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Meet Our Ambassadors

Fall 2023

Vanessa Aguilar

Mass Communications Major

Vanessa Aguilar

Vanessa Aguilar
Mass Communications Major

My name is Vanessa Aguilar. My major is in Mass Communication and a minor in Business Admin. An academic goal I have is to get as many internships within school to gain experience, so that when I graduate I can have a higher opportunity to get hired.

Felicia Alvarez

Pedro Dominguez Amaya

Civil Engineering Major

Bianca Garcia

Biology Major

Keyla Huitron

Integrated Health Sciences Major

Zayda Morales

Biomedical Sciences Major

Zayda Morales

Zayda Morales
Biomedical Sciences Major

Hello my name is Zayda! I am majoring in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Spanish for Healthcare. I hope to one day go to Med school and become a doctor. A fun fact about me is that I really love animals and I want to own a mini cow one day!

Joaquin Negrete

Biology Major

Ruby Niño

Interdisciplinary Studies Major

Ruby Niño

Ruby Niño
Interdisciplinary Studies Major

Hello I am Ruby Nino! I am majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Special Education. I hope to graduate with my bachelors degree soon, pass my state exams, and hopefully begin my career teaching elementary students. A fun fact about me is that I know American Sign Language !

Alyssa Pruitt

Psychology/English Major

Spring 2022

Brianna Miranda

Biology Major

Brianna Miranda

Brianna Miranda
Biology Major

Brianna joined the Office of Engaged Scholarship & Learning as an Ambassador in January 2021. She is currently a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Biology with a minor in Chemistry, along with a graduate certificate in Public Health from UTHealth. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a Master of Public Health before attending medical school.

She is an active member of the American Medical Student Association undergraduate chapter and an officer for the Latino Medical Student Association Plus and Eta Omicron Nu Honors organizations. She works for the UTRGV Office of Student Success as a Peer Mentor and currently enjoys volunteering as a literacy tutor and youth mentor with local nonprofit organizations. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her family. She is excited to work with the ES&L office to promote service-learning.

Neida Gutierrez

Biomedical Sciences Major

Neida Gutierrez

Neida Gutierrez
Biomedical Sciences Major

I am a Graduate student working as the Service Learning Coordinator for the Office of Engaged Scholarship and Learning. My Bachelor's degree is in Biomedical Science with a minor in Rehabilitation Studies. I am currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy at UTRGV.

Iliana Indalecio

Education Major

Rodrigo Chapa

International Business Major

Rodrigo Chapa

Rodrigo Chapa
International Business Major

Rodrigo Chapa is a Junior at the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley. He is currently working to get his bachelor's degree in International Business while at the same time working in the Learning Center office in Brownsville campus as an Office Aide where he works around Tutors, PLTLs, Mentors and at the same time helping her supervisor and to the director of the Learning Center Program to fulfill all the tasks that need to be complete. He's planning after graduating apply to Graduate school for an MBA in Applied Statistics and Data Science. In his free time he enjoys watching movies, series, playing sports, and watching soccer games. He's an International Student from Matamoros, Mexico and he's really grateful to be part of the ambassador's team.

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Fall 2023

Vanessa Aguilar

Felicia Alvarez

Pedro Dominguez Amaya

Bianca Garcia

Keyla Huitron

Zayda Morales

Joaquin Negrete

Ruby Niño

Alyssa Pruitt

Spring 2022

Brianna Miranda

Neida Gutierrez

Iliana Indalecio

Rodrigo Chapa

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