MACRI宣布新的主席和副主席

The Board of 美籍墨西哥人民权研究所(MACRI) is pleased to announce that Dr. 罗伯特·加尔萨, 帕洛阿尔托学院院长, and 塞西莉亚·埃利桑多·埃雷拉 have been elected to serve as Chair and Vice-Chair.

Dr. Garza joined MACRI’s board in January 2020 and served as chair of the Governance Committee. Dr. 罗伯特·加尔萨 was appointed as the seventh president of 澳门新葡京博彩区-帕洛阿尔托学院 on July 25, 2018, 由澳门新葡京博彩地区董事会. 最初于1999年加入澳门新葡京博彩区. Garza held several positions during his tenure at 帕洛阿尔托学院, 包括社区发展与合作学院院长, 学生成功主任, 以及学生成功副总裁. 在他就任总统的第一年, he led the 大学 on the journey toward being named a Rising Star of the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community 大学 Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges, and celebrated the achievements of the 澳门新葡京博彩区 and its five colleges as a 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner. Dr. 加尔扎拥有德克萨斯大学的学士学位&米大学, a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Texas at 圣安东尼奥, and a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

“帕洛阿尔托学院 has a history of understanding the importance of the Mexican-American culture and its impact on the 圣安东尼奥 community,”医生说。. 罗伯特·加尔萨. “The Mexican-American Studies program at 帕洛阿尔托学院 provides students with a deep understanding of the complex history and issues relevant to this population. 另外, PAC celebrates the indigenous heritages of South Texas by hosting its annual Latinx Heritage Month for the community.”

Ms. Herrera has served as the Chair of MACRI’s National Advisory Committee since 2020 and joined the board of directors in January 2021. 塞西莉亚·埃利桑多·埃雷拉 is a 圣安东尼奥 native who began her public service career in 1979, 在阿拉莫地区政府委员会工作. 她于1987年加入外交部门, 服役25年, 包括在瓜达拉哈拉的任命, 墨尔本, 华盛顿D.C.罗马、墨西哥城、巴格达、马塔莫罗斯和加拉加斯. 从外交部门退休后, she became President and CEO of The Cisneros Center for New Americans, a non-profit assisting and empowering immigrants by fortifying a culture of learning and educational attainment in the Latino community and establishing a corps of future Latino leaders. She served as Chair of the 圣安东尼奥 Hispanic Chamber Alex Briseño 领导 Development Program and on the Steering Committee for the Chamber’s Latina 领导 Program. She also worked with the University of the Incarnate Word as The Global Service Coordinator at the Ettling Center for Civic 领导, where she assisted in the planning of service-learning trips abroad for the University’s undergraduate and professional school students. She earned a BA in English and Political Science from Our Lady of the Lake University, 在圣. 玛丽大学公共与机构管理专业, and received an MS in National Security Strategy from the National War 大学 at Ft. 麦克奈尔在华盛顿特区说.C.

“在一个自由的世界里, 正义, 和平等是每个美国人的首要思想, I cannot think of a better organization than the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute to document, 收集, 组织, and disseminate the history of the Mexican American struggle for 正义 and equality to ensure a better future for all,塞西莉亚·埃利桑多·埃雷拉说. “我很荣幸能成为这一不朽事业的一部分.”

Dr. 保罗·鲁伊斯博士. 格洛丽亚·罗德里格斯, MACRI的创始主席和副主席, 从组织成立之初就指导组织, 通过合并来领导组织, 从圣安东尼奥市获得种子基金, and seeing the organization through its first years of operations. Dr. 加尔扎和. 埃雷拉的任命从2022年1月1日开始.

关于墨西哥裔美国人民权研究所
成立于2019年, 美籍墨西哥人民权研究所(MACRI), formerly the National Institute of Mexican American History of Civil Rights, is a national organization dedicated to 收集ing and sharing Mexican American civil rights history. 欲了解更多信息，请联系Dr. 萨拉·泽纳伊达·古尔德，(210)810-4093.

关于帕洛阿尔托学院
帕洛阿尔托学院, 是澳门新葡京博彩区的一部分, is accredited by the Southern Association of 大学 and Schools Commission on 大学 and a recipient of the 2015 Texas Award for Performance Excellence, 入围2016年马尔科姆·鲍德里奇国家质量奖, and a Rising Star winner of the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community 大学 Excellence. 超过10个,000名学生, 帕洛阿尔托学院 is accredited to offer associate degrees and short-term certificates. The 大学 is located on the south side of 圣安东尼奥 at 1400 W. Villaret大街. 在I-410和德州16号高速公路和网上 阿拉莫.edu/pac.