Tres Lagos, McAllen, Texas

Core Values

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  Commit Integrity
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  Build Relationships
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  Change Lives
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  Take Ownership
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  Be Flexible

• We are honest and reliable, communicate with truth and honesty, and execute professionalism in all our interactions.
• The MEDC team promises to connect people to people, in order to ensure community and company success and to build a long-lasting network of friends and family.
• We help ensure McAllen is a great place to live and thrive through the recruitment of companies who provide jobs, teach workplace skills, and invest in our community.
• At MEDC we are passionate about what we do and take pride in knowing we will do whatever it takes to care for our customers and each other by being prepared, knowledgeable, and responsive to others needs.
• The world is constantly changing- what works today may not work tomorrow. MEDC commits to stay focused on principles and goals, but flexible on the method to recruit business, create jobs and investment for our community in the most relevant way possible.

Board of Directors

Name	Board Position	Company
Mark Freeland	Chairman	Attorney, Law Office of Mark Freeland
Dr. Pablo Tagle III	Vice Chairman	Dr. Pablo Tagle, III Chiropratic Wellness Center
Alma Ortega-Johnson	Secretary/Treasurer	Retired

Board Members and Advisory Board
Bill Wilson	Board Member	President, D Wilson Construction
Trey Pebley	Board Member	President, Foremost Paving
Adrian Villarreal	Board Member	President/CEO, IBC Bank
Brian Lewis	Board Member	Higginbotham
Nick Rhodes	Board Member	President/CEO, Rhodes Enterprises, Inc.
Annie Holand Miller	Board Member	Holand Investments, LTD
Mayor Javier Villalobos	City of McAllen Representative	City of McAllen
Annette Franz	President Elect Chamber	McAllen Chamber of Commerce
Victor "Seby" Haddad	City Commissioner	City of McAllen
Rebecca M Garcia	Advisory Board Member	CPA - Certified Public Accountant, Burton McCumber & Longoria, LLP.
Sharon McGhee	Advisory Board Member	PNC Bank
Joaquin Spamer	Advisory Board Member	President, Commodities Integrated Logistics(CiL)
Steve Ahlenius	Advisory Board Member	President/CEO, McAllen Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Parwinder Grewal	Advisory Board Member	Executive Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies, & New Program Development, UTRGV
Enrique Castro	Advisory Board Member	President/CEO, Mercorp, Inc.
Brian Humphreys	Advisory Board Member	President, Rio Bank
Keith Moore	Advisory Board Member	Certified Financial Planner, Edward Jones
Robert Norman	Advisory Board Member	Regional Chairman, Plains Capital Bank
Dr. David C. Plummer	Advisory Board Member	Interim Vice President, Information Services, Planning and Strategic Initiatives/Assistant Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, South Texas College
Roel "Roy" Rodriguez	Advisory Board Member	City Manager, City of McAllen
Chad Wootton	Advisory Board Member	Associate Vice President for External Affairs, Texas A&M University
Ruben Bosquez	Advisory Board Member	Frost Bank
Jerome Brooks	Advisory Board Member	Rio Grande Regionial Hospital
Brandon Wallace	Advisory Board Member	Alamo Systems Industries, LLC
Juan Lerma	Advisory Board Member	Rio Valley Switching Company
Jorge Torres	Advisory Board Member	Interlink Trade Services
Dr. Cayetano Barrera	Senior Advisory Board Member	Retired
Ernie Williams	Senior Advisory Board Member	Realtor, Davis Real Estate
Jim Darling	Senior Advisory Board Member	Retired
Updated October 2021

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