Mayor Oscar Leeser
Mayor Oscar Leeser previously served as Mayor of El Paso from 2013 to 2017 as well as previously serving on the Public Service Board. He is the owner of the largest Hispanic Hyundai car dealership in the nation, and is serving his second term as Mayor of the City of El Paso.
Kristina Mena, Chair
Kristina D. Mena is regional dean of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health's El Paso campus. 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.
Ivonne Santiago, Vice Chair
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.
Bryan Morris, Secretary-Treasurer
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.
Charlie Intebi
Charlie Intebi brings 25 years of financial and business management experience to the Board. He is the cofounder and Vice President of Nova Safety Products, a small business that provides safety, industrial and scientific supplies and equipment to companies in the region. He is also a partner in IN Properties and Max Investments. Intebi is active in the community and has served as a board member on Keep El Paso Beautiful and the Kern Place Neighborhood Association among others.
Lisa Saenz
Lisa Saenz has more than 24 years of expertise in the financial services industry. She is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of WestStar Bank. Saenz’s career in includes work in the areas of accounting, treasury, information technology, branch operations and wealth management. She is currently serving as Board Chair for the Paso del Norte Health Foundation.
Stefanie Block Uribarri
Stefanie Block Uribarri is General Manager at Pearl Properties, a locally owned real estate investment and management company. She has served on the executive board of the El Paso Apartment Association and the board of directors of the Texas Apartment Association, where she also chaired the Independent Rental Owners Committee. Previously, Block Uribarri served on the City of El Paso’s Building and Standards Commission and Public Art Committee, among others. Block Uribarri is a native El Pasoan, but she built a career working at the United Nations, the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, and Columbia University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in education from Columbia University Teachers College. She had the honor of serving as a Fulbright Fellow in Chile in 2004.