MAY Monthly Luncheon
Working the Frontline: Immigration and Public Relations
Featured Panel
Ramiro Cordero
Special Operations Supervisor, CBP Linda Rivas Immigration Attorney, Las Americas Advocacy Center Dalinda Garcia Journalist, UNIVISION El Paso When: Wednesday, May 15, 2019
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Where: The El Paso Club, Suite 800, 201 W. Main Dr. El Paso, TX 79901 Topic: Working the Frontline: Immigration and Public Relations Cost: $30 Members (Valet parking included) $40 Non-Members (Valet parking included) RSVP: By Tuesday, May 14, 2019 More about the session: As coverage and controversy swell around today's immigration headlines, national media outlets turn to area public relations professionals and journalists, like Cordero, Rivas and Garcia, to shape the national conversation about El Paso. The trio will share their experiences working with national media interests, political stakeholders and humanitarian advocates. About Ramiro E. Cordero: Ramiro E. Cordero is currently serving as a Special Operations Supervisor of the El Paso Sector Strategic Communications Branch. Cordero began his career as a BPA in May 2000 as a member of Class 435 at the Ysleta, TX Station (YST). At YST he worked the line, brush, plain clothes, bike patrol and checkpoint operations; collateral duties and assignments included FTO, Intermediate Force Instructor and Public Information Officer. He was promoted to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in October 2006 and Special Operations Supervisor in November 2009. Prior to joining the U.S. Border Patrol, Cordero was a Peace Officer in the State of Texas for five years, where he served as a Criminal Investigator, Patrol Officer and Deputy Criminal District Clerk in the County of El Paso. Cordero is a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Degree; he is also a certified Tele-communicator and a Forensic/ Questioned Document Examiner. He is a native of El Paso and has three children. About Dalinda Garcia: Dalinda Garcia was born in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua. She moved with her family to El Paso, Texas at the age of 12. The proud “Ranger” first sparked an interest in journalism when joining her high school's news and yearbook organizations. After graduating Riverside High School in 2007 she enrolled at El Paso Community College pursuing an associate’s degree in TV and radio broadcasting. As part of the course curriculum, she completed an internship at Univision El Paso. She was hired at the station as a part time floor manager, then was promoted to a morning editor. Garcia transferred to the University of Texas at El Paso while maintaining employment at Univision El Paso. She graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism. Her first on-air appearance was as a social media reporter in “Despierta El Paso.” She became a full-time multimedia reporter in 2015 and since then she has covered multiple stories from flooding, criminal trials, immigration, elections and presidential visits.In 2018 she was nominated for a Lone Star Emmy award for her story “Heroes Repatriados,” reporting the struggle of deported US veterans. She also received an award from the El Paso Veterans and Riders Association as a result of her coverage of military stories. About Linda Y. Rivas: Linda Y. Rivas was born in Mexico and raised in El Paso, Texas from the age of 4. She is a single mother to smart and energetic 8-year-old Nicholas and 5-month-old Isabella. She attended The University of Texas at El Paso and received a BA in Psychology and Legal Reasoning. She received a Juris Doctor from Loyola College of Law in New Orleans focused on immigration law, and completed a legal internship with the Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review under Judge Wayne Stogner. Rivas' first job as an attorney was the West Texas VAWA Legal Supervisor at the Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project where she worked in immigration law under the VAWA and UVISA programs and engaged in domestic violence advocacy. She currently serves as the Executive Director and Managing Attorney of Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center where she is focused on serving the needs of asylum seekers, and the immigrant and refugee community in El Paso, West Texas, and New Mexico. Additionally, Rivas helped start the Borderland Immigration Council (BIC) in the summer of 2016; BIC, a local group of attorneys and advocacy groups formed to help address the dire situation of due process abuses, family separation and abuse of discretion that immigrants and refugees face during the course of their legal immigration cases. In 2018, she represented and led efforts to reunite families who were separated as a result of the zero-tolerance policy and has been quoted in various national media outlets, to include: The Rachel Maddow Show, The New Yorker, Washington Post, Texas Tribune, and Harper’s Bazaar. Don’t forget your business card! Those interested in attending must RSVP by emailing prswelpaso@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The cost of the luncheon buffet is $40 for non-members and $30 for members; fee includes valet parking. |
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More about PRSW:
PRSW is El Paso's only organization dedicated to advancing the profession of public relations in the Borderland. Its members are PR practitioners that represent business and industry, technology, counseling firms, government entities, associations, hospitals, schools, professional service firms and non-profit organizations.
PRSW is El Paso's only organization dedicated to advancing the profession of public relations in the Borderland. Its members are PR practitioners that represent business and industry, technology, counseling firms, government entities, associations, hospitals, schools, professional service firms and non-profit organizations.