alumni

XXXIX (2023-2024)

XXXVIII (2022-2023)

Chair: America De la Rosa

VP of Curriculum: Melida Pinales

Class Project:

ADA Kitchen Learning Lab for Moody Clinic

Abigail Galindo-Sanchez

Aldo Covarrubias

April Flores

Ariana Curiel-Magallanes

Daisy L Salinas

Eduardo Banda

Elizabeth Ortega

Emily Swartz

Gabriel Garcia

Hector Guerra

Hector Ortega Jr

Hunter Lohse

Jeff Ray

Joe Luis Martinez

Jorge Maldonado

Julissa Lopez

Marco Espinosa

Marla Sandoval

Mayra Cruz

Mayra Lumbreras

Nalleli Trejo

Nelson Ivan Amaro

Nick Tipton

Rhonda Loop Rodriguez

Roberto Santillan III

Sara Santibanez

Sonia Ortiz-Leon

Veronica Barron-Martinez

Vivian Galvan

XXXVIII (2022-2023)

Chair: America De la Rosa

VP of Curriculum: Melida Pinales

Class Project:

Dress for Success Closet for YouthBuild Brownsville and Trailer wrap for Brownsville Animal Defense

Alejandra Padron

Amber McGinnis

Brenda Castillo

Carmen Nordyke

Christopher Limas

Dafne Maldonado

David Betancourt

Deborah L. Saldivar

Dory Sanchez

Dulce Noriega

Ernesto Hernandez Jr.

Jessica De Luna

Jessica Lynn Cuevas

Joyce Vasquez

Laura Hees-Garcia

Luis Alberto Larraga

Luis Antonio Gutierrez

Maria Fernanda Trevino

Roberto Baez

Salia Castillo

Sonia Moran

Veronica de la Fuente

XXXVII (2021-2022)

XXXVIII (2022-2023)

XXXVII (2021-2022)

Chair: Janeth Rico

VP of Curriculum: Debbie Rodriguez

Class Project:

Dressing rooms remodeling for Camille Playhouse

Carmela Petraitis

Cassandra Bravo

Danelle Modesto

Elsa Galvan

Hector D. Picazo

Jorge A. Camorlinga

Jose Raul Davila

Katy Abete

Kayla Hamblin

Keila Martinez

Kelsey Greer

Leslie Lopez Gutierrez

Louie Tijerina

Lucio Gutierrez G.

Ramon Leos

Roberto Lopez

Roberto Villarreal

Rocio Guzman

XXXVI (2020-2021)

XXXVII (2021-2022)

Chair: Janeth Rico

VP of Curriculum: Debbie Rodriguez

Class Project:

Revitalization of Tip of Texas Family Outreach

Karla De La Riva

Eraldo Estrada

Alejandro Farias

Luis Garcia

Avigai Gonzalez

Mitchel Griffin

Trudy Harris

Hans Higareda

Johanna Lozano

Linda Macias

Gabriella Masso-Mongrell

Jaqueline Munguia

Ruben Quintero

Elizabeth Ramirez

Violeta Raynaldo

Alyssa Reyes

Yecica Serrata

Tanya Thirlwall

Yadira Torres

XXXV (2019-2020)

XXXVI (2020-2021)

XXXIV (2018-2019)

Chair: Lizzy De la Garza Putegnat

VP of Curriculum: Janeth Rico

Class Project:

Beautification project for Monica and Maggie's house

Alejandro Dominguez

Diego Gallegos

Evelyn Garcia

Gabriel Garcia

Oscar Garcia

Juan Hernandez

Gilberto Hernandez

Heidi Jones

Raven Keith

Daniela Loera

Imelda Loo

Daniella Lopez

Rodrigo Lopez

Alberto Loya

Bryan Martinez

Brandon Mohler

Martha Molina-Gonzalez

Juan Pequeno

Jose Perez

Aldo Rios

Monica Sanchez

Eric Silva

Pedro Torres

Elizabeth Walker

Eliza Vasquez

XXXIV (2018-2019)

XXXVI (2020-2021)

XXXIV (2018-2019)

