Cris DeLeon is in her first year as Administrative Associate and her second year with the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Texas-Pan American.

A native of Mercedes, Texas, DeLeon has worked at Texas-Pan American for more than three years.  Prior to her time in the Athletic Department, she worked in the UTPA Travel Office, the Purchasing Department and Upward Bound.

DeLeon is a 1996 graduate of Mercedes High School in Mercedes, Texas.  She is currently working on her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work.  She has two daughters, Alexis, who is seven, and Alyssa, who is three.