Amy De la Hoz

Amy De la Hoz serves as Economic Development Coordinator at the McAllen Chamber of Commerce, where she supports entrepreneurs and small businesses across the Rio Grande Valley. She is the founder of Kaiza Mexican Products, a cross-border e-commerce brand celebrating Mexican culture through creative design and craftsmanship.

Amy has collaborated with CiL Commodities and Rioplex to promote binational entrepreneurship and innovation across the Texas–Mexico border and previously worked with the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center, supporting programs including Kauffman FastTrac, Soft Landing, AdvanceUp Accelerator, Startup Texas, RiseUp Harlingen and Ruby Red Competition. She is a member of the inaugural Hidalgo County Future Leaders Council and serves on the organizing committees for the Mujeres Líderes Binacionales Summit, 1 Million Cups McAllen, and TEDxMcAllen.

Outside of work, Amy leads Startup McAllen, volunteers with FIRST in Texas, and is an avid triathlete.