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Feb. 15, 2023
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Technology Commercialization at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Feb. 15, 2023 12:00 p.m.
Fernando Gonzalez is the Director of Technology Commercialization at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He has spent 30 years involved in copyright and patent licensing, software development, telecommunications, and supporting start-ups. Before joining the university, he was the Executive Director of the Rio Tech Fund, Inc., administering 17 counties for the Texas Emerging Technology Fund. |
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Only Jewish Santa in the RGV
Feb. 22, 2023 12:00 p.m.
A special Christmas tradition of the Jewish Santa visting children homes and other events in the RGV for the last 20 years. He brings joy and laughter to many. Michael (Mike) Blum is a Partner and Managing Broker for NAI Rio Grande Valley. He provides leadership to the brokerage team and provides direction on marketing and business strategies. Mike is an aggregator and interpreter of market data regarding strategic regional economic information. His real estate focus is on land, industrial sales and leasing, lease and sale of office and retail space. Mike has resided in the Rio Grande Valley since 1972, is a former City Planner, Assistant City Manager and elected official in McAllen, Texas. For more than four decades he has been at the leading edge of critical thinking, envisioning the future and bringing to fruition major projects throughout the Rio Grande Valley – Cimarron Country Club, Sharyland Plantation, Anzalduas International Bridge, Shoppes at Rio Grande Valley, and Valencia MarketPlace. Mike is a strategic planner, and active in promoting development of the South Texas Border Region. |
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Trauma Program Director Manager/ Director --- DHR
Mar. 01, 2023 12:00 p.m.
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Mar. 15, 2023
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Palm Awards
Mar. 22, 2023 12:00 p.m.
John R. Garza is a passionate advocate for education, performing arts, and creating opportunities that improve lives. He has worked tirelessly to help transform the theatre-scape in the Rio Grande Valley, expanding student/community engagement through vocational preparation and professional development in the field of performing arts. He currently serves as the President and Managing Director of the Palm Awards, a non-profit dedicated to the promotion of a love and appreciation for the arts and to recognize student accomplishment through scholarship opportunities.
Prior to leading the Palm Awards, he served as the Director of the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance within the DHR Health System for a decade. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. John’s unique background in the arts—as a patron, volunteer, and business administrator—has afforded him a multitude of successes in philanthropy, marketing, and nonprofit work. He is a lifelong resident of the Rio Grande Valley. He and his wife of over 24 years, Veronica, were high school sweethearts at PSJA High School in Pharr, TX, where they both graduated. They share two children, Emily (19) and Elijah (17), who were both active in the PSJA school district arts programs. Both continue to amaze John every day. |
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Executive Director for the McAllen Heritage Center
Mar. 29, 2023 12:00 p.m.
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Apr. 19, 2023
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Environmental journalist, author, professional speaker, blogger, workshop leader
Apr. 26, 2023 12:00 p.m.
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Club Info
May 03, 2023 12:00 p.m.
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Port Director & CEO Port of Brownsville
May 10, 2023 12:00 p.m.
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May 17, 2023
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The election process for McAllen City elections.
May 24, 2023 12:00 p.m.
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Jun. 21, 2023
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Critical Incident Survival Group and Active Shooter Prevention
Jul. 12, 2023 12:00 p.m.
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Jul. 19, 2023
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Jul. 26, 2023 12:00 p.m.
McAllen, TX – Rio Grande Regional Hospital (RGRH), an affiliate of HCA Healthcare, named Laura Disque as chief executive officer, effective April 1, 2023. Disque served as RGRH's chief operating officer and the ethics and compliance officer over the past year and, before that, as their assistant chief nursing officer. Driven by her passion for helping others and contributing to the community that has seen her grow, Disque, whose hometown is Pharr, Texas, started her nursing career at RGRH in 1995 and quickly developed into a high-performing executive. With over 28 years of healthcare experience in nursing, operational leadership, and business development as chief operating officer, Disque enhanced strategic initiatives at RGRH, such as the development and grand opening of their 15-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit. In addition, under Disque's leadership, RGRH attained the hospital's fourth and fifth surgical robots, positioning RGRH as the only hospital in Rio Grande Valley (RGV) with five surgical robots in the same surgical department. The addition of the robots places RGRH as one of the leading robotic facilities south of San Antonio and the first and only hospital in the RGV to earn the distinguished designation as an epicenter for surgical robotics. In addition to her operational success at RGRH, Disque completed the revered HCA Healthcare executive development program in December 2022. She holds a masters of science in nursing administration from the University of Phoenix and is a certified gastroenterology registered nurse. Disque serves as a governor-appointed member of the Texas Board of Nursing and the community advisory committees for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Nursing and South Texas College Nursing & Allied Health. She is also a member of the Texas Nurses Association, a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a mentor for HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division colleagues. In 2022, the McAllen International Airport recognized Disque as an International Women's Day Honoree. In 2021, she was honored by the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as a Woman of Distinction for Healthcare. “I am very excited for the opportunity to serve as Rio Grande Regional Hospital’s CEO and to lead a talented team that is truly vested in providing quality healthcare in a positive work environment,” said Disque. “I am confident my leadership experience and clinical expertise will contribute to RGRH's growth in service lines and brand expansion in the RGV. I look forward to cultivating new relationships, working closely with our board of trustees and medical staff, developing leaders, and ultimately fulfilling our mission to improve human life.” Disque and her husband, Ted, have four children, one son-in-law and one granddaughter. She is the daughter of former Mayor Leo "Polo" Palacios Jr., the late Mary Palacios of Pharr, and daughter-in-law of Joe(†) and Karen Disque of McAllen. To learn more about services provided at Rio Grande Regional Hospital, visit RioHealth.com. |
