Welcome New Member Emilio Gonzalez

Emilio Gonzalez has applied for membership to Rotary, has attended several meetings, and will have his orientation on November 1. His classification is community service. He is sponsored by Pat Smith.

Emilio is the son of Popo and Lupe Gonzalez, was born and raised in Denton, and graduated from Denton High School in 1987. He joined the Marine Corp where he graduated honor man of his platoon and later fought in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Upon returning home, he entered the Marine Reserves and worked his way through a Bachelors Degree at UNT with a major in Rehabilitation Counseling. Through the years, he has worked as a vocational rehab counselor, director of human resources, director of operations, and the last ten years as a business owner supplying the correctional and law enforcement industry. After spending six years in Boise Idaho, Emilio sold his company and recently returned to the Denton area to be closer to his parents and now resides in Krum, Texas. Currently Emilio is involved in several community projects with his church at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Serve Denton project focusing on services for the homeless. Emilio is the chairman of the Msgr. King Outreach Center Committee.

In addition, Emilio coaches select youth sports teams and is the General Manager of the North Texas Freedom Fighters semiprofessional football team based here in Denton.