PRESIDENT/CEO
Olga “Cookie” Mapula is the President and CEO of Border Research Solutions. Ms. Mapula is a fourth generation Hispanic resident of the Southwest Border Region. Ms Mapula has been involved in research and evaluation projects for over three decades and has managed her own research company for twenty years. As President and CEO of BRS, she is responsible for the management of its professional staff in servicing its contracts. She also oversees all administrative functions for the company. Ms. Mapula brings thirty-five years of progressive experience in administration, communications, planning, research and evaluation. In management she has demonstrated high standards of performance with colleagues and clients and is knowledgeable in the administration of state and federal contracts. Ms. Mapula is widely recognized as a community leader through membership in numerous civic organizations and boards. She has been the recipient of many awards in recognition of her efforts on behalf of social and economic improvements for the border region.
EDUCATION
June 1973 University of Texas at El Paso
M.A. in Educational Supervision & Administration and Spanish
August 1958 Texas Western College (now University of Texas at El Paso)
B.A. in Mass Communication & Education
PUBLICATIONS
Ms. Mapula has been the author of numerous publications concerning issues of labor and bilingualism on the border. (Available upon request)
VICE PRESIDENT
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Guillermo E. Avila is Vice President of Border Research Solutions, LLC. and provides Technical Support assistance for all of BRS tasks Mr. Avila has over 40 years experience working on Federal, State, and local computer and network projects. Mr. Avila designs, installs, and implements the database and storage solutions necessary to support BRS research's data collection, data entry and data analysis efforts.
PROJECT COORDINATOR
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Diana Mota is the Project Coordinator for Border Research Solutions. She is an expert in survey research with skills including quality control, response rates, developing and managing databases, and recruiting, training and supervising interviewers. She also has experience in program evaluation and needs assessment studies.
Other experience includes management of public involvement programs. Activities included developing mailing lists for working groups and public meetings, setting up sites for work groups meetings, media advertisement of public meetings, translations of media advertisement to Spanish.
Diana is fully bilingual in English/Spanish. She has expertise in computer software applications including Access, Excel, Word and Internet Explorer.
EDUCATION
1991-1993 El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX
1985-1988 Colegio Internacional de Comercio, Cd. Juarez, Chih.
Surveys
Nutrition Study, University of Texas at Houston, 2000
U.S. Mexico Border Diabetes Project, Pan American Health Organization/Rio Grande Council of Governments 2001.
Elderly Mental Health Study, Texas Tech, 2001.
Ageless Health Study, University of Texas at El Paso, 2001-2003
Non Type I Diabetes in Children, Texas Tech, 2003
ALERT EL Paso, University of Texas at El Paso, 2004
Public Involvement
· Interstate 10 (I-10) East Corridor Study, Parsons Brinckerhoff, 2002
HEALTH EDUCATOR
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Maribel Alomari is a Health Educator for Border Research Solutions. She has 5 years experience working on a variety of research projects focusing on the El Paso border community. She also has experience developing and implementing health care programs. She has a Bachelors of Science in Health Science with a minor in Community Health and a Masters of Science in Health and Physical Education. She has assisted in conducting program evaluation (Family Drug Court & BASICS), needs assessments (HIV/AIDS population on the border), implementing substance abuse programs (ALERT El PASO, & Kids Connection), and conducting stress related research (Hispanic population),
May 2005 University of Texas at El Paso
Masters of Science in Health and Physical Education
December 2001 University of Texas at El Paso
Bachelors of Science in Health Science
ALERT El PASO equipment grant funded by Paso Del Norte Health Foundation in the amount of $6000.
