January 2021 | Vol.3, Iss. 5 Once a Mentee - Now a Mentor! Meet John Ryan Rodriguez, a native of Mission, TX. Rodriguez graduated from Sharyland Pioneer in 2017. During his time at Pioneer, John Ryan was active in organizations such as RGV L.E.A.D., Student Council, FFA, Band, UIL, and the National Honor Society. Once a Mentee - Now a Mentor! After high school, he attended Texas A&M University - College Station where he was a two-term senator for the university’s Student Senate. In addition to his academics, John Ryan worked as an undergraduate research & teaching [...]

January 26, 2022 Ambassador Young Leaders Summit

Vol.3, Iss. 1 | SEptember 2021 Calling RGV LEAD Ambassadors! It’s that time of year again! RGV LEAD Ambassadors are invited to participate in the 2021 Fall Leadership Workshop on October 19th. The virtual workshop’s keynote speaker is State Representative Eddie Lucio III, Texas House District 38. In addition to representing South Texas at the legislative level, he brings his expertise as an attorney and business owner of Orangetheory Fitness in McAllen. Of special interest to Ambassadors is that they will have an opportunity to network with other Ambassadors from across the Rio Grande Valley. The idea [...]