As the former President/CEO of the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce, Dora successfully completed the first year of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Association Certification program. Dora remains an active member of the Las Cruces Convention Center Steering Committee and a board member for Jardin de los NiƱos. Prior to working with the chamber, Dora administered private sector fund raising efforts for the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA). As REDTT program director, she plans to strengthen the accountability for funding and to reinforce the tie between grant money and the development of new tourism in the REDTT counties. Her background in chamber management will work to compliment REDTT's active involvement with its partner counties respective Chambers of Commerce.Dora earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communication: Journalism and Political Science, from Eastern New Mexico University in 1989 and a Master's Degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix in Albuquerque in 1997.She and her husband, John Cordova, have a son, Alfredo.