List of Rio Grande Guardian Journalists and Reporters

1. Ron Whitlock

Designation Editor-in-chief Author Bio Ron Whitlock is editor-in-chief of the Ron Whitlock Reports TV Program, which airs on FOX 38 TV & KTOV 14 TV, and RonWhitlock.com.
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2. Steve Taylor

Designation Editor-in-chief Author Bio Steve Taylor is editor-in-chief of the Rio Grande Guardian.
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3. Kelly Shannon

Designation Journalist Author Bio Kelly Shannon is executive director of the nonprofit Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, based in Austin. Shannon has served as the group’s executive director since 2013. She oversees freedom of information advocacy, educational seminars and conferences and other outreach. She has been a journalist for three decades.
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4. Trey Mendez

Designation Journalist Author Bio Trey Mendez is mayor of the City of Brownsville.
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5. Patricia Martinez

Designation Reporter Author Bio Patricia Martinez is a reporter with the Rio Grande Guardian.
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6. Antonio Vindell

Designation Freelance Reporter Author Bio Antonio Vindell is a freelance reporter based in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
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7. Rogelio Romero

Designation Entertainment Reporter Author Bio Rogelio Romero is an entertainment reporter for the Rio Grande Guardian.
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8. Maribel Hastings

Designation Author Author Bio Maribel Hastings a native of Puerto Rico, is a senior advisor and columnist at America’s Voice and America’s Voice Education Fund.
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9. Blanca Gomez

Designation Reporter Author Bio Blanca Gomez is a reporter for the Rio Grande Guardian.
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10. Mario Muñoz

Designation Podcast Editor Author Bio Mario Muñoz is a presenter for the Rio Grande Guardian. He previously worked for the Rio Grande Valley’s public radio station from 1994 to 2019.
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11. Dayna Reyes

Designation Editor Author Bio Dayna Reyes is an editor at the Rio Grande Guardian.
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12. Mari Regalado

Designation Editor Author Bio Mari Regalado is editor of the Guardian’s Spanish language content and anchor for its Facebook LIVE events
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13. Anabell Flores Garza

Designation Contributor Author Bio Anabell Flores Garza is Undersecretary of Investment Promotion for the State of Tamaulipas.
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14. Samuel Freeman

Designation Writer Author Bio Ph.D, is a writer and researcher, Vietnam Veteran, and former university professor based in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
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15. Amy Ledbetter Parham

Designation Writer Author Bio Ledbetter Parham is chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity Texas.
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16. Mario Carrillo

Designation Author Author Bio Mario Carrillo is campaigns manager for America’s Voice. The mission of America’s Voice is to build the public support and the political will needed to enact policy changes that secure freedom and opportunity for immigrants in America. The group’s priority goal is to win reforms that put 11 million undocumented Americans on a path to full citizenship.
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17. Daniel Silva

Designation Author Author Bio Daniel Silva is president and CEO of the Rio Grande Valley Partnership, the RGV’s regional chamber of commerce.
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18. M. Ray Perryman

Designation Author Author Bio M. Ray Perryman is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Perryman Group (www.perrymangroup.com), which has served the needs of over 2,500 clients over the past four decades.
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19. Dani Marrero Hi

Designation Author Author Bio Dani Marrero Hi is director of communications at La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and a former staffer for Michelle Vallejo’s congressional campaign. The views in Marrero Hi’s guest columns reflect her personal opinion, not of any employers or candidates.
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20. Tristan Reynolds

Designation Author Author Bio Tristan Reynolds is a 2021 Teach For America Corps Member who teaches 8th grade English Language Arts/Reading (ELAR) at the Academy for Academic Enhancement Middle School in Rio Grande City, Texas.
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21. Chloe Latham Sikes

Designation Author Author Bio Chloe Latham Sikes is deputy director of policy for the Intercultural Development Research Association.
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22. Edward 'ted' James

