Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed another Rio Grande Valley resident to the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
On Feb. 1, the governor announced via a news release that Paola Escalante-Castillo of Weslaco, the vice president of Frost Bank, will serve on the board with her term set to expire Jan. 31, 2027.
Escalante-Castillo is also a board member of the United Way of South Texas, a red coat ambassador of the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce and the treasurer of the Weslaco Lions Club.
She received her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas-Pan American (now UTRGV) and completed the banking program from Texas Tech University.
Abbott also reappointed two other members of the board as well.
Chance Bolton of Bee Cave and Martha Gayle Reid Lynch of El Paso share the same term limits as Castillo.
Bolton is a United States Navy veteran and is the managing partner of Bolton Real Estates Consultants Ltd., a real estate broker and a licensed Texas real estate appraiser.
He is also a former board member of the Lake Travis Education Foundation and former member of the Real Estate Council of Austin.
Bolton received his education from the University of Houston.
Lynch is the owner of Gayle Reid Appraisal Services Inc. and — similarly to Bolton — is a licensed Texas real estate appraiser and real estate broker.
She is also a designated member of the Appraisal Institute and Foundation Appraisers Coalition of Texas.
Lynch received her education in the University of Texas at El Paso.
