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Luisa Montalvo

D108 Conference Special Speaker

 2nd place winner of 2019 World Championship of Public Speaking

Luisa Montalvo was born and raised in south Texas and also lived in Austin Texas for 25 years. 

At the age of 53, she retired and moved back to the Rio Grande Valley to spend more time with her mom. 

She first became a member of Toastmasters in 1989 and was active for a few years and then rejoined in 2013. She is currently a member of a few clubs in The Valley and enjoys mentoring and competing. 

She also volunteers for a New York City rescue and transports dogs from Texas to New York. 

Luisa has competed in the International Contest for the past 7 years and finally made it to the world stage in 2019 where she placed 1st runner up. 

Luisa has learned you're never to old to follow your dreams!!

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