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 Sergio Ernesto Reyes Monroy, better known as DJ Sergio, began his career as a Disc Jockey in 1994 with Sonidos Mobiles, performing at all parties throughout the South Texas area. Over the next two years, he became part of nightclubs in McAllen, Texas, playing tropical rhythms such as salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton, and Spanish pop music. In 1997, DJ Sergio had the opportunity to work for significant corporations such as Graham Central Station and residence in renowned nightclubs in South Texas like Tao Nightclub. In the following years, he became a resident DJ at Club Rio in San Antonio and performed at significant events such as Club Diego in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In 2009, he started a project on the Digital 101.5 Radio Station, now known as Digital Traffic Mix. In 2014, he joined Entravision Corporation to work on English and Spanish radio formats such as 107.9 Mix FM and La Tricolor 99.5, continuing to fill the city of McAllen, Texas, with beats and impacting the radio and nightlife scene. He has become one of the leading DJs representing Latin and Top 40 music in South Texas to this day. DJ Sergio mixes and produces Latino remixes, video remixes, House, Top 40, and Dance music. With his achievements and recognitions up to the present day, DJ Sergio continues to be active in the nightlife and the art of Video DJing in the Rio Grande Valley.

Virginia Whitham, Chief of HR Rally Credit Union SCMS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Executive with thirty years of progressive human resources, organizational development, compensation/benefit program and strategy experience.  Over fifteen years’ experience in the financial/insurance industry and has worked with top executives and boards of directors focusing on strategic planning, organizational development, executive compensation, and culture.  Embraces creating an inclusive environment where employees can thrive, be engaged, and deliver world class service.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration 

Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri

Member Society for Human Resources, State and Local Chapters

• HRCI      – Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources
• SHRM      – Certified Senior Professional

Southwestern CUNA Management School, Class of 2021

Southwestern CUNA Management School – Faculty 2022 to present.

CUNA HR & OD Professional of the Year - 2023

Rally Credit Union (formally Navy Army Community Credit Union), Corpus Christi, TX

Four Billion in Assets, 800+ Employees, 200,000+ members 

  Debra S. Holland is the Commissioner, Wage and Investment (W&I) Division of the Internal Revenue Service (retired). Debra has over 40 years of leadership experience, with 12 years as an IRS executive. As the Commissioner W&I from 2013 until her retirement in 2017, Debra led the largest business division in the IRS with 47,000 employees, 70 executives, and 2,000 senior managers. She was responsible for the administration of tax laws governing all individual wage earners in the United States. Debra oversaw a $2.3 billion budget. Her team’s accomplishments included implementation of numerous legislative mandates such as the Affordable Care Act, Health Care Tax Credit, Individual Identification Number program overhaul, and hundreds of annual tax code changes and updates.

Debra’s personal leadership story is one of triumph over adversity, from young mother and high school drop-out to one of the top women executive leaders in the IRS. Since retiring from the IRS, she enjoys spending time with her family, speaking to business professionals on a variety of leadership topics, and helping small businesses and nonprofits succeed. Debra is a co-owner of 3 Gen Insights, a leadership and business consulting firm.

Mark Avelar currently serves as Executive Vice President at Texas Bridge Credit Union, an $80 million community credit union. Mark is also President of the Coastal Bend Chapter of Credit Unions that provides networking, leadership and training opportunities for area credit unions. He is also actively engaged in legislative advocacy and public affairs efforts. 

Mr. Avelar is a graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi Class 29 and former Steering Committee member, Board member of the USS Lexington Museum and serves on the Executive Board for the Buccaneer Commission, Corpus Christi’s longest-running community festival.

With a background in psychology, training and development, and fraud investigation; Emrys Gravell’s career expands over several sectors within the financial world. With seven-plus years of experience, Emrys has worked his way up from an entry-level position in various fields and is currently working as the Fraud Operations Assistant Manager at Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union. Emrys brings an enthusiastic opportunity to simplify difficult conversations and make them relatable in our day-to-day lifestyles.