Designation Author Author Bio Edward 'ted' James is South Central Regional Administrator for the Small Business Administration.
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23. Todd Staples

Designation Author Author Bio Todd Staples is president of the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) and former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture.
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24. Dan Berry

Designation Author Author Bio Dan Berry is a Plant Service Technician II at EDP Renewables.
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25. Thomas Ray Garcia

Designation Author Author Bio Thomas Ray Garcia is a writer, educator, and entrepreneur. He is former candidate for the Texas State Board of Education, District 2 (2022). He is the founder and executive director of the College Scholarship Leadership Access Program (CSLAP), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that teaches college access lessons and connects near-peer mentors to high school students in the Rio Grande Valley.
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26. Linda Battles

Designation Author Author Bio Linda Battles is Regional Vice President and WGU Texas Chancellor.
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27. Tania Chavez

Designation Author Author Bio Tania Chavez is executive director and president of La Unión del Pueblo and LUPE Votes.
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28. Sister Norma Pimentel

Designation Author Author Bio Sister Norma Pimentel is executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.
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29. Victoria Neave Criado

Designation Author Author Bio Victoria Neave Criado is state Representative for Texas House District 107 in Mesquite, Texas. She is chair of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus.
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30. Leonardo Olivares

Designation Author Author Bio JD MPA, is a public administration professional who has worked for two U.S. Congressmen, five Texas Senators, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and as city manager for three Texas cities. He also has served in a variety of leadership positions in professional, academic, and non-profit organizations. He is currently interim city manager for the City of La Joya. Olivares earned his Bachelor in Economics from the University of Texas-Austin, his Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Texas-Pan American, and his Doctorate of Jurisprudence (JD) from the University of ...Texas School of Law.more
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31. Crispin Flores

Designation Author Author Bio Crispin Flores is president of C&J Logistical Services, Inc.
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32. Steve Kemgang

Designation Author Author Bio Steve Kemgang is an education policy fellow for the Intercultural Development Research Association
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33. James C. Harrington

Designation Author Author Bio is a human rights attorney and the retired founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project, a nonprofit foundation that promotes civil rights and economic and racial justice throughout Texas. He worked with César Chávez in Texas.
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34. Mike Hachtman

Designation Author Author Bio Mike Hachtman is a Houston business person and serves as chair of Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse (www.tala.com). TALA’s mission is to raise awareness of the cost and consequences of lawsuit abuse.
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35. Antonio Garza

Designation Author Author Bio Antonio Garza served as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico from 2002-2009. Mr. Garza is now Counsel to the law firm of White & Case in Mexico City. For more information go to: tonygarza.com
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36. Francisco J. Peña-valdés

Designation Author Author Bio Francisco J. Peña-valdés is an attorney and partner in the law firm of Cacheaux Cavazos & Newton.
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37. Keith Patridge

Designation Author Author Bio Keith Patridge is president and CEO of the McAllen Economic Development Corporation.
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38. Glenn Hamer

Designation Author Author Bio Glenn Hamer is President & CEO of the Texas Association of Business, an affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers.
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39. Dr. Ramiro Caballero

Designation Author Author Bio Dr. Ramiro Caballero is a medical physician and Pharr city commissioner for Place 3. He is also a member of the Pharr Economic Development Corporation board of directors.
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40. Dr. Gary Mounce

Designation Author Author Bio Dr. Mounce is a professor emeritus (political science) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. His columns appear regularly in The Rio Grande Guardian International News Service.
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41. Celia Cole

Designation Author Author Bio Celia Cole is CEO of Feeding Texas.
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42. Jim Darling

Designation Author Author Bio Jim Darling is a consultant to the president of UT-Rio Grande Valley and a former mayor of McAllen, Texas.
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43. R.d. 'bobby' Guerra

