Mayor Dee Margo
Mayor Dee Margo is Chairman and CEO of John D. Williams Company where he has worked since moving to El Paso in 1977. He represented District 78 in the Texas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and served on several committees including House Appropriations. He subsequently was appointed President of the El Paso Independent School District Board of Managers where he served for two years.
Christopher Antcliff, Chair
Christopher Antcliff is a full-time mediator
and arbitrator. As an attorney for nearly 20 years, he’s represented
individuals and companies and has tried more than 60 cases to verdict as
an attorney and a district court judge and has authored more than 150
opinions on the merits as an appellate justice. Antcliff is a former
justice on the Texas 8th District Court of Appeals as well as a former
judge of the 168th and 448th Judicial District Courts in El Paso. In
2010, Antcliff was named Outstanding Jurist by the El Paso Chapter of
the American Board of Trial Advocates, and in 2013, he was named the El
Paso Bar Association's Mediator of the Year.
Terri Garcia, Vice Chair
Terri Garcia has more than 30 years of experience in the financial
services industry. Before retiring, she was senior vice president of
commercial banking at Bank of America and served as bank president for
the El Paso market.
Garcia's career in the financial services industry includes work in
the areas of consumer lending, community development, branch
administration, cash management and commercial banking. She was selected
the Ultimate Latina in Financial Service by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce in 2010. Garcia has volunteered her services to many
community organizations over the years.
Kristina Mena, Secretary-Treasurer
Kristina D. Mena is an associate professor of environmental sciences
at The University of Texas Health Science Center. A water microbiologist
with research interests in qualitative risk assessment, water quality
and food safety, Mena is a member of the American Water Works
Association, Society for Risk Analysis, Groundwater Foundation,
International Water Association and International Society of Exposure
Analysis. She serves on advisory boards for the WateReuse Research
Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Water
Research Institute.
Henry Gallardo
Henry Gallardo brings 27 years of financial and business management
experience to the Board. He is a founding partner and Director of
Investment Management of Strategic Wealth Advisors. He is also a
founding partner in Paso Del Norte Wealth Advisors, a network of
independent financial advisors that stretches between Phoenix, Arizona
and Dallas, Texas. Gallardo is active in the community and has served as
Chair of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Chair of Upper Rio Grande
Workforce Board, and board member of Community en Accion among others.
Bryan Morris
Bryan Morris has 36 years of experience in engineering construction and design. He and his partner started RBM Engineering, Inc. in 1993. This company provides mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering design for the building construction industry. He is a professional engineer registered in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. He has served as the State Director for the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. Morris received his Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Ivonne Santiago
Ivonne Santiago is a clinical professor at the College of Engineering at University of Texas at El Paso. Her research focuses on the development of innovative technologies to treat surface, ground, and reclaimed water. She has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from New Mexico State University.