TTAA San Antonio Chapter Board

Trini Valdez is currently the President of the Texas Tech Alumni Association – San Antonio Chapter. He was “an air force brat” for the early part of his life, living in Germany, Colorado Springs, and Oklahoma City before settling in Seminole, TX, which he considers his hometown. He graduated from Seminole High School in 1998 and graduated from New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, NM. with an Associates of Science degree in 2000. He is a 2003 graduate of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX with a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science.

Trini has lived in South Texas the past 19 years, and has lived in San Antonio for the past 15 years. He is currently employed by the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio as a ASCP certified Medical Technologist/Microbiologist. In his spare time, he enjoys sports (especially Texas Tech, the Dallas Cowboys, and the San Antonio Spurs), music, movies, and spending time with his nephew, Gus and two nieces, Maddie and Layla.

Melissa Carrasco is a 1996 graduate of Texas Tech with a Bachelor Science degree in Multidisciplinary Studies. She is proud to be a 4th generation Red Raider, following in the steps of her paternal great-grandmother, paternal grandparents, father, mother, great-aunt, and two uncles. After graduating from Texas Tech, she obtained her master’s degree in Special Education (Diagnostics emphasis) from UTPB in 2003. Born and raised in West Texas, she and her family made the move to South Texas in 2001, first living in Corpus Christi for 9 years before moving to San Antonio in 2010. Melissa loves connecting with Red Raiders wherever she goes and was active in the Coastal Bend Texas Tech Alumni Association before moving to San Antonio and becoming active in the San Antonio chapter. Since graduation, Melissa has worked as a contract educational diagnostician in multiple school districts in Corpus Christi and San Antonio. She is currently employed by Maxim Healthcare Services. When not cheering for her beloved Red Raiders, she is active in her church, University United Methodist Church, and a strong supporter of the O’Connor HS Athletic Booster Club, serving on the board for many years. She has been married to Darin Carrasco, who attended graduate school at Texas Tech, since 1998 and they are the parents of one beautiful daughter, Carly.

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