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David Cortez is a San Benito High School Class of 1990 graduate. He has been employed with San Benito CISD since August of 2008. Cortez has been in the television broadcast industry since 1991, working locally in the Houston area with the CBS, ABC and the PBS affiliate. Cortez, KSBG-TV 17's Lead Technician, has experience in graphics, video shooting and editing and all aspects related to audio.

dcortez@sbcisd.net

Jose J. Ramos, a KSBG-TV 17 Television Production Technician, is a San Benito High School Class of 1996 graduate. He graduated in 2011 from Texas State Technical College in Harlingen with a degree in Digital Media Design Technology. His college experience with photography and video projects and his experience with various Graphic Design programs assists him with his role at KSBG. He has been employed with San Benito CISD since October 2011.

joramos@sbcisd.net

Alondra Cardoza, a KSBG-TV 17 Television Production Technician, is a Class of 2013 San Benito High School graduate. She began her employment as a co-op student September of 2012 while enrolled in the San Benito High School Media Technology Program. As a student in the district's Career Technical Education Program, Cardoza competed at the Skills USA state competition in the areas of Audio Video Production and Community Showcase, where she and her fellow teammates earned state medals. Cardoza is multi-talented and has the ability to create graphics, develop and edit stories. She is able to work as talent, however, her passion is working behind the scenes.

acardoza@sbcisd.net

Celia Longoria is the director of communications for San Benito. She has been employed with San Benito CISD since 1998 and was previously employed by the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District's Public Relations Department, beginning her career in school public relations in 1991. Longoria began her career in journalism at the Advance News in Pharr and at The Monitor in McAllen. A 1982 Mercedes High School graduate, Longoria earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Communications, Journalism concentration) from the University of Texas Pan American in Edinburg.

clongoria@sbcisd.net

956-276-6030

Isabel Gonzalez is the Interim Director of Public Relations/Special Populations Specialist for the San Benito CISD; her responsibilities include public relations activities and processing open records requests for the school district. She has been employed with the school district since May 2002. Gonzalez was previously employed with the Division of Overseas Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she was responsible for marketing international mission trips and cross-culturalexperiences. A 1989 San Benito High School graduate, Gonzalez earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing Management from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.

icgonzalez@sbcisd.net

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Gloria Montalvo has been employed with San Benito CISD for 20 years. She has held various clerical/secretarial positions with the district, working in the district's Library, Parental Involvement and Migrant Departments and most recently, as the Public Education Information Management Systems (PEIMS) clerk at Rangerville Elementary. In addition, she worked as a secretary in the business sector prior to securing a position with San Benito CISD. Montalvo graduated from Harlingen High School in 1970 and attended Texas Southmost College in Brownsville.

gmontalvo@sbcisd.net

956-276-6030

Nayeli Ramirez, a KSBG-TV co-op student, is a San Benito High School senior. Ramirez is the National Technical Honor Society President for the 2018-2019 School year. She is currently the SkillsUSA reporter for the lower valley district 13-B organization; along with that, she is also in Business Professionals of America where she is a first-year member for Chapter 4. Ramirez is also involved in the Lower Valley Cotillion Club with this being her second year as a debutante. She plans to attend Schriener University in the fall of 2019 to pursue her career in communications.

956-276-6030

Yanelli Hernandez, a dual enrollment and co-op student, is a San Benito High School senior. She plans to attend UTRGV Brownsville in the fall of 2019 to pursue a career in communications. Hernandez has accumulated a total of 21 college credit hours. Besides her academics, she is involved in Mu Alpha Theta, Rho Kappa, A/V SkillsUSA and Track & Field.

956-276-6030