Startup Week is guided by a regional steering committee of leaders from organizations across the region, working together to support and strengthen the local startup ecosystem.

Steering Committee

Nicole Aguilar

Director | Mike Loya Center for Innovation and Commerce

Emily Gomez

Program Marketing & Event Coordinator Medical Center of the Americas Foundation

Nancy Lowery

Senior Director of Innovation | Medical Center of the Americas Foundation

Ingrid Macias

Extension Agent, Community & Economic Development | Prairie View A&M University Extension

David Marek

GDG Lead

Klarissa Mijares

Business Services Coordinator - City of El Paso Economic & International Department – Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS)

Sandra Arlette Morales

Director of The League of Business, Editor in Chief of The Real Entrepreneurs Magazine

Stephanie Schilling

Executive Director | Sun Cruces Angels

Briana Silva

Business Services Coordinator - City of El Paso Economic & International Department – Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS)

Mirella Tamayo

Assistant Director – City of El Paso Economic & International Department – Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS)

Elizabeth Terrazas

President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) 

Andrew Vergara

Innovation & Venture Support Associate | Pioneers 21