Ms. Olga Sanchez was born in Fort Stockton, Texas. She has considered El Paso home since 1972. Ms. Sanchez has a B.S. in Education from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Masters degree from the University of Arizona in Tucson. For the past twenty-six years she has worked as a librarian for the City of El Paso, public schools (currently at Garcia Enriquez Middle School in San Elizario, Texas) and El Paso Community College.

Olga was accepted to serve on the MHMR Board by the El Paso County Government. She serves on the following subcommittees: Human Resources, Planning and Development, and as an alternate for PNAC.