Chair: Michael Limas

VP of Curriculum: Janeth Rico

Class Project:

New Kitchen for Big Heroes

Korina Amador

Chris Birchfield

Jorge Cavazos

America De Los Santos

Andres Duran

Joel Fernandez

Scott Fry

Celia Galindo

Ryan Greenfield

Myrna Leal

Jose Luis Lopez

Enrique Medellin

Margarita Recio
Edward Stiner
Nancy Tello
Andrea Torres
Adolfo Vasquez
Araceli Zuniga

XXXIII (2017-2018)

Chair: Michael Limas

VP of Curriculum: Debbie Rodriguez

Class Project:

Lamp posts for Good Neighbor Settlement House and garden beautification for Friendship of Women.

Aracely Aguilar
Ariana Amador
Anika Aviles
Roberto Briones
Nora Caballero
Angie Capistran
Ilse Chazco
Adriana Contreras
Maria Escobedo
Miguel Gaytan
Jose Hinojosa
Michael La Coste
Pedro Licona
Alejandra Llamas
Samantha Luna
Alice Nevarez-Warner
Marco Ochoa
Edward Olivares
Francisco Partida
Ramiro Ramirez
Virginia Ramirez
James Reynolds
Monica Tellam

XXXII (2016-2017)

XXXIII (2017-2018)

Chair: Doro Garcia

VP of Curriculum: Debbie Rodriguez

Class Project:

Historic Brownsville Walking tour podcasts for Brownsville Historical Association

Hector Cardoza

Truett Cawlfield

Elizabeth Charles

Keila Curry

Amanda Dave

America De La Rosa

Edna Dinsdale

Jose A. Garcia

Danny Marez

Horacio Maya

Jorge Montero

Anna Putegnat

Sandra Sanchez

Daniela Sosa

Norma Torres

Monica Urena

Luis Urquieta

Paloma Vasquez

XXXI (2015-2016)

XXXIII (2017-2018)

XXXI (2015-2016)

Ian E. Buenrostro

Christine Cavazos
Carlos Ceballos Jr.

Mario A. Cisneros

Jose Diaz

Maira P. Gonzalez

Anthony J. Guerra

Ernie Hernandez

Beatriz M. Hockaday

David Licon Jr.

Angelina Macias

Frankie Olivo Jr.

Alma Ester Ortiz Knopp

John D. Plumlee

Shannon R. Rivas

XXX (2014-2015)

XXXI (2015-2016)

Martha Benavides

Douglas Butts, Jr.

George Colon, Jr.

Monica Davis

Arnold Flores

Eli Garcia

Lizandro Garcia

Myles Garza
Ricky Garza
Lorena Hernandez Gomez
Vanessa Humm
Michael Limas

Rocio Lucio
Rocio Mayes
Rodrigo Moreno
Michael Motyl
Frank Orozco
Claudia Ortiz
Ricky Pineda
Janeth Rico
Debbie Rodriguez
Jonathan Shafer
Scott Shull
Erika P. Sikes
Roberto Valencia
Leonardo Walss

XIX (2013-2014)

XXVIII (2012-2013)

Rick Armendariz
Iris Cantu
Guillermo Chapa III
Ana-Laura Chavez
Blanca Davila
Joe De La Garza
Dania Garcia
Jennifer Garcia
Luciana Mendoza
Mayra Sanchez
Martin Sarkis
Paul Schaafsma
Maria Serna
Miriam Suarez
Jack White

XXVIII (2012-2013)

Priscilla Bellamy

Marisa Campirano

Albert Chronis

Oscar Garcia

Sandra Garza

Barry Goldsmith

Gabriela Gonzalez

Mike Gonzalez

David Greer

Francisco Gutierrez

Vicky Kahl

Bradley Kroes

Vanessa Mancha

Mario Martinez

Joe Paredes

Deborah Portillo

Krista Rendon

Tony Rodriguez

Nina Salinas

Josie Treviño

XXVII (2011-2012)

XXVIII (2012-2013)

XXVII (2011-2012)

