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OUR TEAM

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Russell Ybarra

Founder/CEO

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EXECUTIVES

Jonathan Kim

President

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Heather McKeon

Chief Operating Officer

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Danny Hanks

Chief Procurement Officer

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Elio Alfonso

Chief Financial Officer

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Joe Ivey

Gringo's Town Center Ownership

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Steve Ybarra

President of Ybarra Investments Inc.

OPERATIONS

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John Fernandez

Senior V.P. of Operations

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Matt Bussa

V.P. of Operations

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George Tannous

V.P. of Operations

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Justin Saunders

V.P. of Operations

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Sean Hochstein

Executive Chef

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Hugo Olvera

Kitchen Operations Manager

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Ricardo Pina

V.P. of Kitchen Operations

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MARKETING

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Amy Jo Owens

V.P. of Marketing

Lindi Stripling

Director of Guest Relations

Matthew Taylor

Multimedia Designer

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Michelle Pewthers

Purchasing & Logistics

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Senia Rubio

Event Coordinator

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Chloe Mouton

Guest Services

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Sam Levy

V.P. of Innovation & Technology

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TECHNOLOGY

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Joey Farina

IT Specialist

Josh Burkland

IT Field Technician

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Cassi Ybarra

Beverage Director

TRAINING

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Carli Bolmanski

Corporate Training Manager

John Paul Hranitzky

Training Assistant

MAINTENANCE & PROJECTS

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Andy Roach

Maintenance Facilitator

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ACCOUNTING

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Kelly Ivie

Controller

Vangi Chavira

Accounts Payable

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Ashlyn Sepulveda

Staff Accountant

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Jasmine Garcia

Accounting Clerk

HUMAN RESOURCES

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Ally Medina

Payroll Processor

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Chrissy Henson

Director of Human Resources

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Keely Cantu

Payroll Processor

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LEGAL

Al Flores

General Counsel

TEX-MEX INSTITUTE

2601 Underwood Rd, La Porte, TX 77571

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