Mr. Ramiro Cavazos
Dr. Ricardo Romo (Invited)
Berto Guerra Jr.
John F. Iglehart was appointed the Dallas Regional Director in October 1994. Before his current position, Mr. Iglehart served as the Chief of the Advocacy and Outreach Division at the Minority Business Development Agency in Washington, D.C. He has served as Regional Director the New York Region and Acting Regional Director of the Chicago Region, the Washington Region, and the San Francisco Region. His expertise at managing, coordinating, and administering public policy is vast and widely recognized. Prior to working for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Mr. Iglehart served as Manpower Development Specialist at the U.S. Department of Labor. Mr. Iglehart has received numerous awards attesting to his unmatched dedication, talent and commitment to fostering minority business development. Mr. Iglehart is a native of Waco, Texas and obtained a BA degree from Arkansas A&M and a MA degree from Prairie View A&M
Heriberto (Berto) Guerra, Jr.
Chairman – CEO
Avanzar Interior Technologies GP LLC
Berto Guerra is Chairman – CEO of Avanzar Interior Technologies GP, LLC., an automotive interiors manufacturing company. He retired as Vice President-Legislative and Constituency Affairs for SBC ( now AT&T). His responsibilities included oversight of legislative activity in SBC’s US region, PAC (Political Action Committee) solicitation and monitoring, and external education for elected officials, regulators and 3rd Party constituency groups.
Guerra began his career with Southwestern Bell in 1978 as a business office supervisor. He progressed through a number of positions in customer services and external affairs. Prior to his last assignment, Guerra was Executive Vice President-National Constituency Relations overseeing minority, disabled, education, consumer and senior constituent groups. He also served as Executive Vice President-External Affairs for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, managing director-corporate development for SBC Communications Inc. and as President of Southwestern Bell International Development.
Before joining the SBC family of companies, Guerra served in an owner or manager capacity for various hotel, restaurant and movie theater businesses in Texas.
Guerra has long been active in many professional, civic, and scholastic organizations;
Born in Roma, Texas, and raised in Corpus Christi, Guerra received a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Degree in Interdisciplinary Management from Texas State University in 1984. He also completed the Penn State Executive Management Program in 1991. He and his wife, Tammy, have four children and five grandchildren.
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