Selene Aguilar
Claudia Ayarzagoitia
Derek Benavides
Amanda Mandy Carrasco
Manuel Manny Chacon
Jovan Coblentz
Steve Drillette
Carla Gonzalez
Doroteo Garcia, Jr.
Ramiro Gonzalez
Juanita Janie Hernandez
David Irwin
Serena Putegnat
David Ramos
Nora Rendon
Stephanie Rendon
Edith Saldana
Amalia Trevino
Dolores Zarate

XXVI (2010-2011)

XXVII (2011-2012)

Manuel Alcocer

Juan Valerio Antonio

Jeremy Barnard

Samuel Barnard

Lynette Benavidez

Eduardo Campirano Jr.

Emma Cerbin-Garcia

John Cowen

Lizzy de la Garza

Grace Galindo

Marisa Gaytan

Erin Hernandez-Garcia

Erin Hudson

Leandra C. Ortiz

Manuel Ortiz

Frank (Steven) Peterson

Christopher Pineda

Aaron Rendon

Carmen Rodriguez

Egwing E. Sikes

Diane Solitaire

Tomas Tijerina

Bruno Zavaleta

XXV (2009-2010)

XXVI (2010-2011)

XXIV (2008-2009)

Richard Abate

Chris Davis
Sandy Galvan
Eric Garza
Steve Hoelscher
Sergio Lainez
Abbas Mahvash
Emma Miller
Noe Ortiz
Blanca Perez-Moreno
Melida Pinales
Lindsey Price Schaefer
Anna Rodriguez
Nancy Rodriguez
Jenica Russell
Marcia Selsor

Andres Zamarripa

XXIV (2008-2009)

XXVI (2010-2011)

XXIV (2008-2009)

Nina Garcia
Irma Garza
Rosie Hinojosa
Guillermo Lambarri
Linda Mercado
Alma Ortiz
Anthony (Benny) Rendon
Anna Rodriguez

XXIII (2007-2008)

Diana Alaniz
Elsa Tatiana Balli
Briza I. Banda
Jennifer R. Cahn
Sonia H. Cornejo
Carlos Galarza
Amanda Garza
Carlos Garza
Rose Gomez
Juan A. Izaguirre
Adrianne Justis
Victor Genaro Leos
Saira Muniz
William Henry Putegnat, V
Martha Reyna
Laura T. Rodriguez
Emilio Salinas
Frank Seals
Adrian Sierra
Norma Torres
Christine Troiani
Cristina Valdez
Paolina Vega
Alejandro Vera
Izelda Zarate

XXII (2006-2007)

XXIII (2007-2008)

Fabriel Cisneros
Dalilah Garcia
Yvonne Guerra
David McWhorter
Julie Pedraza
Ana B. Perez
Neida Ruth Soto
Marci Trevino

XXI (2005-2006)

XXIII (2007-2008)

XXI (2005-2006)

Alex Fuentes

Christine Hess
Daniel Huntley
Anna Lillia Lopez
Frank Lopez
Kirk Massey
Vicky Mercado
Sunil Rupani
Margarita Salazar
David Tumlinson
Veronica Vera

XX (2004-2005)

XVIII (2002-2003)

XXI (2005-2006)

Mike Frazier
Paco Garza

Armantina Germeyer

Genoveva Gomez
Cynthia Graham
Chad Hainley
Odilia G. Lara
Alfonso Lazcano
Paul Lemaster
Anna M. Lopez

Gerardo Martinez

Sandra Massey
Brian Miller
Nick Mitchell
Henri Nicolas
Anna Rodriguez
Hilda Vega

XIX (2003-2004)

XVIII (2002-2003)

Douglas J. Arney
Corinna E. Arnold
Adrian Dorsett
Myra I. Flores

Leeann Greer

Norma A. Guerra-Valdez

Elizabeth Guerrero

Mary R. Henry

Hector O. Hernandez

Carlota Hopkins

Margarita Lopez

Matthew V. Lorentson

Ana Lozano

Bobbette M. Morgan

Claudia O. Pedraza

Claudia Vianney Perez

Diana G. Perez

Raymond Reyes

LeAnn Thomason

Norma L. Valle
Edgar O. Vela
Norma Vera
Norma P. Weaver
Miriam A. Ybarra

XVIII (2002-2003)

