Meet our Board of Directors

 - Sofia Vega
Board President
​Educator- EPISD
University of Texas - El Paso Graduate

Aexis Gonzalez
Treasurer
Financial Analyst​

Dora Oaxaca
Board Director
Insurance Consultant
Abeytia Allstate Insurance

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Tomas Porras-Acosta
​Vice-President
Associate Attorney
Scott Hulse Law Firm

Lizeth Arredondo
Secretary
Engineer, ​El Paso Electric

Meet our Staff

Emma Acosta
Executive Director

Susan Patterson
Bookstore Manager

Meet the Founder of Books are Gems

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Paula Madriles
FOUNDER
Ex-Officio Board Member
Employer:
El Paso Retired EPISD
Former Positions:
Resource Teacher El Paso ISD, 10 years
Literacy Leader El Paso ISD, 10 years
Other: Certified Master Reading Teacher, UTEP

Ms. Paula Madrilles with daughter Grace Elizabeth Madrilles (GEM) for which the bookstore is named.

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