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:
Samuel F. Vale
President & CEO
Starr Camargo Bridge Company
Rio Grande City, TX - US
 
Vice Chair:
Ms. Veronica K. Callaghan
Vice President
Kasco Ventures, Inc.
El Paso, TX

Board Members
Eduardo “Lalo” Acosta
Vice President
R.L. Jones Customhouse Brokers
San Diego, CA
Mr. Carlos Angulo Parra
Principal
Baker & McKenzie
El Paso, TX
Nate Asplund
Assistant Vice President
Mexico Business Unit
BNSF Railway Company

Fort Worth, TX
Ms. Veronica K. Callaghan
Vice President (Vice Chair)
Kasco Ventures, Inc.
El Paso, TX
Mr. George Diaz, Jr. (Treasurer)
Senior Public Affairs Representative
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.-Government Affairs
Phoenix, AZ
Mr. Doug Doan
Great Falls, VA
Daniel S. Dreyfus
Principal
Booz Allen Hamilton
McLean, VA
Mr. Jose Escamilla
Vice President of Trade Development
Starr Camargo Bridge Company
Rio Grande City, TX
Richard Cortez
Mayor
City of McAllen
McAllen, TX
 
Luis Escareno
Attorney at Law
Duty Free Americas, Inc.
San Antonio, TX
Chad Foster
Bridge Chairman / Former Mayor
City of Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass, TX.
Mr. Teclo Garcia
Director of Government Affairs
City of McAllen
McAllen, TX
Robert ‘Bob’ Ham
Director of Intergovernmental Relations
County of Imperial
El Centro, CA
Jesse Hereford
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
Ivan Jaime
Director of Border and Community Affairs
Union Pacific Railroad
San Antonio, TX
Mr. Russel Jones (Secretary)
President
Russel L. Jones Customhouse Brokers
San Luis, AZ
Kirk Lanz
Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
San Diego, CA
Sergio ‘Tito’ Lopez
Commissioner
Port of Brownsville
RoadBrownsville, TX
Laura Lozano
Business Director Border
Motorola Solutions
San Antonio, TX
Linda McKenna
President
R.G.V. Partnership
Weslaco, TX
Jesse Medina
Bridge Director
Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge
Pharr, TX
Ms. Kathleen Neal
Director, Trade Compliance
A.O. Smith Corporation
El Paso, TX
Ms. Kay H. Olive
Principal
Olive Strategies
Washington, DC
Steve Ortega
City of El Paso
Councilman
El Paso, TX
Miguel Perez
Director International Logistics
Ryder Global Logistics

El Paso, TX
Anne Petera
Director Homeland Security Programs, Washington Operations
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Arlington, VA
Mr. George Ramon
Bridge Consultant
McAllen, TX
Mr. Ron Rienas
General Manager
Buffalo-Ft. Erie Public Bridge Authority
Buffalo, NY
Richard Ridings
HNTB
Vice President
Austin, 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
Bob Silver
Associate Director
College of Ag, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
Vic Smith
President
Skyview Cooling Co.
Yuma, AZ
Ms. Carrie M. Stumfall
Assistant VP
Hunt-Mexico, Inc.
Dallas, TX
Rigo Villareal
Superintendent International Bridges
City of McAllen
McAllen, TX
Ms. Erin Martin Ward
U.S. Mexico Border Outreach & Project Coordination
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
Mr. Samuel F. Vale (BTA-Chair)
President & CEO
Starr Camargo Bridge Company
Rio Grande City, TX