Karen Betancourt
Adriana Cancino
Irene Cardenas
Rebecca Costilla
Jose Luis Davila

Angela Gonzalez

Pete Harris

David W. Hernandez

Luz Hernandez

Dorothy Irwin

Sandra Langley

Marcie Lasseigne

Marie C. Leal

Ninfa Middleton

Debra Perez

Sal Pinzon
Jorge Ramirez
Cathy Rivera
Mark Stevens
Alberto Velez

XVII (2001-2002)

Maribel Baca
Veronica Baca
Norma E. Benitez-Rodriguez
Roberto Escobar
Cecilia Farrell
Rudy Flores
Olga Gonzalez
Emilia Guerra
Linda Luna
Sonny Muniz
Santiago Navarro
Richard Ocanas
Berta Peña
Cesar Perez
Tara Putegnat
Nancy Rios
Cris Rivera
Juan Andres Rodriguez
Lorelly Rodriguez
Emily Salazar
Gilberto Salinas
Maria San Miguel
Jorge Santillan
Steve Solis

XVI (2000-2001)

XVII (2001-2002)

Thomas Arce
Doris Arredondo
Karen Ballard
Fernando Balli
Becky Cardenas
Lourdes Carrasco
Lupita Chapa
George Clower
Leticia Diaz
Karen Elbert
Martha Garcia
Belinda Garza
Micaela Guzman
Herminia Lucio
Linda B. Lucio
Cesar I. Martinez
Oscar Medrano
Javier Mendez

Claudia Ramirez
Juan A. Recio
Mariana Tumlinson
John Venturella
Xazel Zamora

XV (1999-2000)

XVII (2001-2002)

XIV (1998-1999)

David Abrego, Jr.
Ana Arriola
Laura Betancourt
Deborah Cox
Olivette Fisher
Gregory Flores
Carol Flores †
Rossy Galarza

Juan Vicente Garcia, Jr.
Amalia Castillo Garza
Bertha Garza
Juan Gonzalez
Martha Gonzalez
Margarita G. Halaby
Karina E. Jokl-Mireles
Jesus Muñiz
Joe Pedraza
Marisa Rivas
Magdalena Solis
Hilda Treviño

XIV (1998-1999)

XIII (1997-1998)

XIV (1998-1999)

Sandra Betancourt
Michael Costa
Jessica Crafts
Martha Cramer
Juan Cruz
Melissa Dennany-Morales
Rosendo Escareño
Maggie Galvan
Carmen Garcia
Raquel Garcia
Bill Gonzalez
Juan Loya
Gloria Martinez
Leticia Monroe
Alberto Peña
Pete Sepulveda, Jr.
Maria Ruth Torres
Leticia Zavaleta

XIII (1997-1998)

Joe Ardito
Maribess Armstrong
Conrad Bodden
Amanda Corkill
Cheryl Cortez
Joey De la Garza
Martie DiGregorio
Santiago Galarza
Carmen Gonzalez
Maribel Gonzalez
Maribel Guerrero
Joseph Hernandez
Irma Herrera
Kathy Lawless
Emma Leal
Anna Belia Lerma
Sam Lucio
Belinda Marin
Marcia Martinez
Rosie Peña
Lisa Pepi

Pat Zarate

XII (1996-1997)

XIII (1997-1998)

Sheryl Ackerman
Olga Angulo
Sandra Bennet
Frank Bolanos
Stuart A. Chaney †
Lupita Chapa
Melissa Delgado
Jose A. Gutierrez
Alfredo G. Hernandez
Jeff Johnson
Olga Orive
Elvira Ortiz
Victor Quintanilla
David Ramirez
Ofelia G. Rivera
Bryan D. Robinson

Daniel G. Tijerina
Oralia Treviño
Mary I. Valdez
Rafael E. Vela
Judi M. Yahn

XI (1995-1996)

