ORGANIZATION
Board of Directors
FY September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027
Stephen Feinberg
Founding Chair
Dorsar Investments
Kristi Marcum
Chair
Merrill Lynch
Jennifer Giese
Vice Chair
Community Volunteer
Gene Wolf
Vice Chair, Governance
Kemp Smith LLP
Agustin Montes
Treasurer
Sunflower Bank
Beth Hahn
Secretary
Community Volunteer
Donald R. Margo III
Immediate Past Chair
HUB International
Rosana Aroche
HUNT Companies
Courtney Elam
Director Emerita, Kids Excel El Paso
Peggy Feinberg
Community Volunteer
Marina Garbalena
Artistic Director, Kids Excel El Paso
Leonard Goodman, III
Goodman Financial Group
Grayson Graham
Pizza Properties
Dana Guerra
GECU
Robert Palacios
Urban Revival Development
Gina Roe-Davis
Rave Marketing & Events
Tania Schwartz
Community Volunteer
Giselle Smith-Johnson
WestStar Bank
DeeDee Spier
Community Volunteer
Anthony Tomasheski
Boys & Girls Clubs of El Paso
Honorary Members
Jack Chapman
Honorary Member
Founding Board Member
Ruben Guerra
Honorary Member
Guerra Investment Advisors
Cita Sanders
Honorary Member
Community Volunteer
Ellen Weinstein
Honorary Member
Artistic Director Emerita,
National Dance Institute
Staff Members
Courtney Elam
Director Emerita
Marina Garbalena
Artistic Director
Ismar Melchor
Music Director
ADMINISTRATION
Erik Baray
Executive Director
David Sierra
Business Manager
TEACHING ARTISTS
Divine Arispe
Brenda Delgado
Freddie Edwards
Nancy Garcia
Mailin Pedregon
Laura Scally
Chelsea Shugert
MUSICIANS
Noe Cardenas
Pablo Prieto
INFORMATION FOR FUNDERS
For more information about the organization, please contact Erik Baray at (915)351-6999.
Annual Supporters
FY24/25 (Foundations & Corporate Giving)
$20,000 and Above
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Cesle & Mamie Dues Foundation
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Feinberg Foundation
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Woody & Gayle Hunt Family Foundation
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Wilma D. Moleen Foundation
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Nike, Inc.
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SLF Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999
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Cardwell Foundation
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Electric Company Charitable Foundation
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Guerra Investment Advisors
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Find Your Light Foundation
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Hervey Foundation
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HUB International
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Museum & Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD) – City of El Paso
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Sanders Foundation
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Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)
$5,000 - $9,999
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Bodman Charitable Fund
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J.B. Margaret Blaugrund Foundation
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El Paso Community Foundation
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GECU Foundation
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Hightower Foundation
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Shiloff Family Foundation
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Southwest University
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Stern Foundation
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Zia Homes
Up to $4,999
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Flo Networks
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Freeport McMoRan
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Kemp Smith LLP
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Lovett Family Law
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MIMCO, Inc.
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Nusenda Credit Union
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Rave Marketing
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Rocky Mountain Mortgage
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Texas Gas Service
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Sarah Farms
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Sunflower Bank
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WestStar Bank
OUR FUNDERS
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kids Excel El Paso is seeking employment candidates to participate in our annual Teacher Training Residency (August 2024).
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