Hispanic Austin Leadership Alumni’s Mission
The mission of the Hispanic Austin Leadership (HAL) Alumni cohort is to support, promote and continue to develop the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's Hispanic Austin Leadership program while creating a connection for HAL Alumni to foster relationships and continue to grow as leaders, stay engaged in the community and accept leadership roles.
Class of 2020 (2019-2020)
Stephanie Bergara | Jesus Becerra | Erica Cardenas | Christian Clarke Cásarez | Tara Cunningham |
Ana Duarte | Nereyda Esparza | César Flores | Vanessa Fuentes | Shannon Gleason |
Karen Gonzalez | Daniela Hardin | Mary Lou Lugo | Nino Miranda | Angela Navarro |
Alina Ortega-Bustamante | Evan Ortiz | Melissa Ortiz | Felicia Pena | Veronica Ramirez |
Kristi Samilpa | Anival Valadez | Patrick Vela | Jocelyn Vokes |
Class of 2017-2018
Rita Barragan | Luis Delgado | Gerson Gutierrez | Yvette Moreno |
Amanda Beita | Diana Garcia | Crystal Hone | Jesus Rendon |
Juan Benitez | Steven Garza | Gladys Jaimes | Felipe Romero |
Luis Castillo | Andrew Gonzalez | Jen Landa | Jennifer Woods |
Class of 2016-2017
Rosalinda Blessing | Melissa Corpus | Lee Rios | Casilda (Casi) Clarich | Michael Canales |
Agustin Contreras, Jr | Sonia Dominguez | Kathy Salazar | Vicki De La Luz | Danette Castaneda |
Dana Quintana | Heather Elias, Ph.D | Suyen Sanchez | Ruben Esparza | Marina Gonzales |
Michael Rodriguez | Luis Rivas | Chris Souquette | Clarissa Johnson | Claudia Talamantez |
Leslie Wade |
Class of 2015-2016
Audelia Avila | Eric Bustos | Melissa Ayala | Felipe Chavez | Mayra Guevara-Contreras |
Chris Cordova | Norma Garza Mittanck | Darlene Berghammer | Isabel Raya | Estefania Diaz |
Patti Lopez | Polo Jaimes | Priscilla Mackin | Diana Tavera | Adrian Rodriguez |
Joey Montez | Misa Rojo | Aldo Romero | Adrian Rosas | Tiffany Watson |
Vera Sandoval |
Class of 2014-2015
Anthony Garcia | Andrea Guerra | Christina Corona | Mario Flores | Mireya Hord |
Teri Villanueva | Ricardo Talavera, Jr. | Israel Franco | Edgar Rodriguez | Timothy Valderrama |
Sarah Ortiz | Jesus Kain | Joanna Just | Monica Saavedra | Cruz Correa |
Carla Sisco | Marissa Aleman | Tamra Jones | Sahabel Porto | Denise Cisneros |
Armando Valdez, Jr. | Nicole Grossling |
Class of 2013-2014
Cynthia Acosta Valdez | Maria Cedra Dwyer | Cynthia Hernandez | Clara Neri-Mejia |
Manuel Arellano | Mariano Conde de Frankenberg | Irma Martinez | Sergio Pellicano |
Celso Baez | Michael De La Fuente | Brenda Mellado | Crystal Pena |
Aleste Ballesteros | Ann Eaton | Dorelia Miller | Stephen Potter |
Juliet Castañeda | Crystal Flores | Lorraine Montes | Elsa Rivera |
Sandra Castillo | Robert Garcia | Reiberto Montiel | Gabriel Rodriguez |
Jennifer Vasquez |
Class of 2012-2013
Stephanie Hernandez | Alexander S Clendennen | Meredith McClure | Eeva Carr | Peter Morrison |
Helia Callender | Jessica Martin | Shayna Molinar | Julie Hatfield | Lisa Rodriguez |
Brenda de la Garza | William Irizarry | Marisela Rios | Matt Elizondo | Ray Baray |
Ingrid Rodriguez | Jose Velasquez | Liliana Valenzuela | Sammy Morales | Ricky Ramon |
Daniela Ochoa Gonzalez | Cristina Balli | Jon Salinas | Carrie Schneider | Dulce Ruiz |
Class of 2011-2012
Emilia Alcocer-Hill | Gabriela Barreto | Matthew Valdez | Erin Douglas |
Veronica Hinojosa Segura | Cordy Trevino | Victoria Hernandez | Jarrett Avery |
Jessica Reyes | Norys Andrea | Juan Quezada | Elva Padilla |
Yanet Gonzalez | Ismael Martinez | Marisa Rodriguez | Matthew Mena |
Chress Rocha | Karen Siles | Paul Martinez | Molly Robbins |
Adrienne Colburn | Lizzette Runnels | Monica Hernandez | Jerry Flores |
Ruben Franco | Marisol Rivera Prins | Daniela Delcastillo Daniel |
Class of 2010-2011
Nadia Burns | Daniel Campos | Ranferi Carbajal-Solis | Pilar A. Castillo | Elvira Chavaria |
Alejandra Gonzalez | Jerry Hernandez | Amy Hurt Pete Longoria | Joe Lopez | |
