H.R. No. 1712
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Gabriela Kane Guardia has been named interim
executive director of Latinitas, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to empowering girls through access to media and
technology education; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Guardia earned her bachelor's degree in
international studies and Spanish from Texas A&M University and her
master's degree in Latin American studies from The University of
Texas at Austin, where she also took part in the Portfolio in Arts
and Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship certification program
through the UT College of Fine Arts and the LBJ School of Public
Affairs; along the way, she conducted fieldwork and research in the
areas of Chilean cultural policy and Indigenous representation; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to promoting culturally specific STEAM
education, Ms. Guardia has helped further the mission of Latinitas
through her work as the organization's development and engagement
director; she previously served as an intern for Texans for the Arts
during the 86th Texas Legislature and as deputy director of Texas
Folklife, and she managed SEAD Gallery in downtown Bryan; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Guardia currently serves on the board of Austin
Emerging Arts Leaders and on the advisory council of the Innovation
Collaborative; in 2021, she was accepted into the cohort of the
prestigious National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures
Leadership Institute; and
WHEREAS, Through out her career, Gabriela Guardia has
championed cultural diversity and educational opportunity, and the
passion, energy, and vision that she brings to her new role as
interim executive director are certain to greatly benefit Latinitas
and the young women it serves; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Gabriela Kane Guardia on her
appointment as interim executive director of Latinitas and extend
to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Guardia as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Flores
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1712 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House