Robert C. Burkhart †
Jose Castaneda
John Champion
Rita Conde
Joe De La Fuente
Joe Del Campo
Marie Dixon †
Lisa Marie Gomez
Monica Gomez
Nena Gomez
Eddy E. Hernandez
Sammy Herrera
Julio Lozano
Richard Ramirez
Yolanda Riggins
Joe Rodriguez
Jorge Luis Saldana
Vicki Santa Ana
Kecia Smedley
Carlos E. Sotomayor
Sandy Welch
Rachel Lori Wilson
Betsy Wright

X (1994-1995)

XI (1995-1996)

Judy Adams
Phyllis Bates
Wynne Bouley
Ruben Caballero
Orlando Campos
Sylvia Cancino
Hilda Carter
Marcus Carter
Pat Cisneros-Flores
Juan Carlos Cuellar
Maria Carmen Cuellar
Monica Garza
Aileen Johnson
Jorge Lerma
Rick Luna
Margarita Moreno
Terese Moser
Jimmy Rivera
Thelma G. Sullivan
Craig Timmer
Josie C. Villarreal
Kent Whittemore

IX (1993-1994)

XI (1995-1996)

VIII (1992-1993)

Marvin Keith Asbury
Mozelle Barron
Gwen Benton
Karen Brooks, DPM
Karen Chapman
Elia Cornejo-Lopez
Donald S. Currie
Deborah Lee Duke
Inelda Garcia
Jorge Alfonso Garcia
Kathleen Garrett
Sylvia Garza Perez
Eugene Hernandez
Magda Hernandez
Ruben Herrera
Mary Jane Jackson
Donna Rene Jekel
Maribel R. Martinez
Gloria Paniagua
Maureen Russell
Charles A. Williams
Gloria Jean Zapata

VIII (1992-1993)

Edwin Barrera
Robin Brechot
Rosie Campos
Cynthia Davila
Norma Harrison
Charles Koonce
Sylvia Lopez
Marie McDermott
Daniel Montez
Paula Parson
Lahoma Pederson
Margarita Pizano-Flores
Walter "Skip" Plitt
Rosalinda Salazar
Alan Fred Strickler
Belinda Torres
Brinda Van
Blanca Vela

VII (1991-1992)

VIII (1992-1993)

VII (1991-1992)

Jeff Alford
Roberto Avitia
Conrado Balli
Pat Barrera
Clare Bercot
Drue Brown
Guillermo Chapa
Susan Cowen
Kathy Deibel
Connie Fischer
Celia Flores-Feist
Raul Garcia
Bill Goeser
Adolph Guerra, Jr.
Rosalinda Hernandez
Helen Klanke
Henry LeVrier
Sylvia Mancillas
Jose Luis Martinez
Vicente Mendez
Joel Morales
Cynthia Pace-Pashos
Laurie Schmid
Hilda Silva
Mark Sorensen
Simon Soto
Edna Tamayo
Eva Woodfin

VI (1990-1991)

VIII (1992-1993)

VII (1991-1992)

Chris Barnard
Norma Linda Castellano
Carol Collinsworth
Elizabeth Davidson †
Sylvia De Leon Garza
Felicia Fruia-Edge
Rose Gomez
Kathy Guajardo
Kathy Harding
Jennifer Hernandez
Ernie Hernandez, Jr.
Jose Herrera, Jr.
Larry Hobbs

Mary Elizabeth Hollmann
Chuck Hoskins
Dan Lawless
Mary Alice Loya
Marilyn Mitton
Jimmy Paz
Michael Pierce
Mark Roberts
Antonia Rodriguez
Joseph (Tony) Rodriguez
Beverly Speer
Jose Torres
David Vela
Susan Walker
Ronnie Zamora

V (1989-1990)

III (1987-1988)

IV (1988-1989)

Mariano Ayala
Lamberto Balli
Letty Barguiarena
Michelle Belila
Jose M. Brito
Billy Burns
Alejandro Coronado
Margaret Cowen
Pam Dawson
Randy Dunn
Eugie Farias
Dani Lei Faulk †
Evana Flores
Trudy Garza
David Hanawa
Bill Harrison
Joe Jimenez
Dianne Johnson
Jim Kruse
Marty Lewis
Mary Mann
Ana Milan
Robin Pierce
Sharon Pittman
Christine Reed
Susan Reider-Grant
Enrique Saldaña