Designation Author Author Bio R.d. 'bobby' Guerra is state Representative for District 41 in the Texas Legislature. His district includes some or all of the cities of McAllen, Mission, Edinburg, Palmhurst, Palmview, Alton and Pharr.
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44. John Cornyn

Designation Author Author Bio John Cornyn is Texas’ senior U.S. senator. A Republican, he is a member of the Senate Finance, Intelligence, and Judiciary Committees.
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45. Juan Hinojosa

Designation Author Author Bio Juan Hinojosa is state Senator for District 20 in Texas.
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46. Ron Tupper

Designation Author Author Bio has spent over 30 years in health care field primarily here in the LRGV in both academic and non-profit community health services. He has been recognized by the Texas House of Representative and Texas Senate as well as the United States House of Representatives for his long public health service career in South Texas. He was the first director and associate professor for the Texas A&M University Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health in McAllen and is currently a senior consultant at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance serving as project director for external grant and foundation... programs.more
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47. Dr. Sujan Gogu

Designation Author Author Bio is a triple-board certified physician in family medicine, sports medicine, and pain medicine who is currently working in the Rio Grande Valley at South Texas Health System Clinics. His clinical focus is in an underserved community where he provides quality care to his patients. He is a graduate from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, VA. He completed his family medicine residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, followed by a sports medicine fellowship at Texas A&M University in Bryan and a pain medicine fellowship at Texas Pain Instit...ute in Fort Worth. Dr. Gogu serves on many boards and is active in many physician and patient advocacy groups, including being co-founder of Doctors in Politics, to promote better health for every walk of life. Dr. Gogu is originally from San Antonio, Texas, and now lives in the Rio Grande Valley, with his wife. They enjoy experiencing new cultures, working out, and spending time with friends and family.more
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48. Rick Salinas

Designation Author Author Bio Rick Salinas is a Mission, Texas-based attorney and co-founder of the Let’s Save Cimarron group.
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49. Lacey Hull

Designation Author Author Bio Lacey Hull is Texas State Representative for District 138. A Republican, Hull resides in Houston, Texas.
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50. Joseph Michael Kamel

Designation Author Author Bio Joseph Michael Kamel is a businessman and land developer who owns Cimarron Country Club in Mission.
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51. Fernando Torres

Designation Author Author Bio Fernando Torres is human resources director for Milestone Environmental Services, LLC.
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52. Tony Bennett

Designation Author Author Bio Tony Bennett is the president and CEO of the Texas Association of Manufacturers.
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53. Joe Lamantia Iii

Designation Author Author Bio Joe Lamantia Iii is a partner at L&F Distributors, a beer distribution company that services 35 counties throughout Texas and southeastern New Mexico and employs more than 1,200 people.
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54. Christine Yanas

Designation Author Author Bio Christine Yanas is the vice president of policy & advocacy at Methodist Healthcare Ministries, where she is responsible for the development of the organization’s public health policies and legislative agendas.
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55. Michael J. Blum

Designation Author Author Bio Michael J. Blum is partner and managing broker of NAI Rio Grande Valley.
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56. Gene Wu

Designation Author Author Bio Gene Wu is state Representative for the 137th District. A Democrat, Wu resides in Houston, Texas.
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57. Angela R. Burton

Designation Author Author Bio Angela R. Burton serves as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Lower Rio Grande Valley District Director. She oversees the agency’s programs and services in 14 counties to include approximately 176,000 small business firms.
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58. Teclo Garcia

Designation Author Author Bio Teclo Garcia is CEO of Mission Economic Development Corporation.
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59. Eddie Lucio

Designation Author Author Bio Eddie Lucio is a former state Senator from Brownsville, Texas. He began his public service in 1971 and served in the Texas Legislature for 35 years.
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60. Kelli Moulton

Designation Author Author Bio Kelli Moulton work in higher education in Texas. Moulton, pictured, serves as Chair of the Measure What Matters Council Chair, as well as Executive Superintendent at the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA).
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61. Angela Valenzuela

