Keynote Speakers

Melissa Lopez

Region One ESC Office of College, Career, and Life Readiness

WELCOME REMARKS

Yanely Espinal

Director of Educational Outreach, Next Gen Personal Finance

Yanely Espinal was born to immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic in Brooklyn, NY. She received a scholarship to attend Brown University and went on to receive her masters degree in Teaching. After two decades of school, she still can't believe that she never had a class about managing money! Today she's completely debt-free after smashing $20,000 of debt in 18 months, she's growing her youtube channel with over 35,000 subscribers (@MissBeHelpful), and she aggressively invests in the stock market weekly! Yanely is currently the Director of Educational Outreach at a non-profit that promotes personal finance education, Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF.org).

Yolanda Gonzalez

Wells Fargo Bank

Welcome Remarks

Robert Rosell

BBVA

Welcome Remarks

Roberto Coronado

Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Roberto Coronado oversees the law enforcement functions and economic education programs across all offices of the Eleventh Federal Reserve District. He also has oversight for the El Paso Branch, the Bank's economic research and outreach functions in West Texas and Southern New Mexico, and recruits Branch board members.
Coronado is also a senior economist and member of the regional group of the Bank's Research Department. In that capacity, he provides regional input into the Dallas Fed's monetary policy process and is responsible for monitoring and tracking economic and business activity in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. His research focuses on issues pertaining to the Mexican economy, U.S.–Mexico economic integration and border issues. Coronado has written articles for various Federal Reserve publications and academic journals in both the United States and Mexico. Coronado serves as a director for the Texas Lyceum, and as a board member for Texas 2036, El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence, El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Workforce Solutions Borderplex. He obtained his PhD in economics from the University of Houston and holds a BBA in accounting and economics and an MS in economics from University of Texas at El Paso.

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