Janie Johnston Lopez

About Janie Johnston Lopez

Website Author and Editor for RGV LEAD

TRPN NEWS

By |2023-03-11T16:13:49-06:00January 30, 2023|NEWS|

Jan. 2023 | Vol.4, Iss. 5 TRPN NEWS RGV LEAD continues to meet with Valley Texas Regional Pathways Network school districts to explore ways to enhance work-based learning experiences in the TRPN pathways. Leading the way for Cohort 4 school districts Donna ISD, Raymondville ISD, and Vanguard Academy is the Job for the Future coach Ellen Bohle. Meeting with Bohle are RGV LEAD conveners ElizaGroff, Dr. Norma Salaiz, and Janie Johnston Lopez. ElizaGroff, Dr. Norma Salaiz, and Janie Johnston Lopez; not pictured, Luis Rodriguez, RGV LEAD Executive Director. Salaiz and Lopez will travel to Georgetown, Texas, [...]

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Young Leaders Summit Huge Success

By |2023-03-11T11:13:46-06:00January 30, 2023|NEWS|

Jan. 2023 | Vol.4, Iss. 5 Young Leaders Summit Huge Success! One word came to mind as the two-hundred-plus students gathered at the Texas State Technical College Cultural Arts Center. Leadership! Several RGV LEAD Student Ambassadors shared with their peers what leadership meant to them. They involved the audience in team-building activities and provided even more fun by awarding door prizes. Each high school group in attendance decorated its tables with centerpieces representing its school. TSTC Provost Amanda Posada welcomed the future leaders, who spoke to the group about the value of developing leadership skills. She also shared [...]

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Mercedes ISD RGV LEAD Ambassadors Blood Drive

By |2023-03-11T16:16:05-06:00January 30, 2023|NEWS|

Jan. 2023 | Vol.4, Iss. 5 Mercedes ISD RGV LEAD Ambassadors Blood Drive Mercedes High School CTE students, RGV LEAD Ambassadors, and Phlebotomy students hosted a blood drive with the assistance of Vitalant. Students and staff from MHS took the time to donate blood to address the blood shortage in the Rio Grande Valley. CTE students (RGV LEAD Ambassadors and Phlebotomy students) will host another blood drive on April 4, 2023.

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Texas Regional Pathways

By |2023-01-30T23:04:57-06:00October 30, 2022|NEWS|

Oct 2022 | Vol.4, Iss. 2 TRPN News RGV LEAD is proud to introduce TRPN partners, Mr. Albert Bryom, San Perlita ISD Superintendent, and Ms. Annette Arredondo, high school principal. We proudly serve San Perlita, Port Mansfield, and the surrounding communities. We believe in the potential of every child and strive to provide them with educational opportunities that meet their individual needs. Education is more than just preparing students for a test. It is about preparing them for life. Our graduates have become successful in college, the military, and the workforce. They are bankers, accountants, law enforcement officers, [...]

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RGV LEAD Board President Receives Prestigious Award

By |2023-02-06T17:28:08-06:00October 30, 2022|NEWS|

Oct 2022 | Vol.4, Iss. 2 RGV LEAD Board President Receives Prestigious Award RGV LEAD continues to be amazed by its energetic, proactive, hands-on, sensational Board of Directors President, Lizzy de la Garza Putegnat! When she isn’t busy working as the Executive Director of Marketing & Public Relations for Titan Fuel, she volunteers her time at RGV LEAD as Board President, TSTC Board of Regents, and on the Board of Directors for the Business Development Fund of Texas, the Children’s Museum of Brownsville, and United Way of Northern Cameron County. She serves as a Student Mentor on the [...]

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RGV LEAD Ambassadors Fall Planning Workshop Huge Success!

By |2023-03-11T16:21:49-06:00October 30, 2022|NEWS|

Oct 2022 | Vol.4, Iss. 2 Ambassadors Fall Planning Workshop A Big Success RGV LEAD hosted the Student Ambassador Fall Leadership Workshop on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 9 AM to 2 PM at the South Texas College Pecan Campus. The in-person event was inspiring for students since they had not been able to network with Ambassadors throughout the RGV since 2019 due to the pandemic. The event was held at Student Union U – 2.100, at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen, Texas. RGV LEAD would like to thank South Texas College and Dr. Esmeralda Adame, STC [...]

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Shooting For Success 2022 Skeet Shoot

By |2023-02-06T17:27:31-06:00October 30, 2022|EVENTS|

“Shooting for Success” 2022 Skeet Shoot  Bird season has started, but RGV LEAD won’t be shooting live birds, just clay pigeons!  That’s right, get your shotguns ready and let’s hear you yell, “Pull!” RGV LEAD - Rio Grande Valley Link-ing Economic and Academic Development is excited to announce it will host the Inaugural “Shooting for Success” 2022 Skeet Shoot Fundraiser on November 11th at El Dorado Sporting Clays just north of Edinburg.  Teams will have several sponsorship levels in which to participate. Whatever your donation choice might be, one thing is for certain, you’re aim will hit the target [...]

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October 2022 Newsletter

By |2023-02-06T18:09:18-06:00October 30, 2022|NEWSLETTERS|

Oct 2022 | Vol.4, Iss. 2 October 2022 Newsletter

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