Minute
Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Responsible for outreach to the SBE/DBE
community as part of the construction of
this $260 million stadium.
Metro Solutions, Program Advisor, Houston, Texas
Approved Program Advisor, Metro Solutions
Project.
Houston
Community College System, Houston, Texas
Oversees the HCC system-wide internship
and mentor/protégé program for their $180M
CIP. She served on Houston’s Community
E-Center. Ms. Becerra was responsible for
the development of small business incubators
through a HUD grant.
San
Jacinto Community College, Houston, Texas
Ms. Becerra worked with corporations to
help them understand the value internships
have for organizations as well as the students.
Her efforts led to a 100% retention rate
of employers participating in internship
programs.
Charter
School Movement for the State of Texas
Ms. Becerra was the driving force behind
the development of the Charter School movement,
testifying before the local school district
and the Texas Education Agency. Her testimony
included an overview and review of the
benefits of the Charter School movement.
George
I. Sanchez High School - Association for
the Advancement of Mexican Americans,
Houston, Texas
Ms. Becerra developed bonding opportunities
to build a gym, library, cafeteria, and
computer labs with additional classrooms.
This led to the development of a charter
school with a magnet/vanguard environment;
she also helped develop working partnerships
for the school with the Houston Technology
Center, Compaq and Cisco. Students were
given an opportunity to not only learn
Information Technology but to also to be
mentored by some of the brightest minds
in this field.
Raul
Yzaguirre School for Success, Houston,
Texas
Ms. Becerra developed bonding opportunities
to build a charter school where she is
currently developing a Bio-NanoTechnology
Institute for the students. She helped
develop partnerships
for small non-profit businesses and educational
institutions, and is responsible
for creating a $35 million dollar master
plan
for the
school.
AFFILIATIONS
• Chairman, Diversity Committee, Greater
Houston Visitor's Bureau
• Chairman, Mayor’s HAB Economic Development
Task Force
• Chairman, Tejano Center for Community
Concerns
• Vice-Chair, Development, American Leadership
Forum
• Member, Covenant Capital
• Member, The Economic Alliance
• Member, Small Business Development Board,
Houston, Texas
• Member, Harris County Workforce Development
Commission
• Member, Tejano Center for Community Concern
Economic Development Committee