Designation Author Author Bio Valenzuela is a professor at The University of Texas at Austin.
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62. Eduardo A. Campirano

Designation Author Author Bio Eduardo A. Campirano is port director and CEO of the Port of Brownsville.
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63. Andy York

Designation Author Author Bio York is executive director of Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity.
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64. Jasjit Singh

Designation Author Author Bio Jasjit Singh is executive director of SelectUSA, a U.S. government-wide program that works to attract foreign direct investment to the United States. In this role, he leads the strategy and implementation of SelectUSA’s mission to create jobs, spur economic growth, and promote American competitiveness. He also oversees the SelectUSA Investment Summit, an annual event where U.S. officials make the case to global companies that the United States remains the top destination to do busines
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65. Joyce Lebombard

Designation Author Author Bio Joyce Lebombard is president of the League of Women Voters of Texas. The League of Women Voters is one of America’s oldest civic nonprofit organizations. Formed in 1919, the Texas League represents more than 13,500 grassroots advocates and 34 local Leagues across the state. The League never supports or opposes candidates for office or political parties. The League encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government. The League also seeks to influence public policy through education and advocacy. Membership is open to people 16 years and older. Learn more about the ...League of Women Voters of Texas at LWVTexas.org.more
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66. Saul Anuzis

Designation Author Author Bio Saul Anuzis is president of 60 Plus Association, the American Association of Senior Citizens, a national nonprofit advocacy group.
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67. Elizabeth Rodriguez

Designation Author Author Bio Elizabeth Rodriguez is a community organizer and Medicaid ambassador for La Unión Del Pueblo Entero, based in Alton, Texas.
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68. Paul H. Abramson

Designation Author Author Bio Paul H. Abramson is a retired broadcaster and active business advisor living in Madison, Wisconsin. In the winter months he lives in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Abramson was a manager for 11-station (now 42 including translators) statewide NPR affiliate Wisconsin Public Radio network (WPR). WPR is produces nationally heard public radio content “To The Best of Our Knowledge,” and other programs. In the early 1970s he worked his way through college as an album rock radio (now called classic rock) announcer in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley and Green Bay regions before exce...lling at audience-building for public media. As a volunteer he is presently Outreach Coordinator for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hidalgo County in San Juan.more
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69. Laurie Simmons

Designation Author Author Bio Laurie Simmons is director of entrepreneurship, innovation and commercialization at the UT-Rio Grande Valley’s Center for Innovation and Commercialization.
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70. Janie Lopez

Designation Author Author Bio Janie Lopez is state representative for Texas House District 37. Lopez hails from San Benito, Texas.
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71. Michelle Smith

Designation Author Author Bio Michelle Smith is executive director of Raise Your Hand Texas. She has served as a public school teacher and holds a doctorate in School Improvement.
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72. Esteban Guerra

Designation Author Author Bio Esteban Guerra is chairman of the Brownsville Navigation District.
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73. John Kreidler

Designation Author Author Bio John Kreidler owns and operates Kreidler Funeral Home, Inc. in McAllen, Texas.
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74. Eddie Aldrete

Designation Author Author Bio Eddie Aldrete is CEO of Aldrete Strategic Partners, LLC, a public affairs and communications consulting firm.
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75. Rev. T. Carlos Anderson

Designation Author Author Bio T. Carlos Anderson is an author, activist, pastor, and speaker who lives and works in Austin, Texas. He directs social ministry efforts for Austin City Lutherans, a non-profit organization that supports a food pantry and an early childhood development center for low-income families. There is a Balm in Huntsville is his second book. His first book, in support of the revered American trait of egalitarianism, Just a Little Bit More: The Culture of Excess and the Fate of the Common Good, was published in 2014.
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76. Rev. Jim Harrington

Designation Author Author Bio Rev. Jim Harrington runs Proyecto Santiago at St. James Episcopal Church in Austin.
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77. Drew Campbell