Luke Martinez | Danie Martinez White | Leticia Mendoza | Mary Moran | Andrew Olivera |
Jose Ortiz | Saul R. Pacheco | Genaro Perez | Simon Porras, III | Christopher Rios |
Julio Valle | Mary Velasquez | Karen V. Villareal | Josefina Villicaña-Casati |
Class of 2009-2010
Angelica Aguilar | Rolando Balli | Paul Betancourt | Guillermo Calderon | Alejandro Dominguez |
Patty Fougerat | Joshua Frescas | Gabriela Garcia | Luz Lopez-Guerrero | Rudy Herrera |
Juan Llerena | Lizette Montiel | Edward Olmeda | Joe Requejo | Luis Rodriguez |
Adrian Salazar | Edmundo Salazar | Gissela Santa Cruz |
Class of 2008-2009
Eloy Alderete | Juanita Baldwin | Rosemary Banda | Barbra Boeta | Dana Castillo |
Emafely Garcia | Louis Garcia | Armando Garza | Gabriel Gomez | Luis Guevara |
Christine D. Martinez | Melissa Martinez | Janette Miller | Thomas Miranda | Stefan J. Molina |
Anoa Monsho | Aricella Navarro | Joe Pelayo | Consuelo Rodríguez | Nancy Rodríguez |
Enrique Romo | Amanda Urquidez | Gloria Villalobos | Jessica Warren | Crystal Wilcox |
Class of 2007-2008
Selina Aguirre | Victor Alonzo | David Ancira | Selene Benavides | Paula Camacho |
Clarissa Campos | Richard Castro | Norma DeLeon | Daniel Estrada | Yvonne Fuentes |
Jaime Furtado | Eva Maria Garza | Patricia Gonzalez | Raquel Jaimez | Ron Ledesma |
Jose Macedo | Maria Martell | Linda Medina | Patricia Mendoza | Guillermo Ponce |
Alicia Rascon | Jennifer Rivera | Guillermo Rodriguez | Debra Rodriguez | Matthew Segura |
Class of 2006-2007
Jorge Arzate | Jose Campos | Amy Carrillo | Michael Conn | Larissa De Luna |
Nayeli Gallegos | Elizabeth Gonzalez | Ray Gonzalez | Dwayne Hidalgo | Tamara Hinojosa |
Sonia Honne | Alicia Maldonado | Luisa Gaviño-Martinez | Melissa Martinez | Annette Nesbit |
Mario Parras | Eva Rios-Lleverino | Joe Silva | Daniel Valdez | Stephen Zambrano |
Class of 2003-2004
P. Steve Abalos | Pedro H. Arteaga | Viva M. Avila | Salvatore M. Attaguile | Matthew B. Cano |
Angela O. Cardenas | Nancy Costa | Patricia Fraga | Michael D. Garcia | Richard Garcia |
Abigail Gonzales | Cesar A. Gonzalez | Angelic Gutierrez | Diana Hempstead | L. Sandra Kanz |
Amos C. McDonald | Mario D. Martinez | Delia Perez Meyer | Jorge Moguel | Leslie M. Plyler |
Regina M. Soto | Michael R. Rodriguez | Walter A. Sotillo | A. Elizabeth (Liz) Reyna |
Class of 2002-2003
Diana Alcala | Juan Alcala | Belinda Aleman | Maria Castro | Walter Esquivel |
Pepe Flores | Lisa Hutcherson | Christopher Mendez | Marcos Mendoza | Ed Rodriguez |
David Salazar | Rachel Salgado | Ramón Santillan Jr. | Olivia Schuster | Rebecca Severson |
Grace Soliz | Debbie Wagner | Alan (Aldo) Waker |
Class of 2001-2002
Ana Aguirre | Rosie Salinas | Carlos A. Rodriguez | Martin Chapa | Maria A. Archuleta-Skelley |
Javier V. Delgado | Sylvia H. Gonzales | Rebecca Gutierrez | Blanca E. Herrera | Sanford (Scott) Lyles |
Blanca E. Madriz | Tisha M. Mesa | Theresa A. Alvarez | Audra L. Terrazas | Juan Jose Torres |
Class of 2000-2001
Maria Adame | Robert L. Alonzo | Steve Alvarez | Paul T. Arellanes | Veronica D. Briseño |
Valeriano Cantu | Moises Cases | Mary A. Castillo | Stella M. Flores | John-Michael V. Cortez |
Richard Galvan | Gonzalo G. Gonzales | Joe Rey Gonzales | Dolores G. Gonzalez | Yolanda R. Guzmán |
Albert Ochoa | Sam Perez | Nancy C. Rose | Melissa L. Mantini | Roberto R. Martinez |
Valerie Y. Martinez | Nicholas Medina | Anna M. Sanchez | Mario A. Mokarzel | Linda Rivera |
A. Natalie Rodriguez |
Inaugural Class 1999-2000
Mauro Amador | Vicky H. Amezaga | Sylvia Apodaca | Olga Campos | Abelardo Casillas |
Michael Chavez | Nora Comstock | Judy Cortez | Jay Cruz | Thomas Cruz, Jr. |
Sylvia E. Del Bosque | Edgar Figueroa | Patty Gonzales | Christian Gonzalez | Martin D. Lizarraga |
Juan Oyervides | Maria Rios | Veronica Rivera | David Segura | Abraham Torres |
Jesse Valdez | Myrna E. Villanueva | F. Zee Zepeda |