Posted on July 18, 2017
What a night, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce honored eight very distinguished women of the Rio Grande Valley. It was a special ceremony that took place at the luxury Memorial Event Center in Edinburg.
From all facets of professional life, Women of Distinction were recognized and given an unforgettable plaque. Blandina “Bambi” Cardenas Flores, former president of the University of Texas-Pan American, acted as mistress of ceremonies.
Honorees are from different professions which covered; Government, Education, Entrepreneur, Professional, Arts and Entertainment, Humanitarian, Military, and rising Stars.
Cristina Solis-Wilson
Cristina Solis-Wilson is a wife, mother, and Co-founder of Crossroads Academy, Inc., and CM Institute of Leadership. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from The University of Texas-Pan American and an Associate of Arts degree in Social and behavioral Sciences, and an Associate of Science in Criminal Justice, both from South Texas College.
In 1991, she started her career in law enforcement. Currently, as a Federal Investigator with the Federal Public Defenders Office, she has over 19 years of law enforcement experience, including over 17 years in the U.S. Army Reserve, three deployments, and several awards.
Cristina is a Co-Founder of Crossroads Academy, Inc. A non-profit organization that helps the youth of today become the leaders of tomorrow. Crossroads Academy provides leadership workshops for economically disadvantaged youth. This empowers youth to become the change agent of their lives, family and their community. While teaching leadership skills to youth, she found that not only youth lack leadership but also many adults in the workforce, from small companies to large corporations. This gave her an understanding of the high demand and need for leadership development in the workplace.
In addition, Cristina is the CEO of CM Institute of Leadership. In this capacity, she serves the workforce by coaching, training, or speaking on leadership. Since October 2014, she has been part of the John Maxwell Team. As an International Trainer and Coach, Cristina was among the exclusive group of coaches selected to train in Paraguay. Over 250 coaches trained 20,000 Paraguayan leaders to transform the country in a national not-for-profit leadership education project known as Transformaci6n Paraguay.
Cristina serves as the Event Chair for NHPO-RGV and Treasurer for Rowe High School FFA Alumni. Currently, she is a member of the John Maxwell Team (JMT), National Hispanic Professional Organization (NHPO-RGV); Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas (HWNT-RGV); Organization of Women Executives (OWE); RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Boy Scouts of America; Leadership McAllen; and National Defender Investigator Association (NDIA).
She is a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal; Army Commendation Medal (2nd Award); Army Achievement Medal (2nd Award); National Defense Service Medal; Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (5th Award); Army Good Conduct Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” Device; Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (4th Award); Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Ribbon (2nd Award); and the Combat Action Badge for her outstanding service and leadership recognition in the United States Army.
She is married to Michael Wilson for 23 years and has two children, Michelle (22) and Christian (18). Her passion is to add value to others and help individuals reach their goals. She also enjoys giving back to the community and making a difference in people’s lives and the community.
As a business owner, her military training, and leadership in the community, are just a few examples of the skills, knowledge, and abilities that she to brings to any organization. “My passion is to add value to others. I enjoy giving back to the community and making a difference in people’s lives,” she said.
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