Designation Author Author Bio Drew Campbell is chairman of Transportation Advocates of Texas, a San Antonio-based non-profit organization that advocates for transportation growth across Texas.
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78. Mike Willis

Designation Author Author Bio Mike Willis executive director of the South Texas Manufacturers Association
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79. Debbie Garza

Designation Author Author Bio Debbie Garza is chief executive officer of the Texas Pharmacy Association.
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80. Dean Foreman

Designation Author Author Bio Dean Foreman is chief economist for the Texas Oil & Gas Association.
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81. Mark Green

Designation Author Author Bio Mark Green is president, director, and CEO of the Wilson Center. Prior to joining the Wilson Center, Green served as executive director of the McCain Institute. Green served as the U.S. ambassador to Tanzania from mid-2007 to early 2009. Before that, he served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Wisconsin’s 8th District.
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82. Tejas Gadhia

Designation Author Author Bio Tejas Gadhia is head of the McAllen Office of Zoho Corporation.
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83. Michael Giardino

Designation Author Author Bio Michael Giardino is the interim airport assistant director for the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport. Giardino previously served as the airport director in Rochester, NY, where he similarly advocated for smaller communities’ access to air service.
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84. Anisa Thobhani

Designation Author Author Bio Anisa Thobhani is an attorney with Marble Law who specializes in immigration issues.
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85. Moises Arjona Jr.

Designation Author Author Bio Moises Arjona Jr. is Director at Unidos Contra la Diabetes RGV.
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86. David Torres

Designation Author Author Bio David Torres is a Spanish-language Advisor at America’s Voice and America’s Voice Education Fund. David Torres was born and raised in Mexico City.
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87. Vicente Gonzalez

Designation Author Author Bio Vicente Gonzalez is U.S. Representative for the 15th Congressional District of Texas.
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88. John Young

Designation Author Author Bio John Young is a retired social worker and environmentalist based in San Benito, Texas. His extensive research and writing on LNG has assisted those opposed to having liquefied natural gas export terminals in the region. Young has been an active member of Save RGV since May 2014.
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89. Evelyn Cano

Designation Author Author Bio Evelyn Cano is co-founder and president of the Disability Chamber of Commerce RGV. The mission of DCC-RGV is to support local businesses by promoting inclusive hiring best practices, fostering collaboration, and promoting economic growth for the Cross-Disability Community. The Disability Chamber of Commerce RGV is the nation’s 4th cross-disability chamber of commerce.
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90. Henry Cuellar

Designation Author Author Bio Henry Cuellar is member of Congress for the 28th Texas Congressional District. A Democrat, Cuellar hails from Laredo, Texas.
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91. Victoria Ford

Designation Author Author Bio Victoria Ford is president and CEO of Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute.
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92. David Stout

Designation Author Author Bio David Stout is a county commissioner in El Paso County, Texas.
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93. Alex Meade

Designation Author Author Bio Alex Meade is Executive Vice President for Economic Development & Public Finance at Texas Regional Bank.
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94. Pete Sepulveda

Designation Author Author Bio Pete Sepulveda is executive director of Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority.
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95. Dante Galeazzi

Designation Author Author Bio Dante Galeazzi is the President and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association.
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96. John J. Beckham

Designation Author Author Bio John J. Beckham is deputy managing director of the North American Development Bank.
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97. John Cowen

Designation Author Author Bio John Cowen is mayor of the City of Brownsville.
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98. Jessica Becker

Designation Author Author Bio Jessica Becker is CEO/Managing Director of South Texas Health System Behavioral.
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99. Daniel Rivera

Designation Author Author Bio Daniel Rivera is executive director of Elsa Economic Development Corporation.
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100. Dr. Karen Lozano

Designation Author Author Bio Dr. Karen Lozano is an endowed professor at UT-Rio Grande Valley, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a member of the National Academy of Inventors.
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