Editors

Hi and welcome to Viva Laredo!  My name is M@rifer Castillo, contributor and founder of this wonderful website created to bring you news about the BEST OF LAREDO.  Viva Laredo is a site that will celebrate its people, its culture, and most importantly, how true we are to our Tex-Mex roots.  Join us as we highlight the best of the best in LAREDO and beyond! Read Marifer’s articles here.

Gina Hughes is the founder of Techie Diva, one of the top technology blogs for women launched in 2005, and  a columnist on Yahoo! Tech dishing about style, trends, gadgets, and everyday technology. Her blogs have been a source of inspiration and a guide for many women still struggling with everyday technology in the real world. Her practical advice, love for style, and down-to-earth approach have turned her into a reliable source of technology information for media outlets including the Today Show, People Magazine, Family Circle, Blueprint, and Women’s Health Magazine, just to name a few. Before becoming a Yahoo! Tech advisor, Gina served in the Marine Corps, and later transitioned into a Marketing and Web Design career. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

You’ve probably heard of a little DJ from Laredo’s La Ley radio station called El Tigre. Well, we are proud to announce our very own Tigre will be moonlighting on Viva Laredo as a sports commentator/music DJ. His column will be launching soon, so keep checking back. In the meantime, listen to his show on 100.5 FM and leave a comment on his MySpace profile.

Vicky is a 2004 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English.  For four years, she was a high school English teacher and has just recently made a career move to elementary school which she hopes will make her a more well-rounded individual in her field.  Vicky is also a teaching consultant for the South Texas Writing Project, which she completed in Summer 2007. Currently in pursuit of her Master’s degree at TAMIU, she is a proud mom, wife, teacher, and Viva Laredo contributor. You can find all her articles here.