About H. Homero Galicia
H. Homero Galicia, the El Paso Business Coach, is the CEO/Founder of Ascend: Entrepreneurial Growth. He provides business coaching, executive coaching and leadership coaching to business owners in order to build sustainable businesses for continuous growth.
Homero teaches a course in Hispanic Entrepreneurship at UT El Paso. Recently, he conducted a business research project collecting Oral Histories of some pioneering El Paso Hispanic Business Entrepreneurs.
Homero has been involved in the El Paso business community since 1985 when he was the Director of the Minority Business Council at the El Paso Chamber of Commerce. He served as the Interim Executive Director of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce in 1991.
Homero was the Executive Assistant to Mayor Bill Tilney. In 1995 Homero launched his venture as a business owner forming Galicia International LLC. as a computer hardware vendor and later migrated to computer software sales. Homero's experience also includes service as a small businesses consultant and as an educational consultant.
Education
BA, Political Science, UT El Paso;
PhD Candidate (ABD) Stanford University School of Education
Past Community Service
Chairman: City of El Paso Information Technology Advisory Board
Chairman: El Paso Hispanic Leadership Institute
Member: City of El Paso Public Utility Regulation Board
Member: El Paso Independent School District Bond Committee: 2003-2007
Instructor
UTEP, Hispanic Entrepreneurship (since 2006), Political Science (1974-76)
California State University at San Jose (1981-1982).
Veteran
US Air Force
Award
US SBA El Paso District Small Business Advocate (1995)
