Gabriela Gallegos is President and Race Director for Race El Paso as well as an attorney and Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (El Paso campus).
Gabriela is a USA Triathlon Certified Race Director who founded Race El Paso in late 2009 to develop a culture of health and active living in El Paso. She directs 6 annual running and multisport events, including the all-female Mighty Mujer Triathlon, which has expanded into a series with races in El Paso, Tucson, Miami and Austin. Mighty Mujer Triathlon El Paso is televised live on El Paso’s NBC affiliate station, and it has introduced thousands of women to their first triathlon.
She currently serves on the board of directors for USA Triathlon, the Pan American Triathlon Confederation, and YWCA El Paso del Norte.