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Jul. 27, 2023 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The McAllen Rotary Club, in partnership with H-E-B and the Salvation Army in McAllen, on Thursday, July 27, 2023, will be hosting “Help Families Stay Cool This Summer”, a regional community service by those three organizations to raise awareness and prevent heat illness during the ongoing sweltering summer hot spells in Hidalgo County. As part of the event, which will take place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., families will drive up to the Salvation Army’s facility, located at 1600 N. 23rd in McAllen, and one indoor fan will be donated per vehicle by being placed inside the trunk. The charitable event, known as “Help Families Stay Cool This Summer”, is open to any resident of Hidalgo County. The driver of each vehicle met provide a valid Texas driver license and a recent utility bill to prove they do live in Hidalgo County. “This initiative is more than just a fan drive, it’s about community support and lending a helping hand to those in need during the hot Texas summer,” said Mónica Rodríguez, President, McAllen Rotary Club. “We believe in the strength of our community and this is our way of showing it. “A heartfelt thank you goes out to H-E-B for their continued support to help our community stay cool this summer,” she added. For more information about “Help Families Stay Cool This Summer”, Rodríguez may be reached at 1-956/451-5427 or through Email at monica@monicarodriguez.com. The McAllen Rotary Club is the basic unit of Rotary International activity, and each club determines its own membership. Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. Its stated mission is to “provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through [the] fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders”. It is a non-political and non-religious organization. Membership is by application or invitation and based on various social factors. There are over 46,000 member clubs worldwide, with a membership of 1.4 million individuals, known as Rotary members. |
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Jul. 28, 2023 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Boys and Girls Club
Aug. 02, 2023
Dalinda Gonzalez-Alcantar is a mom, wife, and social entrepreneur currently serving her community as CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of McAllen serving over 8,000 K-12 children and teens through after school programming, summer camp, and athletics. More recently Gonzalez-Alcantar was elected by her community to serve as trustee for South Texas College, a college most notable for changing the trajectory of the South Texas border region by way of education and workforce development.
Dalinda launched Alablanca Apparel, an e-commerce clothing line inspired by humanity on the South Texas border. Her technology startup, eJucomm, was acquired by San Francisco based CampusOrb, a victory for women and Hispanics.
Gonzalez-Alcantar was born and raised in McAllen, TX and has over 10 years of teaching Experience most recently serving at Robert Vela High School. She received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Communication Design from Texas State University, San Marcos and her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas Pan American. Gonzalez-Alcantar began her work in educational policy as an intern with Senator Edddie Lucio in his Austin office.
Her innovative approaches to affecting family communication in schools has led Gonzalez- Alcantar to receive numerous awards and recognitions including the McAllen Chamber of Commerce Innovation Grant, The United States Small Business Administration’s Innovation Through Technology Business of the Year for the Rio Grande Valley, Parenting Magazine’s Mom Congress Texas Delegate, The Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Women of Distinction in 2016, among other honors.
In 2016, Gonzalez-Alcantar spoke at Georgetown University’s OWN IT Summit where she sat on a panel featuring Latina Leaders in the country and recently spoke at Texas State University’s Leadership Institute on the topic, “Leadership and Justice in the 21st Century”. On an international stage, Gonzalez-Alcantar spoke at Austin’s SXSW conference & festival where she shared her experiences and research on the topic, “Minority Report: Engaging Kids of Color in Tech.”
In 2019 Gonzalez-Alcantar was appointed to The Boys & Girls Club of America’s National Intergovernmental Affairs committee, Texas State University’s Development Council, and more recently Gonzalez-Alcantar was appointed to BGCA’s President’s Advisory Council, a national council aimed at fulfilling BGCA’s mission to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
More recently in 2020, Dalinda was named the National Southwest Executive of the Year representing seven states for her nationwide leadership in the youth development space during the pandemic. Gonzalez-Alcantar is the proud mother of Elijah and Madalin and wife to fellow educator, Marco Alcantar. Her main focus is on her family and community and attributes her success to her supportive children and husband while giving God the glory in all she does. Together the Alcantar’s serve their community through Baptist Temple in McAllen, TX where Gonzalez-Alcantar serves on the finance committee. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @soy_dalinda .
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Aug. 09, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
An important Club Assembly is scheduled for next Wednesday, August 9, 2023. Your attendance is of the utmost importance. We need everyone there. The Club is moving forward with several service projects, fund raising activities, and other club business Please make time to be there. It is only 1 hour of your time. 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 pm. |