summer 2024
register BE a mentee !
want to BE a mentee?
Mentees are current TTU HCoA - El Paso or EPCC architecture students seeking guidance as they consider graduate school, explore career shifts within the design industry, or pursue professional growth.
Mentee registrations are due by August 27, 2024. If you miss the deadline, you can still sign up for our waiting list here, and we will follow up with the next steps.
ismael “izzy” olivares lives in Austin, TX and
is currently a Project Architect at Stantec
roxana breceda lives in San Francisco, CA
olivia ramos lives in San Francisco, CA and is a Designer and Educator
maribel calzada lives in San Antonio, TX and is currently a Project Architect at workshop.
daniela ibarra lives in El Paso, TX and a current Designer + Freelancer
stephanie barrios-urrieta lives in El Paso, TX and an Architectural Intern at the City of El Paso +
WiA Chair-Elect
erick carrasco lives in
Boston, MA and
a Design Coordinator at Stantec
dominique velasquez lives in Boston, MA and an MIT MArch Candidate ‘26
jesus “manny” martinez
lives in El Paso, TX, a graduate student at Boston Architectural College and a draftsman at
Mijares-Mora Architects, Inc.
marco antonio
rochel-sillerlives lives in El Paso, TX and is an architectural intern at Huitt-Zollars
christian a. mijares
lives in El Paso, TX and is a Project Manager / Designer at Mijares-Mora Architects, Inc.
césar lopez lives Charlottesville, VA and is a co-director of
FRONTERA-NATION and Assistant Professor of Architecture at The University of Virginia, School of Architecture
laura marlene chavez lives in El Paso, TX and is a Project Manager at Wright & Dalbin Architects, INC.
Special thanks to our incredible past mentors who have been instrumental in the success of in//border mentorship program !
Your guidance and support have made a significant impact on our initiative.
Cynthia Escalante
Georgina Guittierrez
Sergio Ramos
Emmanuel Rubio
Jacqueline Duarte
Helena Rene Cardona