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