UTRGV - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Leadership

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Eloy Alaniz is a Chief Audit Officer at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Fatimah Oluwakemi Tijani is a Graduate Student Assistant at University of Alabama at Birmingham, Resident Doctor at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Chief Resident at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and is based in Birmingham, Alabama. She has worked as Teaching Fellow at Harvard University, Research Study Coordinator at Joslin Diabetes Center, and Medical Officer at Reddington Hospital. Fatimah attended Obafemi Awolowo University between 2001 and 2009, Harvard University between 2012 and 2013, and University of Alabama at Birmingham between 2014 and 2018.

Jeffrey Graham is a Chief Information Officer at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Vice President for Information Technology at UTPA and is based in Edinburg, Texas. He has worked as Manufacturing Systems Engineering General Supervisor at General Motors, Engineering Group Manager at Delphi, and Industrial Engineering Manager at Delphi. Jeffrey studied at UTPA between 1996 and 1998, Nova Southeastern University between 2004 and 2009, and University of Michigan between 1978 and 1984.

Joe Galvan is a Deputy Chief Legal Officer - Healthcare at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and is based in Edinburg, Texas. He has worked as Assistant General Counsel, Health Law at University of Texas System; Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Legal Officer at University of Texas Medical Branch; and Managing Counsel, Health Affairs at TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. Joe attended University of Texas at Austin/The between 1977 and 1981, University of Missouri between 1982 and 1985, and University of Texas at Austin/The between 1985 and 1988.

Kevin Crouse is a Chief Information Security Officer at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Sofia Hernandez is a Chief Operating Officer at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Economic Development & Legislative Affairs Director at Hidalgo County and is based in Austin, Texas. She has worked as Vice President, Government & Public Affairs at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance and Legislative Director at Senator Juan Hinojosa. Sofia attended McCombs School of Business between 1989 and 1993.

Vince Volpe is a Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Revenue Officer at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and is based in Edinburg, Texas. He has worked as Associate at University of Kentucky, Associate Athletics Director - External Operations at Oral Roberts University, and Executive Director of Development & Tiger Scholarship Fund at University of Missouri. Vince studied at Indiana University Bloomington between 2002 and 2003, Mount Saint Joseph High School between 1994 and 1998, and Indiana University Bloomington between 1998 and 2002.