Project BRAVO Inc. is governed by a tripartite board. In compliance with the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Act, the Board is composed of one-third public officials or their designee; one third private groups (business, industry, labor, religious, law enforcement, education, or other major groups and interests in the community); and the remaining one-third must be democratically elected representatives of low income individuals and families who reside in neighborhoods being served.
Board members sit on one of several subcommittees that focus on program development, planning, implementation and evaluation of agency programs. These subcommittees include: Housing, Finance, Executive, & Planning.
Project BRAVO’s Board meets monthly. Locations and times of meetings are posted 5 days prior to the meetings.
Project BRAVO Inc. Board Officers for 2010:
Maria G. Arias, Ph.D. Board Chairperson
Patricia Lazos Board Vice-Chairperson
Mr. Sam Diaz Treasurer
Juvencia Rios Ontiveros Secretary
Project BRAVO Inc. Board Members for 2010:
Low Income Representatives
Vacant – Northeast
Mr. Alfredo Ortega – Fabens
Ms. Soledad Galvan – Southside
Ms. Juvencia Rios-Ontiveros – Canutillo
Ms. Pat Lazos – Eastside
Public Sector Representatives
Ms. Lilly Ruiz For Representative Norma Chavez
Mr. Guillermo Acosta For Congressman Silvestre Reyes
Mr. Carl Robinson For Representative District #4
Alfredo Longoria For representative Joe Moody
Erasmo Andrade For representative Marisa Marquez
Private Sector Representatives
Dori Evans NAACP
Ms. Veronica Frescas Private Citizen
Dr. Maria Arias Socorro Independent School District
Mr. Sam Diaz Mountain Star Credit Union
Robert Carrillo El Paso Teachers Credit Union