The board of directors of the Rio Grande City Economic Development Corporation named Melinda Gomez as its executive director last week after her predecessor resigned this summer.
On June 2, Rosbell “Ross” G. Barrera left his post as executive director after just months on the job, saying he wanted to exit for the benefit of the organization “before an unpleasant environment continues to escalate.”
The Rio Grande City EDC board named Gomez as Barrera’s interim replacement in July, complimenting her on her work with the organization. According to her LinkedIn profile, Gomez had been serving as the EDC’s communications officer for nearly a decade.
“Thank you for the opportunity, and I will continue to do the best that I can until, at one point, you find somebody better,” she said at the time.
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Naxi Lopez-Puente
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Naxiely López, managing editor of the Rio Grande Valley Business Journal, is a veteran Valley journalist who reported and served as metro editor at The Monitor. She later led programs and partnerships at Mission EDC, giving her on-the-ground insight into regional growth. A Valley native raised in South Texas, she brings a deep working knowledge of how the RGV does business.
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