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Ernesto Nieto

President & Founder

Native of Houston, Texas
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Texas Wesleyan University
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Austin College
M.Ed., Special Education, University of Houston
BS, Education, Southwestern University
Distinguished Alumnus, Southwestern University
Distinguished Alumnus, Northside High School (formerly Jefferson Davis High School)
Visiting Fellow, Council of Independent Colleges
Human and Civil Rights Award, National Education Association
Recognized by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling
Mayor’s Excellence Award, the Association for Hispanic Municipal Officials
Recognition Award, Texas State Teachers Association

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Gloria de Leon

Co-Founder & Senior Executive Vice President

Native of McAllen, Texas
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Texas Wesleyan University
Doctor of Humane Letter, honoris causa, Austin College
BA, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (formerly University of Texas Pan American)
Distinguished Alumna, University of Texas-Pan American
Recognized by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling
Woman of Distinction, Girl Scouts of Texas
Community Advisor, Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc., University of Texas at Austin Chapter

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New Mexico: Dennis Chavez LDZ Youth Legislative Session

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K. Nicole Nieto

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Native of Austin, Texas
MBA, University of Texas at Austin
MBA, El Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
BA, Latin American Studies, Vassar College
NHI Alumna (LDZ '86)

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Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico

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Julio Irving Cotto

Senior Vice President

Native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
MLA, Humanities, St. Edward’s University
BA, Latin American Studies and Philosophy, Boston University
NHI Alumnus (LDZ '97, CLN'00, '01, JFL '99, '00, '01)

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Texas - Corpus Christi, El Paso, Houston, Laredo, Rio Grande Valley, Tip of Texas (Cameron County), South Texas, West Texas
East Coast (US) - New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, New England, Florida

Midwest (US)

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