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GRADcafé STAFF

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Melissa y. Martinez

Director of GRADcafÉ & NOVA Academy

Julia Gonzalez

Senior Manager of Data & Analytics

Ivonne Moreira

Project manager

Teresita Madero

project manager

Rosalina Madero

GRAD Advisor

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David Medrano

GRAD Advisor

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Candace Martinez

GrAD Advisor

Abhijith Rajesh

GRAD intern

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Project Grad Houston

Project GRAD reaches deeply into the communities we serve in order to achieve our mission, partnering with trusted community organizations, high schools and charter schools, and community colleges and universities.

Tejano center

Project GRAD and GRADcafé are services of The Tejano Center for Community Concerns. Established in 1992, the Tejano Center provides social, health, educational, economic, housing services and community institutions that empower families to transform their lives.