Regina Montoya

Regina Montoya is a highly accomplished attorney, executive, and public servant who serves as a Commissioner on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.1 Her professional background and achievements include:

Professional Career

Regina Montoya is the CEO and Chairperson of Regina T. Montoya, PLLC, a law firm based in Dallas, Texas.12 She is also the Executive Director of the Tricolor Foundation.23

Legal Career:: Montoya is a Harvard-trained attorney who has been nationally recognized as one of the top lawyers in the country.14 She made history as one of the first Latinas to earn partnership in a major corporate law firm in the United States.1

Awards and Recognition:: Throughout her career, Montoya has received numerous accolades, including:

• Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Minority Counsel Program of the State Bar of Texas
• Latina Lawyer of the Year from the Hispanic National Bar Association
• Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award from the Commission on Women in the Profession of the American Bar Association1

Public Service

Montoya has an extensive background in public service:

• She served in the White House as an Assistant to President Bill Clinton and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.1
• President Clinton nominated her to serve as a U.S. Representative to the 53rd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.1
• She was the General Counsel at Children's Medical Center of Dallas.1

Current Roles and Affiliations

Regina Montoya is actively involved in various organizations:

• President and board member of the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation15
• Board member of several organizations, including:
  • Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
  • Foreign Policy for America
  • Every Texan
  • National Development Council
  • Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society, Inc.
  • Dallas Education Foundation
  • Executive Women of Dallas1
• National Co-Chair of the Women's Leadership Forum of the Democratic National Committee
• Secretary of the Board of Emerge
• Board member of the Latino Victory Fund1

Education

Montoya earned her B.A. from Wellesley College, where she is now a Trustee Emerita, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.1

Regina Montoya's extensive experience in law, public service, and advocacy for Hispanic and Latino communities makes her a valuable member of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Hispanics.