Paola Avila (Chair)
Vice President, International Business Affairs
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Frank Bateman
Group Director
Ryder Supply Chain Solutions
Luis Bazan
Director
Pharr International Bridge
Sofia Benavides
Commissioner
Cameron County, Texas
Hector Cerna
President & CEO
International Bank of Commerce – Eagle Pass, Texas
Sergio Contreras (Vice Chair)
President and CEO
Rio Grande Valley Partnership
Richard Cortez
Former City Commissioner
City of McAllen
Bob Costello
Chief Economist and Sr. Vice President
American Trucking Associations
Ralph Cowen
Commissioner
Port of Brownsville
Jim Darling
Mayor
City of McAllen, Texas
Bret Erickson
J&D Produce
Jose Escamilla
Vice President of Trade Development
Border Pacific Railroad
Louis Escareno
Attorney at Law
Duty Free Americas, Inc.
Dante Galeazzi
President and CEO
Texas International Produce Association
Denice Garcia
Director of Binational Affairs
Mayor’s Office, City of San Diego
Josue “Josh” Garcia
Executive Director
Cameron County Bridge System
Neftali Garcia
Vice President
McLane
Ivan Jaime
Director of Border and Community Affairs
Union Pacific Railroad
Russell Jones (Immediate Past Chair)
President
Russell L. Jones Customhouse Brokers
Lance Jungmeyer
President
Fresh Produce Association of the Americas
Stan Korosec
Director of Security, Canadian Governmental Relations
Canadian Transit Company Ambassador Bridge
Jose “Pepe” Larroque
Chairman
San Diego Tijuana Smart Border Coalition
Derek Leathers
CEO
Werner Enterprises
Alex Meade
CEO
Mission EDC
Kathleen Neal
Director, Global Trade Compliance
Regal Beloit
David Panko
Foreign Trade Zone Manager
City of El Paso, Texas
Dr. Jesus Rene Reyna
Executive Bridge Director, Donna Rio Bravo International Bridge
City of Donna, Texas
Richard Ridings
Vice President
HNTB
Ron Rienas
General Manager
Buffalo-Ft. Erie Public Bridge Authority
Daniel O. Rios, P.E.
Senior Vice President
S&B Infrastructure, Ltd.
Matias Rosales
City Councilmember
City of San Luis
Jim Ryan
Sr. Vice President, Government Affairs
Constellation Brands Beer Division
Pete Saenz
Mayor
City of Laredo
Pete Sepulveda, Jr.
Executive Director
Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority
James “Jim” Smith
Director of Trade Compliance
A.O. Smith Corporation
Paul Stresow
Director, International Bridges
City of El Paso
Jenny Torres
Community Development Coordinator
City of San Luis
Samuel F. Vale
President & CEO
Starr Camargo Bridge Company
Olivia Varela
Executive Director
Laredo Development Foundation
Ralph Velez
City of San Luis
Rigo Villarreal
Superintendent International Bridges
City of McAllen, Texas