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Janie Barrera (2023)
Janie Barrera is the founding president and former CEO of LiftFund, formerly known as Accion Texas. Barrera was responsible for the organization’s financial management, oversight of its annual budget, and the development of methodology and loan delivery procedures. She received several accolades for her accomplishments, which include the Small Business Administration Financial Services Advocate of…
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Noel Poyo (2023)
Ashton Jeffers
Noel Poyo served as the Executive Director of NALCAB from 2006 to 2021, helping lead the national organization of Latino-led nonprofits that serve communities around the United States. He advocated nationally on behalf of the NALCAB membership as well as for low-income Latino and immigrant communities. Over 12 years, he led the development of NALCAB’s…
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Valdemar Pérez (2020)
Victoria Villaseñor
Valdemar Pérez is an Army veteran and accounting graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. It was at UT Austin where Mr. Pérez met Juan Patlán, the longtime leader of the Mexican American Unity Council (MAUC) in San Antonio, Texas. As MAUC began to grow their financial independence, Patlán tapped Mr. Pérez to work…
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Dr. Charles Cotrell (2020)
Victoria Villaseñor
Dr. Charles Cotrell is a former political science professor and President of St. Mary’s University (1999-2012). Dr. Cotrell began his career with St. Mary’s as a student in the 1960s and witnessed the social and political transformation of San Antonio’s Westside during the Chicano Movement. Dr. Cotrell was no bystander, however. Cotrell played a significant…
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