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NextUp Texas leadership
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Dedra Berg
Chair
Courtney Nelson
Vice Chair
Wendy Jean Bennet
Region Executive Advisor
Erika Copeland
Operations Officer
Jonathan Rojo
Operations Officer
Fulya Bayolken
Finance Officer
Shanita Brown
Internal Engagement Officer
Irina Galaka
Internal Engagement Officer
Lindsey Gibson
Growth & Development Officer
Liz Pucci
Growth & Development Officer
Myrna Hawkins
Programming Officer
Yenibel Banegas
Communications Officer
Cindy Beavers
Region Alliances Officer
Laura Lee Frazier
Region Alliances Officer
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