The American Gateways Team
Analí Looper
Director of Legal Services and Programs/Director Waco Office
Waco
Elizabeth Villaseñor Almanza
Social & Legal Support Manager, Senior DOJ Accredited Representative
San Antonio
Erika Gonzalez
Outreach & Communications Coordinator; DOJ Accredited Representative
San Antonio
Griselda Barrera
Co-Director of Programs & Operations/Director San Antonio Office
San Antonio
Natalia Drelichman
Co-Director of Programs & Operations/Managing Attorney
Austin
Board of Directors
Affiliations listed for identification only
Maddy Dwertman
Chair
Attorney
Baker Botts
Montserrat Garibay
Vice Chair
Senior Advisor for Labor Relations
Office of Secretary of U.S Department of Education
Javier Maldonado
Secretary
Attorney
Law Office of Javier N Maldonado, PC
John Donisi
Treasurer
Attorney
Arlene Lyons
Community Leader
Waco
Jennifer Walker Gates
Attorney
JLW Immigration Law Group
Kimberly Avila Edwards
Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Advocacy
Dell Medical School
Melissa Ortega
Commissioner, Grassroots Organizer
Commission on Immigrant Affairs
Ben Bui
Operations Manager
Stripe
Josh Caballero
Community Engagement Officer
City of Waco
Kirk Yoshida
Contractor
Strategic Partnerships, Inc.
Moshmee Kalamkar
Director of Operations
The University of Texas System
Graciela Cigarroa
General Counsel
CentroMed
Juan Carlos Contreras
Independent Director of R&D
LaQuetta Washington
Consultant
Slalom
Valerie Barker
Attorney
Slayden Grubert Beard
Leadership Council
Our Leadership Council is made up of distinguished individuals from communities served by our local offices. They act as ambassadors to the community and work to expand our supporters and resources by leveraging professional networks and personal spheres of influence.
Alfred Solano
Vice President
Cecilia Herrera
Community Leader
John Antonelli
Founder & Owner, CEO
Michael Buratti
Program/Project Manager
Becky Pastner
Executive & Leadership Coach
Celeste Quesada
Creative Director, Producer, Real Estate
Kendall Antonelli
Founder & Owner, President
Mèlat
Musician
Cecile Richards
Co-Founder
Geronimo Rodriguez
Chief Advocacy Officer
LaRaine DuPuy
Community Volunteer
Rose Reyes
San Antonio Office President
Waco Advisory Committee
Our Waco Advisory Committee is made up of leaders in the Waco community.
Members help deepen our connections in the community and provide input on the efforts of our Waco office.
Arlene Lyons - DeShauna Hollie - Grecia Chavira - Joe Gatlin - John Alexander - Josh Caballero - Susan Nelson