Board Members

cdcb come dream. come build is overseen by a community board whose members meet monthly to transact corporation business. All meetings are posted and open to the public

Board members are elected to three-year terms with a two-term limit. Nominations to the Board are made by existing and past Board members, as well as referral.

cdcb’s Board is positioned to provide input and strategic direction to the Corporation's initiatives, insight into service needs of the community at large, as well as oversight of the Corporation’s operations. 

Current members of the board are:

Dr. Daisy Zamora, Board Chair

Epidemiologist, University of North Carolina 

Claudia Cantu-Grimaldo, Vice Chair

LRGV District Manager, Wells Fargo 

Lynette Benavidez-Villarreal, Treasurer 

Director of Staffing, IDEA Public Schools 

Javier Salinas, Secretary

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, UT-Rio Grande Valley 

Edgar Gaucin
Assistant Investigator, Federal Public Defender

Cynthia Hinojosa

Law Office of Gilberto Hinojosa 

Nydia Tapia-Gonzales

Self-employed 

Oscar Zertuche 

Magic Valley Urban Farms Founder/Operator 

Juan Loya

BBVA Bank President

Gerardo Martinez

Rich Products Corporation Manager

Mauricio Pina

Cobalt Digital Marketing/Owner

Nathan Burkhart

Brownsville Community Improvement Corp./Director of Marketing & Small Business Development

Eva Garcia

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Project Manager, Caracara Trails