Faculty
Our faculty members are accomplished women leaders in their fields of expertise.
Zoricelis Davila
Ph.D., LMHC, LPC-S, Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor & Psychotherapist. International speaker, author and professor of professional counseling at Liberty University. Ph. D. Liberty University. MAMFC, and MACE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX.
Becky Klein
J.D. Esq. Attorney, founder and principal of Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute, Austin, TX. JD St. Mary’s Law School, San Antonio, TX. MABL, MIT Sloan School of Business. MANSS, Georgetown University.
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Anyra Cano
MAGL, Director of Programs and Outreach at Fellowship Southwest. MA in Global Leadership, Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX. BA in Bible and Theology, Baptist University of the Americas, San Antonio, TX.
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Raquel Contreras
DD. h.c. General Director of the Baptist Publishing House in El Paso, Texas. Former President of the Women’s Department of the Baptist World Alliance. JD: Universidad de Concepción, Chile. Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa), Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX.
Nora Lozano
Ph.D. CLLI Executive Director. Ph.D. and MPhil in Religious and Theological Studies from Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. MDiv., Palmer Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA.
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​Verónica Martínez-Gallegos
MDiv. Chaplain and certified educator, North Carolina CLLI Coordinator. MDiv, Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina. BA in Bible and Theology, Baptist University of the Americas, San Antonio, TX
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Carolyn Porterfield
MARE, Specialist in leadership development and volunteer management. National speaker. Master of Arts in Religious Education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX.
Magdalena Mercado
​BSP, Christian counselor and CLLI Monterrey Coordinator. BS in Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico.
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Nora I. Silva
MPA, Executive Pastor at Mosaic Church, San Antonio TX. Deputy Director of Community Participation, San Antonio, TX. Master of Arts in Public Administration, School of Public Policy, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX.
Patty Villarreal
LMSW: CLLI co-founder and board member ex-officio. MASW, Carver School of Social Work, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY.
Liz Alejandra Ordaz
M.D. private practice doctor. M.D. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico.
Marcela Ordaz
BA. FABTECH Mexico Director. BA in Organizational Communication, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico. CLLI Monterrey Associate Coordinator, second cohort.