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Las Colonias in the 21st Century

Steering Committee Members

Jaime Chahin, PhD (Steering Committee Chair)
Texas State University

David Arizmendi
South Texas College

Jaime Arizpe
Office of Border Affairs, Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Miryam Bujanda
Methodist Healthcare Ministries

Enriqueta “Keta” Caballero
Colonia Initiatives Program, Texas Office of the Secretary of State

Homero Cabello
Colonia Initiatives, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

JoAnn Canales, PhD
Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi

Roberto Coronado, PhD
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, El Paso Branch

Edith Lopez Estrada (student intern)
University of Texas at San Antonio, College of Public Policy

Aida Hurtado, PhD
University of California, Santa Barbara

Mireya Loewe
Texas Water Development Board

David Long
Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation

Richard Lopez
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), San Antonio Office

Raquel Marquez, PhD
University of Texas at San Antonio

Marysol McGee
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System

Marie Mora, PhD
University of Texas—Pan American

Patricia Quijada, PhD
University of California, Davis

Juanita Valdez-Cox
La Union del Pueblo Entero