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President: Patrick Caballero 

   

Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Patrick was the third member of his family to graduate from U.T., first with a B.A. (Plan II/Government) in 1999 and then his J.D. in 2002.  After graduation, he spent a year clerking for the Texas Supreme Court (Hon. Harriet O'Neill) before entering private practice in commercial litigation.  Patrick is now a partner with Richards, Rodriguez & Skeith LLP, where he practices business and construction litigation. 

Patrick is an active member of the community, having served as president of the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin and as a board member of the Association's charitable foundation, which raises money annually for scholarships.  He is also a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and the Austin Bar Foundation, both of which provide grant funding for underserved legal populations. Patrick is also a recipient of the U.T. Chicano/Hispanic Law Students Association Spirit Award.

The opportunity to help students is what drew Patrick to service with the Network.  Patrick served for several years on the Hispanic Alumni Network scholarship committee before becoming committee chair in 2018.  One of the greatest perks of the role was the opportunity to reach out directly to the Network's scholarship recipients to inform them of their awards, a reminder of how a similar call he received in high school helped push him on the path to being a proud Longhorn. He has served as President of the Network since 2020.

Patrick lives in Austin with his wife and fellow Longhorn graduate, Heather Pry (B.A., Plan II), and their two sons.

Immediate Past President: Casilda Clarich

Born and raised in Corpus Christi,  Casilda (Casi) Clarich is the first woman in her family to obtain a college education.  Casi is a Texas Exes Life Member with an undergraduate degree (BBA) from University of Texas and Executive MBA from Baylor University.  Casi remains actively involved in the community, serving on various boards and advisory panels. Distinctions include:

• Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Leadership Award,  GAHCC Recipient of “Guillermo Calderon Award” by 2017 Austin Leadership Class
• City of Austin/IC2 Fast Forward Initiative Graduate (Dec. 2017)
• University of Texas Exes Chair, Hispanic Alumni Network (HAN)
• University of Texas Latino Studies Advisory Panel
• Las Comadres de Las Americas Member
• Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas (HWNT) Member
• Executive Latino Leadership Program Graduate, ELLP, Advocacy group for Latino Voters
• Contributing Writer for National publication, Latino Magazine
• Member, Executive Latina Leaders Accelerating Success (ELLAS)

Prior to working in the non-profit sector, Casi began her career in the private sector, working for two Fortune 500 Companies: Lockheed and Motorola, Inc.  Her love of entrepreneurship and education  blends beautifully allowing her to volunteer at the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and serving as President/Chair of the Texas Exes Hispanic Alumni Network. Always the entrepreneur, she is also the Founder and CEO of Your Smart Closet, Inc., a woman’s fashion on-line exchange company.

Her greatest accomplishment has been supporting and ensuring her three children obtained a college education. Christopher, Alexander, and Cristina. 

Favorite UT Memory: Walking the drag on a crisp, fall day gearing up for a Longhorn Football game and watching the eclectic and diverse crowd of people on the corner of Guadalupe and 24th. 

Treasurer: Cynthia Ramos

 

Cynthia Ramos, born and raised in Mission, Texas, is a Texas Exes Life Member with a BBA in Accounting & a BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.   Ms. Ramos is the President of Ramos Accounting & Administrative Services, LLC a certified public accounting & third party administrator firm.  The firm provides accounting, consulting & administrative services to insurance companies.  Before becoming a small business owner, Cynthia acquired her insurance expertise at several life insurance companies.  She held positions in the controller, corporate accounting, financial reporting, claims, premium accounting, and compliance functions.   In the community, Cynthia is the Life Chair of the Texas Chapter of the Insurance Accounting & Systems Association (IASA), Austin CPA Chapter Inclusiveness Committee Co-Chair and Past President of ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals in For America).  She is also involved with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy Scholarship Program Advisory Committee (SPAC), is the North Austin Coordinator for the Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club, Finance Committee & past Chair for the Austin Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for Cure and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Texas Society of CPAs.   Favorite UT Memory:  Living in both wings of Jester dorm her freshman and sophomore years where she made life-long friends and late night studying in the based at the Perry–Castañeda Library.  

