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Regional Reps Spotlight
Gilbert Hernandez
TACHE: NORTHEAST REGIONAL REP
Position: Associate Director for ¡Profes! Grant (Texas A&M
University-Commerce)
Years in TACHE: About 8
Any previous TACHE positions (state or local): I have been an
active member and served as Chair for 42nd Annual TACHE
Conference Entertainment Committee.
Why you joined TACHE: I joined TACHE because the conferences
definitely feel like home! TACHE provides you so many
opportunities to be surrounded by great people from all over
Tejas.
Why you encourage others to join: I encourage anyone in higher education to join TACHE, since it
is an organization that advocates for underserved and underrepresented student populations, and
has a