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2015 TEDxMcAllen Program

Program designed by Black Koi 360 for the 2015 TEDxMcAllen event hosted at the McAllen Convention Center.

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DALINDA ALCANTAR<br />

CEO of recently acquired eJumcomm a mobile application that brings families<br />

together in a learning space. Dalinda a former educator is specializing in<br />

impacting communities through technology. While eJumcomm is working<br />

on empowering student leaders and families within the education system,<br />

her latest startup Border Kids Code acts as an enrichment program to<br />

empower student for the high tech world of tomorrow teaching them to code<br />

with afterschool and summer programs.<br />

ALBERTO ALTAMIRANO<br />

Deeply committed to improving the lives of people in his community,<br />

Alberto started out as a culture and arts organizer. Despite his young age,<br />

Alberto’s interest in public policy and community involvement has led him<br />

to work at the Texas House of Representatives, Office of the U.S. Trade<br />

Representative and the U.S. Department of State. Driven by his passion in<br />

technology, policy and public involvement, in <strong>2015</strong> he co-founded Cityflag a<br />

mobile application that will allow you to report infrastructure issues such as<br />

outages, potholes and graffiti while earning rewards and building a more inclusive<br />

local government. Currently, Alberto serves as a Public Involvement Specialist for the Alamo Area<br />

Metropolitan Planning Organization.<br />

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