TAMIU Spring 2022 Commencement Program

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Susana Meléndez-Valencia Susana Meléndez-Valencia is regional president and head of Commercial Banking of PNC Bank for the Texas Border markets, including the Rio Grande Valley (McAllen to Brownsville), Laredo, El Paso, and Corpus Christi, TX. Meléndez-Valencia brings 26 years of banking experience to the regional president position. Before joining PNC in October 2021 through the acquisition of BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc., she served as CEO for the Texas Border and Gulf Coast for BBVA USA. She started her career as a financial analyst and has held many positions within C&IB and the Private Bank and has lived in Washington, D.C., Charlotte, N.C.; Harlingen, Houston, and Laredo. As head of Commercial Banking for the Texas border markets, she leads the combined organization to provide customers and clients with access to a full range of products/services. As regional president, she is entrusted to bring PNC’s main street model to life by developing and executing local community strategy and capabilities, and driving employee, client, and community engagement across theTexas Border markets. Active in the community, Meléndez-Valencia serves on the executive board for the Laredo Area Community Foundation and the Laredo College Education Foundation. She is an advisory board member of Texas A&M International University’s A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business and is chairman of the advisory board for the D. D. Hachar Charitable Trust Fund. Meléndez-Valencia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Accounting fromTexas A&M University. Regional President and Head of Commercial Banking PNC Bank, Texas Border