Roxanne Del Rio
Board Chair
Dean of Corinth Campus & Director of Title IX at North Central Texas College
Elias Mpofu
Board Secretary
University of North Texas Professor of Health Services Research
Honorary Professor of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Sydney, Australia
Özlem Altiok
Board Member
University of North Texas Principal Lecturer, specializing in International Studies and Women and Gender issues.
Mario Arellano
Board Member
Retired businessman with over 40 years of international business experience, mostly in Latin America
Tatiana Argüello
Board Member
Texas Christian University Professor in the Spanish Department, specializing in Central American Literature
Stan Ingman
Board Member
University of North Texas Professor Emeritus of Gerontology
Board chair of Future Without Poverty, a 501(c)(3) focused on community empowerment and environmental conservation in the small scale and around the world
María Eugenia Macías
Board Member
Private immigration attorney
Formerly at Catholic Charities Dallas and Justice for our Neighbors DFW
Jeanette Martínez
Board Member
A specialist in community outreach and inclusive programming, Jeanette Martinez is a passionate advocate for cultural representation. She has successfully spearheaded Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations for the senior community in Denton, among other large-scale events.
Jennifer McSpadden
Board Member
Tarrant County College tenured professor focusing on sociology and anthropology. She has extensive experience in nonprofit program administration, including international NGO work.
Yosselin Muller
Board Member
Recreation Coordinator for the City of Denton, specializing in cultural programming, community engagement, and youth and family events. She leads multicultural initiatives across Denton through partnerships with schools, nonprofits, and community organizations.
Melissa Nelson
Board Member
University of North Texas Senior Lecturer, Faculty Advisor, and Director of Internships for the Department of Anthropology
Lylian Prado Carrillo
Board Member
Educator/Youth Speaker/Program Facilitator – Coolspeak, Inc
Former Denton ISD teacher, LULAC District III Director and Denton Council President, Hispanic Women of North Texas (HWNT)
Aída Urquídez
Board Member
Retired Denton ISD teacher
Founding member of Proyecto 10, an organization created when Denton, TX and Múzquiz, Coahuila, México were officially declared “Sister Cities,” to strengthen ties and implement cooperation and assistance projects