Board of Directors

The Border Trade Alliance is proud to have on its board a group of experts on border trade who make our mission a reality through their daily work. If you need to contact any of our board members, please contact us at the Main Office.
BTA Chair: Jesse Hereford Director of Government Relations and Business Development S&B Infrastructure San Antonio, Texas – US	Vice Chair: Russell Jones President R.L. Jones Customhouse, Inc. San Luis, Arizona – US

Board Members
Eduardo “Lalo” Acosta Vice President R.L. Jones Customhouse Brokers San Diego, CA	Nate Asplund Assistant Vice President Mexico Business Unit BNSF Railway Company Fort Worth, TX	Julian Alvarez President Rio Grande Valley Partnership
Ivan Jaime (Treasurer)* Director of Border and Community Affairs Union Pacific Railroad San Antonio, TX	Mr. Jose Escamilla Vice President of Trade Development Starr Camargo Bridge Company Rio Grande City, TX	Luis Escareno* Attorney at Law Duty Free Americas, Inc. San Antonio, TX
Mr. Teclo Garcia Director of Government Affairs City of McAllen McAllen, TX	Hermenegildo Gonzalez President Association of Laredo Freight Forwarders Laredo, TX	Robert ‘Bob’ Ham Director of Intergovernmental Relations County of Imperial El Centro, CA
Jesse Hereford (Vice Chair)* Director of Government Relations and Business Development S&B Infrastructure, Ltd San Antonio, TX	Ms. Sylvia Hill* Delphi Global Logistics Director Delphi Corporation El Paso, TX	State Rep, Mr. Russell Jones* President Russel L. Jones Customhouse Brokers San Luis, AZ
Laura Lozano Business Director Border Motorola Solutions San Antonio, TX	Marsha Malone Director of Government Relations Lockheed Martin	Ms. Kay H. Olive Principal Olive Strategies Washington, DC
Mr. Ron Rienas General Manager Buffalo-Ft. Erie Public Bridge Authority Buffalo, NY	Ms. Kathleen Neal (Past Chair)* Director, Trade Compliance A.O. Smith Corporation El Paso, TX	Richard Ridings HNTB Vice President Austin, TX
Steve Ortega City of El Paso Councilman El Paso, TX	Miguel Perez Director International Logistics Ryder Global Logistics El Paso, TX	Fred L. Schwien* Director, Homeland Security Programs & Strategy The Boeing Company, Government Operations
Mr. Pete Sepulveda, Jr. County Administrator Cameron County Brownsville, TX	Andrés Silva* Mayor City of Deming Deming, NM	Ralph Velez City Manager City of San Luis San Luis, AZ
James “Jim” Smith Director of Trade Compliance A.O. Smith Corporation Ashland City, TN	Vic Smith President Skyview Cooling Co. Yuma, AZ	Carrie M. Stumfall (Secretary)* Vice President Hunt-Mexico, Inc. Dallas, TX
Ms. Erin Martin Ward* U.S. Mexico Border Outreach & Project Coordination New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM	Mr. Samuel F. Vale (Chair)* President & CEO Starr Camargo Bridge Company Rio Grande City, TX	Rigo Villareal* Superintendent International Bridges City of McAllen McAllen, TX

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