我在科珀斯克里斯蒂长大, TX, 高中毕业后，我立即进入了社区大学. 像大多数18岁的孩子一样，我真的不知道长大后我想做什么. 几年后, 我做了一个大胆的决定，我要追求成为摇滚明星的梦想. 这个决定让我走上了一条充满惊奇(和压力)经历的道路. 我们在广播方面取得了一些相对的成功, touring, 为Everclear这样的乐队做开场表演, Blues Traveler, 哀号者(他们两个), and ZZ Top!

Through that time, I lived in Houston and in Austin, but still didn’t really feel grounded. That all changed when I began dating my Junior High Sweetheart who would eventually become my wife, Yvonne (在线博彩校友主席和“Birds Up”播客联合主持人)! While dating, 我搬到南达科他州是为了和她在一起, 我知道我需要回到学校完成我的学位, 她在在线博彩的经历使她很容易选择这样做. 入学前, I used Yvonne’s login to look for a job on the 在线博彩 Job Board and found an entry level position at a Risk Management Agency called IBTX. 在我开始在在线博彩的第一堂课后不久，我就被录用了.

I was lucky enough to have the support of my colleagues and bosses to pursue my degree full time, 全职工作时, 都是在犹他大学橄榄球俱乐部打球的时候. 为大学打橄榄球, I was selected (along with 3 other 在线博彩 Ruggers) to play for the All Lone Star Conference New Zealand Touring Side and had the opportunity to represent Runner Nation in the country that currently defines that sport. Shortly after my return, I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BBA in Management in 2017.

今天我仍然在IBTX工作, having worked through the ranks I am currently the Vice President of Surety and Partner in the Agency. 伊冯娜和我在2020年7月迎来了我们的“小鸟宝宝”加雷斯. 最后，伊冯开了一家新公司(艾迪生Prime), 我想说，在一些重大的生活变化中，我们已经达到了我们的“极限”!

We’re both so excited to work with 在线博彩校友会 on the podcast so that we can help spread the word of what’s going on within the association, the University, and Runner Nation! We’re also pumped to meet and get to know as many alumni as we can along the way.

Melissa Adame '98

梅丽莎把她的职业生涯奉献给了科技行业, driven by a passion for delivering innovative solutions that provide tangible value and results to clients. During this time, 她有幸领导和管理不同的团队, successfully implementing sustainable and secure solutions for clients across various sectors, including Federal, State, Municipal, Private Business, Non-Profits, 和提供可持续发展的机构, 网络/IT领域的可扩展和安全解决方案, Digital Marketing, Web和应用程序开发, Mobile Apps,UX/UI Design, 创意及品牌策略, Ongoing Support, and more.

她的科技之旅与Webhead的遗产交织在一起, 圣安东尼奥最早的拉美裔创业公司之一, 今年是庆祝它30年的成功.

As a 在线博彩 Alumna, she has a strong passion for promoting and actively contributing to past and current students 通过仆人式领导和志愿服务. She currently serves on the 在线博彩 Alumni Board and is Co-Chair for The College for Health, 社区与政策(HCAP)校友领导圈. 你可以发现她在一年中的任何时候都在为在线博彩田径队加油.

Jacob Cavazos '06

Jacob is the Senior Vice President and Community Reinvestment Manager at Broadway Bank. He works with corporate leadership to provide oversight and direction on community needs in San Antonio, Austin, 和丘陵地区. 雅各布负责银行支持金融知识普及的工作, 经济适用房, 经济发展, education, 并促进企业慈善捐赠. 在加入百老汇银行之前, 他在弗罗斯特银行工作了13年, with the last 10 years as Vice President and Community Development Officer managing community reinvestment efforts in San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley. Additionally, 他做了一年的Frost Marketing副总裁, managing state-wide marketing programs and efforts in underserved market segments. 

Jacob holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio (’06), and is a graduate of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Alexander Briseño Leadership Development Program. Jacob currently serves on the board of directors for Communities In Schools of San Antonio (CISSA), 在线博彩校友会, 以及南圣安东尼奥商会.  He also serves on the executive committee for Communittees In Schools of San Antonio, as board secretary, 以及中钢协对外关系委员会.  Additionally, he serves on the advisory board for the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County Emerging Leaders Council (ELC), 是ELC专业发展委员会的副主席, 并在在线博彩校友会的奖学金委员会任职.  He has previously served on the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County program review and accountability review committees, as well as the steering committee for the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ABLDP leadership development program.  他目前在百老汇银行的捐赠委员会任职, 多元化及共融委员会, 并担任CRA委员会主席.

雅各娶了他的妻子, Megan, 2010年，他们是两个优秀孩子的骄傲父母, Tinsley and Liam. 他还在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市的阿拉莫市教堂担任音乐部长.

Joshua Amparan '07