Leila H. Melendez

Leila H. Melendez joined the El Paso Branch board in 2024.

She is CEO of Workforce Solutions Borderplex, a nonprofit that provides employment service assistance to job seekers and employers in West Texas.

Melendez has served on the United Way of El Paso County Board and on the University of Texas at El Paso College of Education Advisory Board. She also serves on the Firemen and Policemen’s Pension Fund Board and Executive Forum. She is a member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council.

She has won numerous awards, including a 2023 Gold Nugget Award by UTEP. She also was named as a breakthrough leader by the El Paso Chamber and previously received the Star on the Mountain Award from former El Paso Mayor John Cook.

Melendez earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Phoenix and an MBA from the University of Texas at El Paso.