Meet Loretta

Loretta Haldenwang is a successful business consultant who made her mark helping small mom and pop businesses and multi-million dollar enterprises alike during her time as a senior executive for the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

She’ll be the first to admit, though, that her accomplishments and commitment to giving back to her community can be directly traced to the values her parents instilled in her: family, education, and putting children first.

Her father was the first in his family to graduate high school.  Her grandfather, who drove a fat truck for a Brooklyn butcher, might not have known what college and the Air Force had in store for his son, but he knew that if his children were grounded, worked hard, and took responsibility, there wasn’t anything they couldn’t do.  For Loretta’s mother, a Dallas native, education provided a chance to escape a difficult home life.  Hard work and study led her to medicine, and today her practice stands out for its commitment to provide access to health care to all.

Loretta understands that education is the key to creating economic opportunity — especially in an information-based economy.  But as families are forced to scale back their expenses at the same time tuition costs continue to skyrocket, Loretta believes our current leadership is closing the door on new jobs for our area.

Getting things done in Austin and taking on the special interests is hard work — but hard work is one thing Loretta Haldenwang has never been afraid of. After all, she worked 80-hour weeks as a Democratic policy analyst in the legislature and put herself front-and-center of the Dallas business community connecting small businesses to new opportunities, writing business plans, and bringing people together to plan for North Texas’ economic future.  

Working alongside entrepreneurs and business leaders who put their heart and soul into creating lasting legacies, Loretta has seen first hand what can be done with a work ethic, drive, and the courage to put yourself on the line and be held accountable.

In 2007, Loretta chose to make a small sacrifice (commuting to work) for a bigger gain (a better quality of life) when she bought a house on Live Oak Drive and surrounded herself with Irving’s family-oriented, established neighborhoods and parents who work hard to build a better life for their kids.