Nicole Smith
Howard Surber
Betty Swantner
Carlos Villarreal
Traci Wickett
Donna Eymard

IV (1988-1989)

III (1987-1988)

IV (1988-1989)

Leslie Anne Arnim
John Barham
Jimmy Barnard
Gina Barrera
John Chosy
Tamara Cowen
Frederick Dawson
Roy De Leon
Letty Fernandez
Buddy Fischer
Marla Garza
Mary Helen Garza
Carlos Gonzalez
Rosemary Head
Richard Hoffman
Kaye Kimberling
Jackie Lockett
Teri McCabe-Retana
Marilyn Myers
Cornelio Nouel Jr.
Rogelio Ortiz
Becky Parker
Norberto Perez
Lisa Proctor
Marie Ramirez
Antonia Rodriguez
Lydia Rodriguez
Victor Rodriguez
Kathy Schwartz
Celina Serrata
Scott Sherman
Joseph Tamayo
Lucy G. Willis

III (1987-1988)

Joe Barguiarena
Christine H. Burton
Edward Butler, Sr.
Bruce Butler †
Manuel "Tony" Cappella
Tony Carnesi †
Julie Edelstein-Best
Peter Egly
Hugh Emerson
Arturo Farias
Merriwood Ferguson
Laura Gilmore
Gloria Gonzalez
Edmundo Gonzalez, Jr.
Aida Guerra
Alfonso Gutierrez, Jr.
Janet Hardie
Larry Hollmann
Harris Lasseigne, Jr.
Danny Loff
Fernando Massad
Anne McCumber
Ben Neece
Juan Ortiz

Deanna Ortiz †

Wesley Reed

Ben Reyna

Jimmy Russell

Janet Santa Ana
Mario Silva
Robert Swantner
Jeff Walker
Virginia Wood

II (1986-1987)

III (1987-1988)

Billy Bradford
Richard Buchholz
Jack Collins
Evelon Dale
Joan Dentler
Gregson Edwards
William "Rusty" Faulk, Jr.†

Ernesto Gamez, Jr.

Hector Garcia
Matthew Gillis
Mike Gonzalez
Patrick Harrington
Emilio O. Hernandez, DDS
Michael Myers
Cesar Pacheco

Sandy Ray
John Reed
William Lewis Rentfro †
Victor Resendez
Beatrice Rosenbaum
Mike Salinas
Jane Smithson
Richard Solis
James Tipton
Thomas Treu
Bobby Vance
Javier Vera
John Wood
Tony Yzaguirre, Jr.
Marlys Zapata

I (1985-1986)

II (1986-1987)

I (1985-1986)

Mark Barnard
Luis Cavazos
Mera Champion
Raymond Cisneros
Diana Diaz
Eric Dittman
William Garza
Crispin Garza, Jr.
Leslie Gloor
Jim Gomez
Cynthia Hamilton
Greg Hampton
Skip HardenMark Johnson
Joe Kenney
Fred Klanke
Annabelle Kveton
Ben Medina
Dean Moser
Frank Parker, Jr.
Mary Lou Ray

Terry Ray
Daniel Rentfro
Bob Richardson
Lucino Rosenbaum
Hector Silva
Jeff Tipton
Robert Torres, Jr.
James Calvin Walker
Robert Walker
Marilyn White

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

Each year Leadership Brownsville selects one individual from any previous class and presents them with the 'Distinguished Alumnus Award' for their commitment and contribution to the city of Brownsville throughout the years.

2024- Doro Garcia
2023- Lizzy De la Garza Putegnat
2022- Celia Galindo
2021 - Sandra Langley
2020 - Healthcare Alumni
2019 - Eddie Sikes
2018 - Jack White
2017 - Debby Duke
2016 - Mariana Tumlinson
2015 - Gilbert Salinas
2014 - Christopher Davis
2013 - Joseph Kenney
2010 - Drue Bro