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2025 Membership Meeting Guest Speakers

January – Fred Lopez, FAICP CTP, CNU-A

February – Ellen Smyth, PE, Chief Transit and Field Operations Officer for the City of El Paso

March – Karina Brasgalla, Director of Economic & International Development

April – EPISD Board of Trustees District #3 Canidate Fourm, Dr. Jack Loveridge and John Ponce de Leon

May – Dinah Kilgore, Executive Director/ Chief Appraiser, El Paso Central Appraisal District

June – Piedras Street Closure Town Hall

July – Dionne Mack, City Manager

August – John Balliew, P.E., CEO of EPWU

September –

October – Dr. Jack Loveridge, EPISD District #3 Trustee

November – Betsy C. Keller, El Paso County Chief Administrator.

December – Christmas Party & Annual Meeting (Installation of 2026 Officers)

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A Look Back at Past Years

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2024 Membership Meeting Guest Speakers

January 2024- City Rep District #2 Candidate Forum, Dr. Josh Acevedo and Veronic Carbajal

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February 2024 – Texas House District #7 Candidate Forum, Alexsandra Annello, Norma Chavez, Vince Perez and Homer Reza

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March 2024 – Philip Etiwe, AICP, CNU-A, Director of Planning and Inspections for the City of El Paso

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April 2024 – John Balliew, P.E.- President and CEO of EPWU

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May 2024 – David Stone/ Deputy Chief Appraiser, El Paso Central Appraisal District

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June 2024 – Ellen Smyth/ Deputy City Manager and Chief Transit and Field Operations Officer Sun Metro

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July 2024 – Sito Negron, Senior Policy Advisor, El Paso County Precinct #2

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August 2024 – Alex Hoffman, AICP CNU-A, Deputy City of Planning for the City of El Paso

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September 2024 – Robert Cortinas, Deputy City Manager and CFO for the City of El Paso

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October 2024 – District #2 Candidate Forum, Dr. Josh Acevedo and Isabel Ceballos Otten

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November 2024 – Dr. Jack Loveridge, District 3 Representative for the The EPISD Board of Trustees

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December 2024- annual meeting and Christmas Party

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2023 Membership Meeting Guest Speakers

January 2023- David Stout, El Paso County Commissioner, Precinct 2

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February 2023 – Chris Canales, El Paso City Council Representative, District 8

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March 2023 – Alexsandra Annello, El Paso City Council Representative, District 2

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April 2023 – Dinah Kilgore, Executive Director/ Chief Appraiser, El Paso Central Appraisal District

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May 2023 – El Paso Electric

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June 2023 – Peter Pacillas, Acting El Paso Police Chief

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July 2023 – Robert Cortinas, Chief Financial Officer of The City of El Paso

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August 2023 – Ellen Smyth, Deputy City Manager and Chief Transit and Field Operations Officer Sun Metro

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September 2023 – Dr. Josh Acevedo, EPISD Trustee for District 3

October 2023 – Col. (Ret’d) Cary Westin, El Paso’s Interim City Manager

November 2023 – Alex Hoffman, El Paso’s Capital Improvements Department

December 2023- annual meeting and Christmas Party

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2022 Membership Meeting Guest Speakers

February – Representative Alexsandra Annello, El Paso City Council

March – Luis “Sito” Negron, Senior Policy Advisor for Precinct 2 County Commissioner David Stout

April – Dinah Kilgore, Executive Director/Chief Appraiser of the El Paso Central Appraisal District

May – Alex Hoffman, Assistant Director for CID Planning for the City of El Paso

June – Greg Allen, Chief of Police of El Paso, Texas

July – Raymond Téllez, Executive Director for the Camino Royal Regional Mobility Authority to provide information about the Wyler Aerial Tramway renovation and other projects in El Paso.

August – Robert Cortinas, Chief Financial Officer or Nicole Cote, Director of Management and Budget for the City of El Paso.

September – Appolonia Roldan, Urban Design Manager for the City of El Paso to share information about Memorial Park renovation plans.

October – John Balliew, President and CEO of El Paso Water Utilities

November – Ellen Smyth, Chief Transit and Field Operations Officer, Sun Metro

Thursday, December 15th at 6pm– Annual Meeting and Christmas Party