Secretary: Open

Fundraising: Open

Membership: Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza

Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza served as Travis County District Clerk for 24 years. Elected in 1990, Ms. Rodriguez-Mendoza retired in 2014.    A native of Del Rio, Texas, Ms. Rodriguez-Mendoza earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and Master’s degree from Antioch College. Her career includes service within the non-profit sector as well as government. Currently she is a consultant with INTRESYS, a software company headquartered in California and provides e-government solutions in 19 states. As District Clerk, she was an innovator in organization and use of technology; she instituted an award-winning online jury impaneling system (I-Jury), believed to be the first in the country in 2002.   Ms. Rodriguez-Mendoza has extended her leadership outside Travis County, including as President of the County and District Clerk Association of Texas and Chair of the Legislative Committee. She currently serves on the Judicial Committee on Information Technology appointed by the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.    In 2014, she was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. In 2013, she received the University of Texas at Austin “Community Leadership Circle Award” and was also recognized for her leadership at the Authentic Mexico gala. She was also featured in the “Backwards in High Heels, Getting Women Elected: 1842-1990” exhibit at the Austin History Center. Ms. Rodriguez-Mendoza is also one of the founders of the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas (HWNT) organization.    Ms. Rodriguez-Mendoza currently serves as a board trustee of the Austin Lyric Opera and is a board member of Austin Classical Guitar.  She is the membership chair of the Hispanic Alumni Network and a Lifetime member of the Texas Exes.

Student Outreach and Recruitment Committee Chair: Leticia Acosta

Leticia G. Acosta is a native of Bay City, TX and earned a B.A. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin. This Texas Ex Life Member is the current director of Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders and the Hispanic Leadership Initiative at the UT McCombs School of Business. Prior to this role, she worked for 10 years with the Texas Exes in various positions, including Director of Public Policy, Director of Alumni Relations and Deputy to the Executive Director. 

During this time, she was responsible for the association’s legislative advocacy program of 1600 alumni and friends, worked with the Board of Directors, and had oversight of the university’s 11,000 international alumni active with chapters and networks around the world. Leticia gained an interest in policy and access to higher education during her time as chief of staff to Texas State Representative Tom Uher. Working with Subiendo gives her the ability to help students understand the policy challenges of our state, while encouraging them to not only pursue a higher education, but to believe in their potential and aspire to lead. 

Leticia is married to a fellow Longhorn, Armando Acosta. They met in biology class almost 20 years ago and now have two children, Isabella and Ryan. 

Favorite UT Memory: My favorite memory is probably one many others share. It’s the Rose Bowl championship game in 2006. Standing in the crowd watching Vince Young step into the end zone and clinch the win against USC was unbelievable. I don’t think I’ve ever screamed louder, slapped hands harder, or hugged more complete strangers than in that moment. Thank you Horns! 

Fiesta Committee Co-Chairs: Marianne Martinez and Melinda Gonzales Boe

Scholarship Committee Chair: Karla Saludares 

Karla Saludares was born and raised in McAllen, TX.  She is the oldest of two children and a first generation college graduate.  Karla earned her B. S. in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in May 2003.  Karla is happily married to Rey and is the proud mother of two beautiful children, Sophia (12 yrs old) and Vincent (10 yrs old).

Karla has over 16 yrs of experience working in the oil & gas industry as an engineer with primary emphasis on SEC reserve reporting, economic evaluations, and asset development.   Before starting her own consulting company in 2019 (Texican Oil and Gas LLC), she worked at Tellurian where she was in charge of their reserve reporting.  Karla worked at EOG Resources as a reservoir engineering specialist in their corporate reserves group.  She has working knowledge of assets such as:  Hugoton, Fayetteville Shale, Eagleford Shale, Rockies and Haynesville Shale.  Karla started her career with OXY USA, Inc. in Liberal, KS where she received a solid engineering foundation.  After five years at OXY, Karla transitioned to smaller operators inclusive of Southwestern Energy and private operators such as Yates Petroleum and Geosouthern Energy.  Currently, she volunteers her time as part of the Houston Council for Girlstart, a non-profit organization encouraging girls to pursue careers in STEM, EFTA (Education For Tomorrow Alliance), and the Girls Empowerment Network.

Community Outreach Chair: Roxanne Saldana Jones