is 24 years old and just graduated with a Master’s Degree in social work. Abby also has a son who is 19 and works fulltime. Abby is a cancer survivor and raised two children on her own. |
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Veronica Trevino
| Veronica R. Trevino is a Community Supervision Officer in Sinton, Texas with the San Patricio Probation Department. She graduated from Corpus Christi State University with a Criminal Justice Degree and earned an Associates Degree from Del Mar College in Pre-Law. Veronica has been a dedicated member of HWNT since 1994. She has served the Corpus Christi chapter as chair, chair-elect, past chair, state representative and parliamentarian. At the state level, she was the vice chair of development and currently serves as education chair. This year her chapter is recognizing her as chapter estrella. Veronica has been married for forty-one years to Raul Alberto Trevino they have two grown children Gabriela and Raul II. She loves being around her six grandsons which keep her young. Veronica has been active in her church of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. |
Florence Salazar-BrunerHistorianstate-historian@hwnt.org | Florence Salazar-Bruner is owner and CEO of Firehouse Auto Sales, LLC. Her business is in it's 8th year. She has served the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area for over 25 years within the auto industry. Additionally, Florence is known in the community for actively serving organizations that benefit families, women, children, economic growth, and cultural appreciation. She was the vice chair of membership for the Fort Worth chapter from 2017 to 2018. Flo is the mother of 6 children ranging in age from 27 to 12 and one grandchild. She resides in Arlington, Texas with her husband, Scott and family. | 
chris wilsonVICE CHAIR MEmBERSHIPstate-membership@hwnt.org | Cris Wilson is CEO of CM Institute of Leadership and Co-Founder of Crossroads Academy, Inc. In 1991, she started her career in law enforcement. Currently as a Federal Investigator with the Federal Public Defenders Office, she has over 22 years of law enforcement experience to include over 20 years in the U.S. Army Reserve with 5 deployments and several awards. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from The University of Texas-Pan American. In addition, she holds an Associate of Arts degree in Social & Behavioral Sciences and Associates of Science in Criminal Justice both from South Texas College. Cris served as chair, chair-elect, past chair, secretary and treasurer of the HWNT RGV chapter. She is married to Michael Wilson of 27 years and has two adult children, Michelle and Christian. |
Anette LanderosImmediate Past Chairstate-pastchair@hwnt.org | Anette is President and CEO of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.A graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, Anette earned a B.S. in Public Policy Analysis. In addition, she earned a Masters of Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs in 2007.Anette served HWNT as state chair in 2017 and 2018. She was state chair elect, and the chapter chair and education chair for the Fort Worth chapter. She was co-founder of the Hasta los Muertos Bailan fundraiser in Fort Worth. She was awarded chapter estrella and rising star by her chapter.She enjoys spending time with her husband, Joseph and newborn son, Joaquin. |
Christa aldrichPArliamentarianstate-parliamentarian@hwnt.org |
YVETTE MORENOAustin Chair &state representativeaustin-chair@hwnt.org | Yvette Moreno is a Claims Supervisor at Texas Mutual Insurance, a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier. She has over 15 years’ experience in both the public and private sectors. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a Major in Business Management from Texas State University. She is a graduate from the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Hispanic Austin Leadership (HAL) program and the Leadership Austin program. Yvette is married and has three children, Bobby, Xylia and Julius. She enjoys traveling and spending time with her family and friends. She and her husband, Albert, enjoy going to nurseries and gardening together. Her hobbies include reading and making wire purses. | 
Shelley hinojosastate representativeCorpus christi | Shelley worked for Mental Health Mental Retardation as a director of a Texas commission alcoholism Prevention Grant. She formed Alcoholism information for Mexican Americans. She later became the Executive Director of Padres then as a marketer (the first Hispanic women to hold the position) at Bayview Hospital.She also became co-owner and C.E.O. of Loe-Del. After her stroke in 2010, she remained an Avance-San Antonio Early and Headstart consultant until 2019. Shelley retired as co-owner of Gemini printing.Shelley studied to become a licensed vocational nurse (LVN). She later received a Bachelors in Psychology.Shelley has been married to a Vietnam veteran for 46 years. She has two sons and 3 grandchildren. Her dream came true in 2019 when she was able to take her granddaughter to the HWNT state conference in McAllen Texas. |
Laura Molinastate representativedallas | Laura Molina is a Senior Customer Center Manager for the North Texas Tollway Authority in Dallas.She has a Bachelors and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Texas at El Paso.Laura as the vice chair of membership, treasurer, secretary, and parliamentarian for the Dallas chapter of HWNT.She resides in Carrollton with her husband, Renee, and two children. |
cynthia sakulenzkistate representativerio grande valley | Cynthia M. Sakulenzki is currently the President/CEO of the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. This February 2020 will be 20 years since taking her position. Her previous experience has been that of management, public relations, administration and sales. Cynthia served as chair for 2 terms, chair-elect and past chair of the RGV chapter. She now serves on the state board as state representative. Sports play a major part in her life as she enjoys fishing, watching football, baseball, NASCAR, basketball, volleyball and boxing. She enjoys traveling, being with her family and going to the beach. |
ALICIA RASCONstate representativeEl Paso | |
state representativefort worth | Jessica Bonilla is a long time member and legacy of Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, as she was recruited to be a member by her mother, Past Fort Worth Chapter Chair Eva Bonilla. Jessica has previously served as Chapter Secretary and Vice Chair of Membership. She enjoys contributing to both the Education and Scholarship Committees. Some fun facts about Jessica consist of, she's a Hasta Los Muertos Bailan Gala Co-Founder and chaired the committee for four consecutive years. Jessica is proud to have received many honors from HWNT which include the Fort Worth Chapter Rising Star Award, Fort Worth Chapter Shining Star Award and State-wide Estrella Award. When Jessica is not involved with Hispanic Women's Network, she serves on Board of the MANA de North Texas and The Women's Center of Tarrant County and is an Ambassador for the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Jessica graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Advertising and enjoys art, travel, fine dining and live music. |
erika aránguiz mourguesstate representativeSan antonio | Erika is a fifth grade dual language math and science teacher at Harlandale Independent School District. Erika graduated magna cum laude from Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina with a Bachelor of Applied Science and a minor in Biology. After honorable service with the United States Army, 82nd Airborne Division, she returned to San Antonio and attended Texas A&M University-San Antonio, earning a Master of Science in Bilingual Education. Erika and her husband Diego are the proud parents of three young children, Diego Jr, Jenesys, and Daniela. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors, reading, and spending time with her family. |
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